President Cyril Ramaphosa. President Cyril Ramaphosa in February promised to "fundamentally change" energy generation in the country in the next few months.Among the seven key reforms, Ramaphosa introduced was to get more power from IPPs, and allow cities to buy their own power. However, five months since Ramaphosa's promises, the country have been plagued with another…
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — It was meant to be a last line of defense to protect the most vulnerable as the coronavirus spread across the United States: Montana officials offered free testing in May for staff and residents at assisted living and long-term care facilities. But not all of them followed through, according to state…
The ambitious plan to build more than 10 000 ventilators in the country by the end of June has been delayed by weeks. The ventilators were set to make up for the shortage of ventilators created in the country by Covid-19. The project manager said it has been delayed due to regulatory approval, but is still on…
Sassa bungled and then cancelled a three-year tender to provide food parcels for people in distress last year. With no contracted service providers, Sassa delivered no food parcels in key provinces between November 2019 to March 2020.Former service providers complained of being stranded with warehouses filled with food, but Sassa’s mistake meant no community members…
@TeamNews24— Jan Gerber (@gerbjan) May 28, 2020However, MPs asked what had happened to Deputy President David Mabuza.According to ANC chief whip Pemmy Majodina, they had the date for the question session with Ramaphosa, but none for Mabuza.EFF MP Hlengiwe Mkhaliphi said this was also raised at the Chief Whips' Forum."Can we get a clear report…
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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
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to