Mom in battle with insurance giant for help with suicidal child: Cape Town – A mother says that every day she waits for an answer from insurance giant Discovery Health on her application for her 13-year-old daughter’s further stay in hospital following suicide attempts, she risks losing her to depression. The Cape Town mom, whose name is being withheld to protect the minor’s identity, said she feels she has hit a brick wall attempting to get urgent help from Discovery after her daughter tried to commit suicide twice in March. She was admitted to a children’s hospital. “She was kept there for three weeks as we were all concerned that, should she be released sooner, she would try to hurt…
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Tshwane ANC says Mokgalapa should ‘fall on his sword’ over sex tape: Pretoria – The ANC in Tshwane was on Monday still undecided about unseating Executive Mayor Stevens Mokgalapa by tabling a vote of no-confidence during Thursday’s council sitting. This is despite the party’s relentless calls for the mayor to “fall on his sword” following allegations that he had had sex with his Roads and Transport MMC Sheila Lynn Senkubuge inside the municipal office during working hours. The duo have since laid charges of illegal and unauthorised recording, extortion and defamation at the Brooklyn Police Station. Mokgalapa said the recording was intended to extort him into reinstating four officials on suspension for violations of the Municipal Finance Management Act and…
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Shock, anger after KZN municipality fires 223 staff: Durban – The Newcastle Municipality has fired 223 employees following their protest against the non-payment of overtime early last month. The mayor was struck in the face during the protest. On Friday, the municipality took the decision to fire those believed to have been involved following internal disciplinary hearings – and the number of casualties could increase. However, the SA Municipal Workers Union (Samwu) yesterday said it would start the legal process to fight…
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Tshwane mayor says leaked audio was ‘only gossip,’ but DA could take steps: In the audio, Mokgalapa is heard discussing plans to fire the city’s chief operations officer James Murphy, he also described his predecessor Solly Msimanga’s policies as stupid while he referred to the city’s speaker as stupid. ……
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CARTOON: Flight Risk: By Dr Jack & Curtis. ……
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‘It’s not all about money’: How Orange Farm’s Gladys Mokolo is changing lives: A legal advice centre, recycling project, creche and a food garden are some of the things this Orange Farm hero has sustained with little help. This is why Gladys Mokolo is a hero to her neighbours. ……
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Zuma was warned about Guptas but said no to probe by SSA, inquiry told: Shaik testified at the state capture commission of inquiry on Monday where he described former minister Siyabonga Cwele’s interference in an investigation of the family as a dereliction of duty, which cost the state. ……
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Pay your bills or else: Eskom cracks the whip: Eskom said the rolling blackouts will happen for most of the day until they pay up. ……
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SAHRC denies it charged Eben Etzebeth to appease Langebaan community – report: The South African Human Rights Commission has denied claims that it charged Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth in the Equality Court to appease the Langebaan community, a report says. ……
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Four injured in alleged explosion at factory in Sandton: Four people have been left injured, one of them critically, following an alleged explosion at a factory in Wynberg, Sandton. ……
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