Busisiwe Mkhwebane. (Gallo Images) The Public Protector is considering investigating the use of a military jet for the ANC's trip to Zimbabwe.This comes after the Public Protector received two complaints.AfriForum wrote to the Public Protector on Thursday, requesting she investigate the matter.Public Protector advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane is considering whether to investigate the ANC's use of…
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane. No harm will come to Parliament if the removal proceedings against the Public Protector are halted, her legal counsel has argued.She will also ask the court to declare invalid the rules for the removal of a Chapter 9 head.Judgment has been reserved in the Western Cape High Court.What harm will come…
A general view of Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, Johannesburg. Sydney Seshibedi, Gallo Images Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane and her deputy Kholeka Gcaleka will inspect Gauteng hospitals this week. They will look at the capacity of the facilities and whether frontline workers have sufficient personal protective equipment, among other things. Earlier this month, Gcaleka inspected healthcare…
Public Protector Busisiwe Mkwhebane. Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan and Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane are going head-to-head in court.The matter is concerning Mkhwebane's report on the establishment of an intelligence unit at SARS.It is being heard by the Gauteng High Court virtually.Judges have pressed the legal team of Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane on whether she…
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan (Picture: Getty Images) Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's lawyers have argued there is no evidence he was complicit in the establishment of an illegal unit in SARS. His lawyer, Wim Trengove SC, said there was also no evidence of any illegal wiretapping, despite controversy around this.Gordhan has taken the Public…
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024
Here in the northern hemisphere, winter famously contributes to widespread vitamin D deficiency as sunlight exposure decreases. The trend is “very marked in clinical practice," Mary Gover, MD, an internal medicine doctor at Montefiore Einstein Advanced Care in New York City, tells SELF. What you might not know, however, is that vitamin D isn’t the
Your 30s and 40s are what some would consider the best years of your life. You’re no longer “figuring it out,” but you aren’t “old” by society’s ageist standards either. It should be a sweet spot—right? But despite the illusion of stability and security, it’s also common for anxiety and self-doubt to worsen during your