Uber says it isn't looking at a woman passenger/woman driver option just yet. Major e-hailing services in South Africa, Bolt and Uber, do not yet have an option for women passengers to request women drivers.This comes as women on social media continue to share stories of incidents of violence while using an e-hailing service.The scourge…
Two bodies were found dumped alongside a Cape Town road. A woman was found shot in the head and dumped along a road in Cape Town on Monday. On Sunday, a man was found along the same road, and he had also been shot in the head. Police are appealing for help to identity the woman. Two people…
Manhunt on for those involved in the murder of a 22-year-old Polokwane woman Photo: André Damons Polokwane police have launched a manhunt following the murder of a 22-year-old woman in Mutsha Khwekhwe Location, Limpopo.According to the police, the woman was found with multiple stab wounds in her boyfriend's kraal. However, it is believed the woman was killed…
Noloyiso Gengqa was shot dead by her 29-year-old ex-boyfriend at Mandleni Junior Secondary School.The school's 332 pupils, 12 teachers and five support staffers will undergo trauma counselling following the incident.WARNING: This article contains graphic content that may be inappropriate for certain readers. A Covid-19 school support staffer Noloyiso Gengqa, 35, was shot dead on the…
Health 11 August 2020 By Jessica Hamzelou The menopause normally occurs between the age of 45 and 55altrendo images/Getty Images A woman experiencing menopause has given birth after receiving a blood treatment injected into her ovaries. Three perimenopausal women – those beginning to transition into menopause – have also had babies following the treatment, according…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
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