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16 August 2017
The DA can reveal that the Department of Health spends close to R500 million to treat more than 14 000 children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) each year.
The DA can reveal that the Department of Health spends close to R500 million to treat more than 14 000 children with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) each year.
16 August 2017
Cape Town - Deaths in police custody continue, with official statistics showing that 266 people died in detention during the last financial year.
Cape Town - Deaths in police custody continue, with official statistics showing that 266 people died in detention during the last financial year.
16 August 2017
Cape Town - Deaths in police custody continue, with official statistics showing that 266 people died in detention during the last financial year.
Cape Town - Deaths in police custody continue, with official statistics showing that 266 people died in detention during the last financial year.
‘Patient waiting time will be reduced to less than a month within the next six months’
15 August 2017
NGWELEZANA Hospital has opened an oncology clinic which is geared to provide full treatment and care to cancer patients locally.
15 August 2017
NGWELEZANA Hospital has opened an oncology clinic which is geared to provide full treatment and care to cancer patients locally.
13 August 2017
Cape Town - The DA on Sunday said it would report Higher Education deputy minister Mduduzi Manana to the Commission for Gender Equality following allegations of mistreatment by female staff members in his department.
Cape Town - The DA on Sunday said it would report Higher Education deputy minister Mduduzi Manana to the Commission for Gender Equality following allegations of mistreatment by female staff members in his department.
13 August 2017
Footage of the assault circulated on social media this week.
DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department says it will launch an independent probe into the brutal attack of a girl at Siyathuthuka Secondary School.
Footage of the assault circulated on social media this week.
DURBAN - The KwaZulu-Natal Education Department says it will launch an independent probe into the brutal attack of a girl at Siyathuthuka Secondary School.
13 August 2017
Cape Town - The DA on Sunday said it would report Higher Education deputy minister Mduduzi Manana to the Commission for Gender Equality following allegations of mistreatment by female staff members in his department.
Cape Town - The DA on Sunday said it would report Higher Education deputy minister Mduduzi Manana to the Commission for Gender Equality following allegations of mistreatment by female staff members in his department.
13 August 2017
The education system has faced many obstacles over the past few years.
From challenges regarding language as a medium of instruction and admission procedures that perpetuate discrimination and inequality, to codes of conduct that violate the fundamental principles of our Constitution.
The education system has faced many obstacles over the past few years.
From challenges regarding language as a medium of instruction and admission procedures that perpetuate discrimination and inequality, to codes of conduct that violate the fundamental principles of our Constitution.
11 August 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) urges all South African to end a “conspiracy of silence” around the abuse of women.
The organisation has issued the following statement: National Women’s Day offers an opportunity to recognise the struggle for substantive gender equality in South Africa; to celebrate acts of courage by women who played a remarkable role in our history; to reflect on progress made in the achievement of equality for women and girls; and to advocate for change.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) urges all South African to end a “conspiracy of silence” around the abuse of women.
The organisation has issued the following statement: National Women’s Day offers an opportunity to recognise the struggle for substantive gender equality in South Africa; to celebrate acts of courage by women who played a remarkable role in our history; to reflect on progress made in the achievement of equality for women and girls; and to advocate for change.
11 August 2017
The principal of the Siyathuthuka Secondary School‚ at which a pupil was savagely assaulted‚ was not allowed to speak to the media on Friday when the KwaZulu-Natal education department visited the school.
The principal of the Siyathuthuka Secondary School‚ at which a pupil was savagely assaulted‚ was not allowed to speak to the media on Friday when the KwaZulu-Natal education department visited the school.
11 August 2017
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) urges all South African to end a “conspiracy of silence” around the abuse of women.
The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) urges all South African to end a “conspiracy of silence” around the abuse of women.
11 August 2017
Nthabiseng Mgiqwa’s shack is right opposite an old gold mine shaft‚ which is filled with plastics‚ used nappies‚ rotting vegetables and dirty water.
08 August 2017
Johannesburg - The case against former estate agent and alleged racist Vicki Momberg was postponed in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Johannesburg - The case against former estate agent and alleged racist Vicki Momberg was postponed in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
07 August 2017
The complaint follows Beloftebos’s refusal, based on a ‘policy’, to allow a same-sex couple, to get married at the establishment.
The complaint follows Beloftebos’s refusal, based on a ‘policy’, to allow a same-sex couple, to get married at the establishment.
6 August 2017
All those apartheid security branch policemen who are guilty of torturing detainees to death and thought they could fade into the woodwork and never admit their crimes better think again.
All those apartheid security branch policemen who are guilty of torturing detainees to death and thought they could fade into the woodwork and never admit their crimes better think again.
04 August 2017
Pietermaritzburg - The Democratic Alliance staged a picket outside the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on Friday, ahead of a special health portfolio committee meeting about the province's oncology crisis.
Pietermaritzburg - The Democratic Alliance staged a picket outside the KwaZulu-Natal legislature on Friday, ahead of a special health portfolio committee meeting about the province's oncology crisis.
3 August 2017
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal received a letter of apology from President Jacob Zuma's son Edward following his "unpleasing remarks" about former ministers Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan.
JOHANNESBURG - The ANC in KwaZulu-Natal received a letter of apology from President Jacob Zuma's son Edward following his "unpleasing remarks" about former ministers Derek Hanekom and Pravin Gordhan.
02 August 2017
The departure of a St John’s College teacher found guilty of racist behaviour is the latest in a string of such incidents affecting both private and government schools in South Africa. Twenty-three years after the advent of democracy, it appears that racial tensions continue to roil many educational institutions. Rows over pupils’ hairstyles may seem relatively trivial, but reflect a persistent unease with the multicultural realities of schooling in 2017. Is government doing enough to address the problem? By REBECCA DAVIS.
The departure of a St John’s College teacher found guilty of racist behaviour is the latest in a string of such incidents affecting both private and government schools in South Africa. Twenty-three years after the advent of democracy, it appears that racial tensions continue to roil many educational institutions. Rows over pupils’ hairstyles may seem relatively trivial, but reflect a persistent unease with the multicultural realities of schooling in 2017. Is government doing enough to address the problem? By REBECCA DAVIS.
2 August 2017
The party has defended Julius Malema’s comments, saying racism against African people by Indians must come to an end.
The party has defended Julius Malema’s comments, saying racism against African people by Indians must come to an end.
01 August 2017
The communities of Klipspruit West in Eldorado Park‚ Johannesburg‚ demand that there be a full investigation on racial discrimination as they feel marginalised and systematically disenfranchised.
The communities of Klipspruit West in Eldorado Park‚ Johannesburg‚ demand that there be a full investigation on racial discrimination as they feel marginalised and systematically disenfranchised.
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