The ANC’s aspiring candidate for the leadership post, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, said straight away that whites had stolen the land from blacks and robbed the country. She criticizes whites who oppose radical transformation, saying that if she is elected president, would take whites on a bus tour to show how poorly blacks live in informal squatter..
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Dlamini-Zuma: “Whites stole the land from blacks and robbed the country”
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10 reasons why medical malpractice is threatening SA healthcare
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According to an Econex survey commissioned by the Hospital Association of South Africa (Hasa) in 2015, there were just 60 doctors per 100,000 people in 2013; whereas the world average is 152. The emigration of healthcare professionals adds to South Africa’s doctor shortage – a situation which is placing the country’s entire healthcare system at..
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Latest accreditations of hospitals and clinics from the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa
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The healthcare facilities listed in the table below have been awarded accreditation by the Council for Health Service Accreditation of Southern Africa (COHSASA), a not-for-profit company (NPC) based in Cape Town. A COHSASA accreditation award means the healthcare organisations have entered a rigorous quality improvement programme and have been assessed against, and comply with, standards..
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Phones, drugs, beer found in prison search at the Westville Correctional Services facility
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Durban – Drugs, cellphones and knives were confiscated from prisoners during a search at the Westville Correctional Services facility in Durban. Thirty cellphones, cellphone chargers, mandrax tablets, dagga, ecstasy, knives, other sharp instruments, traditional beer and some cash were found in the cells by wardens and police. Mnikelwa Nxele, KwaZulu-Natal provincial prison commissioner, said the..
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Taxpayers had coughed up a whopping R38 627 159 in salaries to civil servants who had been suspended
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Johannesburg – The government has forked out a massive R412 million to 7830 public servants who have been on long periods of sick leave between January last year and August of this year. This was revealed by Public Service Administration Minister Faith Muthambi this week when responding to a written parliamentary question from the UDM’s..
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New social grant payment system unveiled
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In with the new‚ out with the old. The SA Social Security Agency and the SA Post Office have reached a landmark agreement to usher in a new social grant payment system that will see recipients getting their grants from banks‚ various merchants and spaza shops. The agreement was finalised on November 17 and the..
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Mandela funeral funds official caught up in tender row
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A senior Eastern Cape official implicated in the looting of state funds earmarked for Nelson Mandela’s memorial and funeral services is embroiled in a new controversy over an unauthorised tender worth R171-million. Marion Mbina-Mthembu, director-general in the Office of the Premier, applied to the National Treasury to deviate from normal tender processes in awarding an..
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The dire, depressing state of four Durban public hospitals
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Why 77% of ordinary South Africans think country is moving in wrong direction
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Seventy-seven percent of ordinary South Africans think the country is moving in the wrong direction, and that government and President Jacob Zuma are primarily responsible, a new study shows. Conducted by Ask Afrika and Infusion Knowledge Hub on behalf of The Centre for Communication and Reputation Management at the University of Pretoria, the study conveys..
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Protesters gather outside Durban ICC over city’s proposed ‘secrecy’ law
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Civil society organisations staged a protest outside Durban’s International Convention Centre on Wednesday against a controversial set of rules proposed by the eThekwini municipality which‚ critics say‚ seeks to ban the public and the media from attending meetings and accessing information. The organisations have described the proposed Rules of Order Amendment By-law as unconstitutional and..
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Sinkhole closes road in KwaZulu-Natal north coast as heavy rains hit
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A massive sinkhole has closed a road on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast‚ as heavy rains lashed the province overnight. There were no immediate reports of fatalities linked to the deluge‚ according to the cooperative governance department‚ but the SA Weather Service has issued a warning to residents. As much as 80mm of rain was expected..
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Arms smugglers caught red handed with AK47 rifles and ammunition near Komatipoort border
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Two suspects were arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning during an intelligence-driven operation comprising of various disciplines of the SAPS, both from police Head Office as well as Limpopo Province. The team followed up on intelligence that two suspects, aged 17 and 35 years, were smuggling arms into South Africa through the border..
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Escalating political murders – ANC Youth League in KZN want to take up weapons
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The ANC Youth League in KwaZulu-Natal has made a call for the revival of the ANC’s defunct self-defence units (SDUs) to protect party leaders from escalating political murders. ANCYL provincial secretary Thanduxolo Sabelo told The Mercury that the league would present the proposal for SDUs at the ANC’s provincial general council (PGC), which is being..
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