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Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality is scrambling to legalise residential based enterprises.

Private hospital group Netcare hiked its revenue, profit and dividends despite an increase of only 0.3% in paid patient days

The murder rate in SA has decreased by 5.8% for the second quarter of the financial year, Police Minister Senzo Mchunu announced on Monday.

Armed with a pink rescue buoy, a good Samaritan sprang into action at Milnerton Beach to save a 23-year-old man who became caught in rip currents.

Fourteen illegal miners have resurfaced from an abandoned gold mine shaft in the North West since Sunday night, according to police.

When she walked out of her abusive marriage over a decade ago, a single mother knew she would survive at all costs. But the price she paid was a high one.

Monday marks the start of the international campaign, 16 Days of Activism, an initiative opposing violence against women and children.

The arrest of a Ugandan opposition figure in Kenya was carried out with Nairobi’s knowledge, a Ugandan government spokesperson told AFP Friday.

EFF leader Julius Malema likened the recent “desertion” from his party to “assassination attempts”, in a speech in which he railed against “ideological infiltration” and betrayal.

Within minutes of reading the provisions in the contentious National Health Insurance Act for a payroll tax and a surcharge on personal income tax to fund the NHI, Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi denied that taxes would be raised to fund the universal health coverage scheme.

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is expected to endorse a candidate for CEO on Monday to lead the entity which has attracted R4 billion in investments.

[Capital FM] Nairobi — Uptake Education, in collaboration with iHub and the Mastercard Foundation Ed Tech Fellowship, has launched a revolutionary digital content platform aimed at empowering learners with disabilities.

Stricter rules and punishments over campus protests seem to be working. Universities have seen just under 950 protest events this semester, compared to 3,000 in the spring.

Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?

Many nations hope to reduce the half a billion tons of plastic made each year. But pushback from plastic and oil producers, and Donald Trump’s election, could scuttle an agreement.

The picks to oversee public health have all pushed back against Covid policies or supported ideas that are outside the medical mainstream.

Medical care can be wearying and time-consuming, especially for seniors. Researchers are beginning to quantify the burdens.

For South Africa to maintain its solar momentum beyond load shedding, we need to reach the economic tipping point seen in other countries where the solar market evolved sustainably, says Jon Kornik.

South Africa has recognised aquaculture as a priority for national and regional development. Deputy Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Narend Singh, explains why.

Twenty-five countries at the COP29 climate summit Wednesday pledged not to build any new unabated coal-power plants, in a push to accelerate the phaseout of the highly polluting fossil fuel.

Antiretrovirals like dolutegravir help keep people healthy. But their use adds to global warming, which drives climate change. Switching to newer forms of medicines can help to lower carbon emissions. But we don’t have enough to make this a reality.