Mom’s nightmare labour ordeal highlights poor state of govt hospitals: A pregnant woman has told Eyewitness News how she was trapped inside a toilet at the Thelle Mogoerane Hospital in Vosloorus for more than an hour while she was in labour. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Numsa threatens ‘mother of all strikes’ over planned SAA retrenchments: South African Airways (SAA) is carrying out its restructuring plan which is informed by its turnaround strategy to deal with, among others, its funding and liquidity challenges. ……
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Zuma to Sars: Let Mkhwebane do her job: Former President Jacob Zuma has entered the fray in the battle between Sars and Busisiwe Mkhwebane over whether the Public Protector has powers to subpoena taxpayers’ information. ……
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WATCH: Springbok Trophy Tour shows how #FafDeKlerkChallenge broke the internet: Cape Town – After the Springbok’s spectacular World Cup win over England in Japan in the Rugby World Cup, South Africans did an amazing job maintaining the “gees”. The victory has been celebrated across the country – from cities to dusty township streets and gained further momentum on Twitter. Since the team’s victory, the trending #StrongerTogether has spurned a discussion for celebration, jubilation and national pride, and of course, the ensuing hilarity of Bokke-inspired memes, pictures and GIFs. At the centre of a lot of these memes and trends has been scrumhalf Faf de Klerk. Besides the bravado of our “Giant Slayer”, he has also been seen as the “chaotic boyfriend” that many rugby fans…
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Angus Buchan blames severe drought for his racist remark: Pretoria – The racist remark by evangelist Angus Buchan that suggested God favoured Afrikaans and Jewish people over everyone else were made due to frustrations over the severe drought, he said on Tuesday. Buchan apologised for the comment during a media briefing in Centurion and said he was frustrated by the drought that has hit sub-Saharan Africa. He said he had repented. According to Buchan, his intention was to encourage those who were suffering due to the drought by reminding them that God would never forsake them. “I am very sorry for what…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Drones set to monitor train corridors, says Fikile Mbalula: Pretoria – Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says a complete overhaul of security at the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will see the SAPS training security guards and drones monitoring rail corridors. “The security on our railways is not where we want it to be. There will be a totally new arrangement and better organisation on our trains in terms of safety,” he said. Speaking at Prasa House in Pretoria, following an oversight visit, Mbalula said high…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
KZN authorities tallying up damage after tornado hits New Hanover: It’s not yet known if anyone was killed or exactly how many people were injured. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Court dismisses man’s appeal of life sentence for raping daughter over 7 years: The Western Cape High Court has dismissed a West Coast man’s appeal of his life sentence for raping his daughter countless times over a period of seven years. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Gunman who handed himself over for shooting North West businessman to appear in court: A 37-year-old man who handed himself over to the police after he allegedly shot and killed a man at Speedy Car Sales in Klerksdorp will be appearing in the town’s magistrate’s court. ……
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
Special South African gin is infused with elephant dung: Elsabe Hanekom takes part in a gin tasting session at the Botlierskop Private Game Reserve, near Mossel Bay, South Africa, Monday, Oct. 23, 2019. [Photo: AP] The makers of a South African gin infused with elephant dung swear their use of the animal's excrement is no gimmick. The creators of Indlovu Gin, Les and Paula Ansley, stumbled across the idea a year ago after learning that elephants eat a variety of fruits and flowers and yet digest less than a third of it. "As a consequence, in the elephant dung, you get the most amazing variety of these botanicals," Les Ansley said during a…
Source: WN.com – Southafrica News
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