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5 gay-friendly destinations to add to your travel bucket list during South African Pride Month
From New York to Sydney and Cape Town, these destinations will help you feel at home and live out your authentic self.
Nasty C launches album pre-order in style with Benny The Butcher collab
The 26-year-old South African rapper’s new album, ‘Love It Here’ drops on September 15.
The mighty statistician CR Rao has passed: Rao has conquered all
Bradley Efron, a Professor Emeritus of Statistics, further writes that “the 25-year-old Rao in 1945 introduced differential geometry into statistical inference, opening up the burgeoning field now called information geometry. ”
As authorities scramble to identify cause of Joburg CBD explosion, concerns rise over competence of those in charge
Gauteng Premier, Panyaza Lesufi has conceded that as the hours pass without factual answers on the cause of the blast, the community is questioning the competence of the authorities.
DJ Maphorisa responds to amapiano fall-out, urges SA to learn from Nigerians
DJ Maphorisa, Prince Kaybee and Nota has all shared their views around the ongoing fallout between SA and Nigeria in the crediting of amapiano.
Alleged rape of grandmother and granddaughter condemned
KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Nonhlanhla Khoza issued a call for all communities to rally together and fight the scourge of gender-based violence perpetrated against women, especially vulnerable rural women.
Durban kicks off Easter travel season by welcoming Queen Mary 2
Durban’s Easter season starts on a high note as the City of eThekwini welcomes cruise ship Queen Mary 2.
Durban’s Moses Mabhida stadium set to get a new Skycar, procurement process at an advanced stage
The Skycar at the Moses Mabhida Stadium has not been in operation since it broke down in 2018, now the City says there are plans to procure a new Skycar as repairing the old one would have been too expensive
Best of 2022: The day lockdown was lifted and the masks fell off
After more than 750 days in lockdown in an effort to stave off the Covid-19 pandemic, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the end of the National State of Disaster on April 4, 2022.
Health MEC Mbombo says Covid-19 exposed the fragility of the health system
Health and Wellness MEC Nomafrench Mbombo says the Covid-19 pandemic exposed how fragile the country and the province’s health system was, but it had also taught them some valuable lessons.
ActionSA calls for the immediate removal of Covid-19 regulations
Political party ActionSA said businesses had been forced to close, livelihoods were destroyed and the ramifications of these regulations had only served to exacerbate the fragile state of the economy and the unemployment crisis which places the country in great peril
SAB loses challenge to Covid-19 lockdown alcohol ban
SAB had argued that the government violated their freedom to trade and further violated consumers’ rights to choose to purchase and consume alcohol for pleasure or to relieve anxiety and in so doing, violated their rights to dignity, privacy and bodily and psychological integrity.
Medical practitioners outraged by 13% council fee hike
With more than 25 000 signatures on a petition underlining the challenges that medical practitioners face, medical staff believe that the increase is unreasonable
Cape children put at risk as resources were diverted during early months of Covid-19 pandemic
During the initial months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Western Cape provincial child health services experienced setbacks as routine child health services were cut back to cope with large numbers of adult infections and admissions.
Macassar residents’ dreams shattered as R132m housing project delayed again
With no explanation to the community about another delay, it was revealed to residents that the building work would not commence until next year
Getting to grips with Long Covid and all its effects
There’s an interaction between the virus and human host.
Composite leading business cycle indicator climbs to three-month high on the easing of lockdown restrictions
The SA Reserve Bank (SARB) yesterday said that the composite leading business cycle indicator increased by 0. 6 percent in November 2021, accelerating from a 0. 1 percent rise in October.
Several arrests made over the weekend in connection with robberies, assaults, and attempted murders
A total of 534 suspects are due in court for serious offences such as murder, attempted murder, business robbery and house robberies
Two years of living in a Covid-19 pandemic: fears, threats, lies, stats and reality
Government has been consistent only in sending out conflicting, confusing and often downright misleading information on how to deal with this perceived threat to our lives and livelihoods.
Steep decrease in demand for petroleum taking a toll on the industry
Petroleum associations, economists and the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) noted a steep decrease in the demand for petroleum.
Regenerative medicine and superior pain treatment brings hope for our endangered rhino
As the resurgence of Rhino poaching picks up, Rhino Pride Foundation and Novita Biotechnology have teamed up to give regenerative medicine and biotechnology healthcare to surviving rhinos.
Do your bit and steer clear of trauma units, says doctor
Emergency centre staff are exhausted and need the public’s help this festive season, in particular to ensure that the emergency centres at hospitals across the province and the country keep running.
Galela oil trace study a leap of faith that shows myriad possibilities out there
Opinion: The study covered 228 users across the three waves of Covid-19, namely the second, third and fourth waves, which still continue.
Covid-19 in SA: How cases increased and decreased during two years of Covid-19
It has been almost two years of Covid-19 and lockdowns. South Africans have experienced three waves so far and is currently in the throes of a fourth wave of infections.
‘Covid-19 worst crisis for children’ - UNICEF
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) says the pandemic has affected children on an unprecedented scale, making it the worst crisis for children seen in its 75-year history.