Well being Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has met the South African Medical Affiliation (Sama) — one of many organisations taking him to courtroom concerning the Nationwide Well being Insurance coverage (NHI) Act — to speak about “issues we now have in frequent”. Motsoaledi spoke to Bhekisisa for the March episode of its TV present, Well being…
The African Nationwide Congress (ANC) within the Japanese Cape has indefinitely postponed its long-awaited provincial convention, deepening uncertainty in one of many occasion’s most politically vital areas. The delay comes amid unresolved organisational challenges. Whereas no new date has been set, insiders say disputes over department legitimacy, delegate accreditation, and inside appeals processes have as…
In ballot place: Geordin Hill-Lewis annoucing his candidacy to be the following Federal Chief of the Democratic Alliance. Picture: DA Senior leaders within the Democratic Alliance (DA) are scrambling to safe inside positions forward of subsequent month’s federal congress amid rising fears {that a} management shift may see them faraway from key roles in each…
AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel. Picture: @kalliekriel Afrikaner foyer group AfriForum mentioned the unwillingness of the Nationwide Prosecuting Authority (NPA) to prosecute ANC secretary basic Fikile Mbalula for his R680 000 Dubai journey in 2016 was irrational and a political obstruction, damaging the nation’s status. AfriForum printed a file on Wednesday accusing Mbalula of alleged cash…
Deputy President Paul Mashatile. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G) Police officer Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, also referred to as Witness F, instructed the Madlanga fee that businessperson and alleged chief of the Large 5 Cartel Vusimusi “Cat” Matlala had talked about a gathering with Deputy President Paul Mashatile. Nkosi stated Matlala had been on the lookout for his bank…
Financial Freedom Fighters (EFF) chief Julius Malema has struck a notably softer tone in the direction of former president Jacob Zuma, describing him as a “variety previous man” after Zuma visited his household dwelling in Seshego, Polokwane, following a bereavement. “We’re not ashamed of his go to,” he informed celebration supporters on the EFF’s voter…
Sachin Chanderdhev, Sector Specialist for Manufacturing at Absa Enterprise confidence within the manufacturing sector got here beneath renewed strain throughout the first quarter of 2026, with lacklustre demand weighing on sentiment. In accordance with the Q1 Absa Manufacturing Survey, the headline index quantity declined by 9 index factors to 30 from the earlier quarter. Gross…
ANC deputy secretary normal Nomvula Mokonyane. (Ntswe Mokoena) South Africa wouldn’t be bullied or pressured to desert a few of its insurance policies to bow right down to the US, stated the ANC’s first deputy secretary-general, Nomvula Mokonyane. She made the remarks throughout a briefing on Wednesday, earlier than the social gathering’s folks’s march set…
Embattled Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero. File picture: X The ANC member who has filed courtroom papers difficult the legitimacy of the Johannesburg regional convention has denied being instructed by Johannesburg mayor Dada Morero to take action on his behalf, insisting that he was not his “ball boy”. Stanley Itshegetseng has given the ANC till Wednesday…
Africa stands out as the birthplace of the world’s hottest magic mushroom. After a long time of thriller, the evolutionary story of the world’s most well-known “magic mushroom”, Psilocybe cubensis, is lastly coming to gentle and it’s rooted in Africa. Scientists from Southern Africa and the US have uncovered a beforehand unknown relative, the cryptic…