The SACC is set to hold a day of prayer against Covid-19 corruption. Church leaders across the country will stand in silent prayer on Tuesday to demonstrate against Covid-19 corruption. Throughout the pandemic reports have emerged of corruption relating to Covid-19 procurement. The SIU is investigating 658 contracts related to Covid-19 procurement worth around R5 billion.Church leaders…
Eskom will implement Stage 2 load shedding throughout the weekend, in order to replenish emergency reserves and to better prepare for the coming week.The power utility on Friday afternoon issued an update on the power system. Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on both Saturday and Sunday, between 08:00 and 22:00, the statement read.Earlier in…
29m ago Jan Cronje Subscribers can listen to this article A candle in the dark. Getty Power utility Eskom says it will move from stage 2 to stage 4 load shedding at 15:00 on Wednesday due to "exceptionally high demand". Stage 4 power cuts will continue until 22:00. Eskom did not immediately say what caused the…
Sello Headbush, the owner of a funeral parlour, uses the light from his mobile phone during load shedding to check on a heap of discarded PPE left on a stretcher in front of the cold storage room in Port Elizabeth. MPs were left frustrated after Eastern Cape health officials presented the province's Covid-19 challenges without…
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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