The Roodepan police in the Northern Cape are investigating a murder case after the body of a 31-year-old woman was found in a shallow grave in Roodepan Block A, Ivory Park. The woman was reported missing on 7 June.READ | They killed her in front of her children - father of pregnant woman murdered on…
Northern Cape Premier Zamani Saul with Health MEC Mase Manopole in May. Facebook, Northern Cape Department of Health The Northern Cape could experience its Covid-19 peak at the end of August, or beginning of September, according to Premier Zamani Saul.He said this was inevitable after the easing of the nationwide lockdown but added he was…
Northern Cape police are investigating a murder and attempted murder after arguments in two separate incidents ended in stabbings.In Victoria West, a 38-year-old man was murdered, allegedly after he and his girlfriend had an argument on Friday night. "It is alleged that … at about 19:45, the victim was embroiled in an argument with his…
(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Billions are needed for the Northern Cape's water infrastructure.Figures show 10 727 households in formal areas have no access to water, while 34 464 have no access to sanitation.According to the provincial government, 72% of the province's towns rely on groundwater, 26% on surface water and 2% on a mixture of both.The Northern Cape…
Eighten people have been arrested after a group of Fraserburg residents "went on the rampage" on Saturday, demanding to be sold cigarettes and liquor, looting local stores, damaging a police vehicle and injuring an officer, Northern Cape police say"It is reported yesterday, between 16:00 and 18:00, residents went on the rampage demanding to be sold…
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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