The new President of the country will be sworn in at 2pm today. This follows the resignation of former President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday night. The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa confers the powers to appoint and remove the President of the Republic of South Africa on the National Assembly. The President is

Eight security guards have been arrested following the shooting of taxi drivers at the Brakpan City Centre. The Victims went to have a meeting with taxi association executives. Four of the drivers were killed and and six others wounded. The police seized 10 firearms including six rifles and four pistols, and the police are investigating

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The National Health Insurance (NHI) has been allocated an additional R4.2 billion which will be funded through an amendment to the medical tax credit, Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba said on Wednesday. “Over the medium term, the NHI is allocated an additional R4.2 billion, funded through an amendment to the medical expenses tax subsidy. Overall, government will

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, says his department will soon issue a contract under the National Health Insurance (NHI) to clear the backlog of mental health patients awaiting treatment. “We will be issuing a contract under NHI projects because NHI is not yet a law but it has got projects to hire 51 psychiatrists in the private

For those who did not dare Listeriosis and took selfies indulging in polony, the Health Department says you can have your polony again. Grocery stores and mums have been given the green light to once again stock processed meat on shelves and pack them in lunch boxes. This comes almost six months after polony and

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In a meeting with the United States of America’s Embassy in Pretoria on Thursday 24 August 2018, the South African Department of International Relations and Cooperation (DIRCO) Minister, Lindiwe Sisulu, conveyed the unhappiness of the people and the government of South Africa – following a tweet by American President Donald J. Trump. The US Charge