Illustration of Thabo Bester by Lisa Nelson In a hastily arranged press conference, often incoherent and with few details provided, the Ministers of Justice and Police confirmed on Saturday that Thabo Bester and Dr Nandipha Magudumana were arrested in Tanzania on Friday night. Bester and Magudumana were arrested along with a Mozambican national who was assisting them. They were … [Read more...] about Thabo Bester and Nandipha Magudumana arrested in Tanzania
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New vaccine will save thousands of children from dying of pneumonia
A new vaccine can prevent many of the annual 100,000 deaths from RSV in children across the world. Illustration: Lisa Nelson Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is a dangerous early childhood viral infection, but results of a vaccine promise to change things radically. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the world’s most prestigious medical journal, on 5 … [Read more...] about New vaccine will save thousands of children from dying of pneumonia
Children are dying from izinyoka electricity while Tongaat families wait to be housed
Families moved to a transit camp in Tongaat four years ago to make way for a huge housing development are still waiting for their houses. Photos: Manqulo Nyakombi There has been no progress on the huge Umbhayi housing development in Tongaat, north of Durban, since the contractor left the site in 2021. Families moved off the land to make way for the development are still living … [Read more...] about Children are dying from izinyoka electricity while Tongaat families wait to be housed
I acted in self-defence, law enforcement officer who shot dead a homeless man tells court
City of Cape Town law enforcement officer Luvolwethu Kati leaving the Wynberg Magistrates Court on Thursday where his trial began. He is accused of shooting and killing a man who was homeless while on duty. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks The murder trial of a Cape Town law enforcement officer who shot and killed a homeless man last year kicked off in the Wynberg Regional Court on … [Read more...] about I acted in self-defence, law enforcement officer who shot dead a homeless man tells court
“Post office is crumbling under the pressure” says social grant activist
Chaos ensued outside the South African Post Office branch in Athlone, Cape Town this week amid the imminent expiry of millions of gold social grant cards. Photos: Ashraf Hendricks Millions of gold SASSA cards are expiring over the next few months and post offices are overflowing with people needing to renew their cards. Human rights organisation the Black Sash has raised … [Read more...] about “Post office is crumbling under the pressure” says social grant activist
