‘She’s alive… but she has lost her life’: Johannesburg – A devastated mother has accused a Joburg hospital of not reacting fast enough to assist her vomiting child, who ended up choking on it and is now brain damaged. Ziyanda Mncono’s three-year-old daughter, Abiyola Mncono, suffered debilitating brain injuries allegedly due to the negligence of nurses and other medical staff at Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Joburg. As she was choking on her vomit, the loss of oxygen caused Abiyola to develop hypoxia – or excruciating brain injuries – which according to her mother has caused irreparable damage. “In fact, she lost her life – she might be…
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North Sea Jazz Festival: Mabheleni Ntuli is accused no 9: Durban – Flamboyant and politically-connected Durban businessman Mabheleni Ntuli, known for throwing lavish A-list parties and hosting one of the biggest marquees at the Durban July, is accused number 9 in the North Sea Jazz Festival case. As per the indictment which came before the Durban Commercial Crime Court on Wednesday, Ntuli…
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South Africa:SONA 2018 Postponed, but Budget Speech Will Take Place On February 21: [News24Wire] The impasse on a new date for this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) will not affect the delivery of the budget speech on February 21. ……
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South Africa:Former Acting Police Boss Phahlane to Be Charged With Corruption: [News24Wire] Former acting police commissioner Lieutenant General Khomotso Phahlane, his wife and a car dealer are expected to hand themselves in to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) tomorrow morning to be charged with corruption. ……
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South Africa:Cape Town Water Crisis – Extra Boreholes for Groote Schuur Hospital: [News24Wire] Drilling has started near Cape Town’s Hospital Bend to find extra borehole water for Groote Schuur Hospital in case Day Zero is declared, the Western Cape’s Department of Transport and Public Works (DTPW) said on Wednesday. ……
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SAHRC assessing complaints about cancelled ‘Inxeba’ screenings: The controversial local film has drawn criticism for its portrayal of isiXhosa culture and rituals. ……
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Murder accused Jason Rohde sent back to CT clinic for treatment: A psychiatrist who has been treating Jason Rohde at a Cape Town clinic for the past week, says that Rohde is suffering from a severe depressive episode. ……
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Ledig residents seek Health Dept’s help in battling sewage spill: Resident Buang Khunou says they’ve also had to live with the dreadful stench of raw sewage. ……
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Numsa calls for shutdown of Sibanye-Stillwater mines after latest mine deaths: Numsa has demanded a full investigation into the deaths of two mineworkers who died while on duty at a Sibanye mine. ……
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Van Rooyen: No scientific basis for ‘Day Zero’ term: Cooperative Governance Minister Des van Rooyen told Parliament’s Water and Sanitation Committee yesterday that the term even caused havoc at the World Economic Forum in Davos. ……
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