It's been 12 years since the Directorate of Special Operations, commonly known as the Scorpions, were disbanded by the ANC. It has hobbled South Africa's fight against corruption, perhaps permanently, writes Pieter du Toit.When Jacob Zuma was announced victorious at the ANC's divisive national conference at the Mankweng campus of the University of Limpopo in…
The DA claims there has been an "upsurge" in farm attacks in South Africa.Official statistics indicate there has been an increase in farm attacks since the end of the hard lockdown, but it is less compared to 2019.However, the long-term effects of farm attacks in communities appear to be lasting.The DA claims there has been…
(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