Doctors making use of personal protective equipment (PPE). The SIU has obtained an order to freeze the bank accounts of at least 40 entities linked to an irregularly obtained PPE tender by the Gauteng Department of Health.Among these were accounts linked to Ledla Structural Development, Royal Bhaca Projects and Mediwaste.The SIU special tribunal also interdicted…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. Cabinet has been advised to lift the tobacco and alcohol sales ban and move the country to Alert level 2 of the lockdown. News24 understands that President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce his decision this week. A meeting of senior government officials on Sunday first touted the matter. The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC)…
Struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni's funeral was held at the University of Johannesburg in Soweto on 29 July. The ANC apologised for the contravention of lockdown regulations outside liberation hero Andrew Mlangeni's home.The party thanked those who showed the 95-year-old's family support while in mourning.It also says it will cooperate with the police as they investigate…
Ernst Middendorp (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images) Premier Soccer League (PSL) teams will be permitted to make a maximum of FIVE substitutions per game for the remainder of the season.This was confirmed in a statement on the PSL's official website on Tuesday. Organisers said nine substitutes can be named on the team list - not…
Tera Mtembu during a Sharks training session at Kings Park in Durban on 28 July 2020. Tera Mtembu's move to Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks was confirmed on Thursday.The loose-forward spent 10 years at the Sharks, whom he captained in 2014, after succeeding Keegan Daniel.The 29-year-old joins South Africans such as New…
Overwhelmed by the demands of caregiving, Quette dialed 911 when she found her teenage son downstairs in their kitchen struggling to breathe. He had rolled his wheelchair to the oven to keep himself warm as he tried to regulate his temperature, she recalled, and was drenched in sweat from an apparent infection. In that moment
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I