Boy, 5, killed in Soshanguve hijacking has funeral ‘fit for a prince’

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Mourners at the funeral of 5-year-old Ditebogo Junior Phalane, who was shot last weekend during the hijacking of his father’s vehicle in Soshanguve.

Possible outbreak of Mpox - previously Monkeypox, a threat to stability of the country ahead of elections

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Mpox scare, especially as reports and rumours of plans to postpone the elections have been making the rounds for a few weeks.

Teachers’ loss of power, blamed for school violence

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Lack of discipline, a breakdown of morals and a lack of respect, blamed for cases of pupils and teachers fighting.

SA is in a poor nutrition and hunger crisis as the cost of living shoots through the roof

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The country has slid further into a dark state of food insecurity, and this has encroached into homes known to manage to fill their baskets with some ease, said ...

Cold, flu wave ‘not Covid’, health specialists say as high alert issued

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There is no need for the public to panic because many people have developed some level of immunity from both vaccines and infections. The current strain or variant ...

SA is besieged by a reading crises, and it can only get worse

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There are schools which are particular and which absolutely encourage children to read, but they are few and far between, teacher Thuto Ncube said

South Africa and region note increase in IVF cases

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IVF has been lauded as the be-all and end-all in the Western world, but in ours, where women throughout history have had up to 15 children and well into middle age ...

Injury, death continue to stalk pupils due to lack of urgent preventative system

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The trust we place on teachers is the one thing we cannot unlearn, because they have our children for the times during which they are meant to thrive

Can parties provide adequate health care services if entrusted with power

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‘Are people aware that as parties campaign for power they need to outline clearly how they will improve on the provision of health to the multitudes who so desperately ...

Empowerment of women, should form basis for incoming government

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Women have been promised the carrot for years, but it’s always been moved a step or two away from them

South Africa men five times more likely to commit suicide

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South Africa is facing a suicide crisis, and men have become the latest victims

SA soldiers murder-suicide, a symptom of a GBVF crisis

Thabo Makwakwa and Ntando Makhubu|Published

Soldier shoots and kills another solder believed to be his ‘lover’ while they were both deployed in the DRC

Activists call for SA’s biggest killer to be declared a public health emergency

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Despite being preventable and treatable, TB remains a significant public health threat, with more than 54 000 people dying annually, activists said.

With the Easter weekend near, Sun City’s World Within a World is the experience to have

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Accommodation, entertainment, and relaxation anchored by the gastronomical journey themed Love Every Food Moment

Obesity drugs can be avoided by managing diet and lifestyle

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Just like type 2 diabetes, which is rampant across South Africa and rendering people dependent on drugs, obesity can be managed through lifestyle changes and diet ...

Plastic View remains an eyesore in suburban Pretoria East

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Judge Phatudi said it would not be feasible to negotiate a relocation plan once the land had been sold

Unhealthy children are a ticking time bomb for obesity

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Babies, dietician Nomalizo Boya said, were weaned off the breast to be given milk containing nutrients they should not be on, and that started them on the journey ...

Women’s Day: The dark side

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Who cares that we suffer everyday, that we live in constant fear of either being hijacked, victimised, killed, us and our children raped, or just depending on men ...

Truckers deserve attention as theirs is an important job in moving the economy forward

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Hopefully this is not just another talk shop and drivers of trucks will be given both the respect and recognition they rightly deserve, People Upliftment NPO said. ...

SA 7th in kidnappings worldwide, with most victims being women and children

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One person was kidnapped for ransom, another during a car hijacking, others while criminals carried out a robbery, and others while they walked down the street

Court battles, fierce resistance as government forges ahead with universal health plan

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It will ensure that everyone is entitled to free healthcare when they need it. There will be no fees charged at the facility because the fund will cover the costs ...

Forging ahead with NHI ‘tantamount to national and economic suicide’

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The NHI has been decades in the making, during which time the government has slowly but surely ploughed forward with plans to implement it

The national budget continues to racially exclude sectors of society, farmer says

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Hemp farmer Ben Sassman has called for immediate action to rectify this injustice to ensure that funding opportunities were made accessible to all South Africans, ...

South African ID fraud tops continental list, study finds

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It is believed that identity theft is now costing the South African economy more than R1. 5 billion per annum