The department's legal services officials have also been directed to assist the victim to open a police case. Two KZN pupils have been suspended after a bullying video went viral.The video showed a pupil ripping another pupil's underwear and beating her.The school governing body has one week to conclude disciplinary processes.The Department of Education in…
Eskom employees managed to escape unharmed in Kraaifontein after their branded vehicle was stoned. The utility says it is working with community leaders to find solutions to the ongoing violence in some areas of Cape Town. A liquor store was looted in Delft on Tuesday. Eskom announced it has now suspended operations in other parts of Cape Town…
Four Cape Town metro police officers were suspended after manhandling a naked man out of his shack in Khayelitsha.The City claimed the suspension will ensure its employees are not attacked while on duty while it investigates the matter.Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu said she was appalled by the victimisation and abuse of…
A box of Plaquenil, an anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine made by Sanofi, used for years to treat malaria and autoimmune disorders.Alain Pitton | NurPhoto | Getty ImagesFrench drugmaker Sanofi said Friday it is suspending recruitment of new patients for its clinical trials looking at anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for the coronavirus.The company is also…
(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