A 25-week-old unborn Johannesburg baby has become the first foetus in Africa to receive anaesthetic and undergo groundbreaking “keyhole” surgery to the spine. The four-hour procedure, which involved removing the womb and resting it on the mother’s skin, was performed by a team led by US Baylor College of Medicine[…]
Thirteen people were killed when part of a Pentecostal Church building collapsed on Thursday night in Dlangubo in KwaZulu-Natal, authorities have confirmed. This is thought to have been a result of perpetual rainfall in the northern part of the province, KwaZulu-Natal Emergency Medical Services spokesperson Robert McKenzie said. Tragedy struck[…]
Viagra, knock off clothes, cannabis oil and even cash are among items valued at R3.6bn bust by customs officials in the last financial year, the South African Revenue Services (SARS) said on Thursday. According to their tally of confiscated items that are prohibited between April 1 2018 and March 31[…]
Transport and roads authorities have pleaded for caution during the Easter exodus as people fan out around the country to visit family and friends, or just get a much-needed rest. “Fatigue is a silent killer. If you’re tired while driving or riding, please stop somewhere safe and take a break,”[…]
Democratic Alliance (DA) Leader Mmusi Maimane says they will be meeting with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to discuss the ruling that the party should apologise to GOOD Party leader Patricia de Lille. On Tuesday, the IEC ordered the DA to desist from saying that de Lille was fired as[…]
A strike by Comair workers could severely impact the company’s operations. That’s the warning from the National Union of Metalworkers (Numsa). Numsa plans to down tools on Thursday over wage disparities at the airline. Meanwhile, Comair is trying to interdict the strike. The planned strike will affect all Comair flights[…]
The former chief financial officer of AYO Technology Solutions has told the PIC Inquiry how she was ordered to tamper with the company’s financials. Naahied Gamieldien claims she was forced to transfer money to an account belonging to media mogul Iqbal Surve. Gamieldien has testified an executive at a holding[…]
A police officer briefly appeared in the Springbok Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday on charges of theft and defeating the ends of justice. Constable Kadri Cohen, 24, is accused of involvement in the theft of a state firearm in 2016 at Nababeep police station in the Northern Cape, police spokesperson Nomthandazo[…]
Former Ipid head, Robert McBride, has detailed a system of patronage in the police service. He’s told the State Capture Inquiry that staff are promoted so they can please their seniors. McBride says unless patronage is dealt with, the exploitation of the police will continue unabated. “They have the willingness,[…]
Ahead of the Easter weekend rush, staff of Comair affiliated to the National Union of Metalworkers of SA (Numsa) have issued their employer with a 48-hour notice to strike. In a statement on Tuesday, the union said workers were downing tools over wage disparities at the airline. They want the[…]
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