South African Soldiers And Police Forces Crack Down on Illicit Mining in Ekurhuleni, Arrest Six
A joint anti crime operation targeting illegal mining activities in Gauteng has led to the arrest of six undocumented foreign nationals and the seizure of equipment and materials worth more than R300,000, authorities said. The operation, conducted on…
The Minister of Science and Technology, Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubani, has Friday 07 September 2018 launched the Mahikeng Astronomy Telescope (MAT) at the North-West University’s (NWU’s) campus in Mahikeng. This put the institution on par with well-established institutions such as the universities of the Western Cape and Cape Town. The MAT is co-funded by the Department of
The Operation Shanela initiative, which involves community participation and private business collaboration, continues to make…
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Fresh fury has erupted over Premier Panyaza Lesufi’s controversial cabinet reshuffle, with the Democratic Alliance accusing him of sacrificing Gauteng residents to protect his own…
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Llying in Limbo: The Battle Over Former Zambian President Edgar Lungu’s Final Resting Place
More than six months after the death of former Zambian President Edgar Chagwa Lungu, his remains continue to lie in a South African morgue, ensnared…
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In a bid to address mental healthcare in the Eastern Cape Health Department, the ministry has announced that a budget of R10 million has been set aside to recruit health practitioners. “The plan includes recruitment of mental healthcare practitioners and expanding scope of mental health service providers to include community based mental health care programme.
Public servants in the health sector have been challenged to use Public Service Month to educate the public about the impact of the National Health Insurance (NHI) currently being piloted across the country. “As the country works towards the full implementation of the National Health Insurance, it is important that every citizen of our country is educated
The Gauteng Health Department says the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital is down referring patients to district hospitals in order to reduce waiting lists and times. The Department says medical personnel at district hospitals are assisted by specialist from the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital. Different hospitals within Gauteng districts have been authorised to perform different operations.
Of the 14 922 954 million COVID-19 doses given so far in South Africa, 217 752 were administered…
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NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS) rocket successfully lifted off from Launch Pad 39B at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 6:35 p.m. EDT…
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President Advocate Duma Gideon Boko of Botswana participates today in the One Health Summit in Lyon, France, which coincides with World Health Day. The summit,…
South Africa’s ongoing land expropriation efforts has the full backing of Belgium, the country’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Didier Reynders has declared. Reynders was speaking during a joint press briefing with his South African counterpart, Minister Lindiwe Sisulu, upon the conclusion of a working visit in Pretoria, Monday 10 September 2018. “We are sure
Montenegrin Minister of the Interior, Mevludin Nuhodzic and Serbian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Nebojsa Stefanovic signing Police cooperation agreements between the two Countries. Picture: Serbian Government Website. Serbia and Montenegro have on Wednesday, 01 August 2018, strengthened relations and cooperation between the two Countries as they signed agreements between their respective police