Proteas celebrating a Test wicket The South African Cricketers' Association feels the crisis currently engulfing Cricket South Africa is threatening the very existence of the game.Both CSA president Chris Nenzani and acting CEO Jacques Faul resigned from their positions this week.SACA has revealed that the players feel their livelihoods as professional cricketers are being "threatened".The South…
Taxis that conduct long distance travel are loading at 100% capacity at Wanderers' taxi rank Faraday Taxi Association (FTA) says it will adhere to 70% loading capacity.Other taxi associations announced on Sunday that they will return to 100% loading capacity.This comes after Santaco announced this directive after failed negotiations with the government. Several taxi owners decided…
The American Bar Association has cancelled a planned speech by former president FW de Klerk following a flood of objections. Some objectors say De Klerk was complicit in apartheid-era crimes and atrocities. De Klerk was meant to speak on the rule of law, constitutional democracy, minority rights, social change, racism and global security.The American Bar Association has…
Alcohol being loaded onto a bakkie at the Makro Liquor Store in Silverlakes, Pretoria. (News24/Alex Mitchley) The Beer Association of South Africa has reiterated liquor sales will not be suspended despite rumours.It has called on South Africans to refrain from peddling fake news.The rumours that the ban on the sale alcohol will be reinstituted is not…
April 29, 2020FITA's Sinenhlanhla Mnguni confirmed to News24 on Wednesday it would be taking legal action.Court application"We had previously taken steps in this regard, but there was then no need to go to court due to President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement that the sale of cigarettes would be permitted."We will be consulting with our attorneys and…
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin found herself worried about looming medical bills and unsure if their family could pay for the care they needed. “This whole experience has me wondering (keeping me up at night, actually): Can we ever afford
LYON, France — Halving the dose of antenatal betamethasone given to prevent severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in infants does not appear to affect later intelligence quotient (IQ) scores or other measures of neurodevelopment, suggests a follow-up study of a randomized trial. However, it is unclear from the present data, presented at the Congress of
After years of searching for affordable health insurance, Trey Wright discovered Georgia Pathways to Coverage. The state’s limited Medicaid expansion program allowed the 27-year-old living in the rural city of Jesup in southeastern Georgia to finally visit a primary care doctor regularly. It also covered weekly shots to manage an array of allergies, saving him