Pope Francis, a beacon of compassion and leadership, has passed away at 88, leaving behind a profound legacy that resonates across the Christian world.
Wesgro said exports to the US from the Western Cape totalled R16. 2bn in 2024, 8% of total Western Cape exports.
The huge gains the world has made against TB over the past 20 years are now at risk as cuts to funding start to disrupt access to services for prevention, screening, and treatment for people with TB, says World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus.
The withdrawal of the United States' PEPFAR support in South Africa threatens to cause over 600 000 HIV-related deaths and 501 000 new infections in the next decade.
Activists expressed disappointment that Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana failed to account for the additional finances required to cover activities that were sponsored by US funding, particularly for HIV and TB treatment programmes, that have been abruptly withdrawn.
Acting SA Medical Journal Editor Ames Dhai says the lives and livelihoods of vulnerable South Africans should not lie in the hands of foreign funders.
South Africa's social fabric shows concerning signs of strain as the latest Social Cohesion Index reveals declining acceptance of diversity and trust in institutions. Deputy President Paul Mashatile called for unity amid challenging times.
The search and seizure operations were part of an ongoing investigation that the commission initiated in January last year. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency (ANA)
While provincial firefighting services have had their hands full battling two separate blazes, crew responding to a blaze in Lourensford, Somerset West, had to be treated and transported to hospital after the water tanker they were in rolled down an embankment.
Siyanda Tukushe said her son was playing with other children in the backyard of their Thembalethu home on Saturday when she heard screaming and crying.
The first Maritime Domain Awareness Satellite constellation (MDASat-1) was launched from Cape Canaveral in the US, aboard SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 5:25pm.
Saunders, who died on Monday aged 87, was honoured at a memorial service at the Calvyns Protestant Church on Wednesday.
The public has until Friday to comment on Eskom’s proposed 20. 5% electricity price hike.
Organised labour has expressed concern over the pronouncement by the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE) that it will intensify human resource management strategies by reducing its number of personnel and implementing a freeze on salary increases.
The department has been in constant consultation with all applicants on an individual basis
NSRI Melkbosstrand investigated eye-witness reports of a red distress flare sighted in the vicinity of Bloubergstrand at around 11pm on Saturday.
Three people died when holidaymakers flocked to beaches and swimming pools for a reprieve from the heat on Saturday.
Trauma for mother and her family continues as the suit against Tiger Brands, involving more than 900 claimants, is still not over
2021 has been a year of challenge and triumph for South Africans as the country grappled with the unknowns of new Covid-19 variants and managing its subsequent economic and social effects.
On Monday when he got a phone call from programme manager Vernon Nel informing him of his dismissal.
If Eskom attempted to meet Minimum Emission Standards (MES) regulations at its power stations, it would plunge the country into stage 10 load shedding.
This as scientists from the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC) confirmed they have detected the Omicron variant in the majority of wastewater treatment plants tested in the City of Cape Town, as well as from a sample collected at the Cape Town International Airport.
Two of the suspects are also facing charges relating to the Immigration Act.
Mantashe last week threw his weight behind the Shell seismic survey on the Wild Coast.
The Council for Medical Schemes (CMS) in October lodged a complaint with the Commission saying that private laboratories were charging between R850-R900 for a Covid-19-test.
