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WATCH LIVE | ANC briefing on outcomes of NEC meeting

Tuesday at 08:58 AM, via SowetanLIVE

ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula is briefing the media on the outcomes of the party’s NEC meeting which took place at the weekend, with the budget being top of the agenda.SowetanLIVE 

Municipalities underspend on conditional grants, says Treasury

Tuesday at 05:20 AM, via SowetanLIVE

National Treasury has reported that municipalities underspent their conditional grants in the second quarter of the 2024/25 financial year. As of December 31, municipalities were allocated R44.1bn for direct conditional grants.

The Quick Interview | Department to act on violence against health staff

Tuesday at 04:00 AM, via SowetanLIVE

The recent attack at a North West clinic where staff, including doctors, nurses and security personnel, were assaulted, has raised concerns within the department of health about the rising incidents of violence in healthcare facilities.The attack at Bapong Health Centre in Madibeng reportedly occurred after a group demanded immediate attention for a stabbed patient and reacted violently when...

More babies die at birth, with male infants being at more risk in first week of life

31 March at 16:00 PM, via SowetanLIVE

At least 15,908 babies died at birth in 2020 compared to 7,039 who died in 1997. This is according to a Stats SA report released on Monday, which also noted that there had been an increase in neonatal deaths — babies who do not survive their first week of life — rising to 8,212 in 2020. The report said the highest number of perinatal deaths were recorded in 2009, with 25,422...

Gwarube vows to rid schools of sexual predators after latest rapes of pupils

31 March at 15:32 PM, via SowetanLIVE

The minister of basic education Siviwe Gwarube says more needs to be done to rid schools of sexual predators to ensure the safety of pupils.This comes as police in the Eastern Cape are investigating the principal of Bergview College, in Matatiele, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl.In Limpopo, police are seeking assistance to apprehend a 58-year-old teacher accused of raping a...

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