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DENOSA Gauteng Raises Concerns Over Tembisa Hospital Challenges

The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa in Gauteng has sounded the alarm over various challenges facing Tembisa Hospital. This includes operating with less than half its required staff, worsening working conditions, and no permanent CEO for over two years. DENOSA’s Bongani Banda says the crisis reflects broader provincial healthcare challenges. He demands urgent recruitment, improved working conditions, and absorption of community service nurses and doctors:

14 February, 2025

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S.A’s Ramaphosa Heads to AU Summit in Addis Ababa

S.A's President Cyril Ramaphosa will be travelling to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia this weekend, for the 38th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union. The AU’s designated theme for this year is, Justice for Africans and People of African Descent through Reparations. Ramaphosa says the meeting of the assembly is taking place at a critical time as African countries are facing serious […]

14 February, 2025

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Ramaphosa Honors Fallen S.A Soldiers as Peacekeepers

President Cyril Ramaphosa says the 14 South African National Defence Force soldiers, who lost their lives in combat in the Democratic Republic of Congo, died in pursuit of peace and in the cause of silencing the guns in Africa. He officiated the handover of the mortal remains of the soldiers to their families at the Air Force Military Base in Pretoria on Thursday evening. Ramaphosa says South Africa remains firmly […]

14 February, 2025

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US Judge Blocks Trump’s Freeze on HIV Aid To S.A

A U.S. federal judge has halted President Donald Trump’s attempt to freeze funding for the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief , allowing CDC-funded HIV programs in South Africa to continue. Trump has appealed the ruling, with a decision expected later today. However, the long-term future of PEPFAR remains uncertain, as Congress must reauthorize the program by next month. The Trump administration has indicated plans to phase out funding, sparking […]

14 February, 2025

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S.A’s Ramaphosa Leads Repatriation of Fallen SANDF Soldiers

Last night, S.A President Cyril Ramaphosa officiated the transfer ceremony for the remains of 14 South African National Defence Force soldiers who lost their lives in the Democratic Republic of Congo while on a peacekeeping mission. The ceremony took place at Air Force Base Swartkops in Pretoria, where Ramaphosa, alongside Defence minister Angie Motshekga and SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya, honoured the fallen troops.

14 February, 2025

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SA’s 2025 G20 Host Role a Key Business Opportunity According To Standard Bank

Standard Bank says South Africa’s role as host of the 2025 G20 Summit and its associated B20 Summit, presents a significant business opportunity. South Africa assumed the G20 Presidency in December 2024, becoming the first African country to hold the presidency of the world’s premier economic cooperation grouping. Standard Bank’s, Oscar Siziba, says the B20 Summit, the official business engagement forum of the G20, will provide a platform for private […]

13 February, 2025

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ActionSA Slams Johannesburg Metro for Neglecting Vital Assets

ActionSA in Johannesburg says while critical service delivery departments in the metro struggle with inadequate office equipment, vital assets at the metro centre in Braamfontein are left to deteriorate, stolen or vandalised. Following the decanting of the metro centre for safety reasons last year, all departments abandoned their office equipment, including furniture, copiers, and IT assets. ActionSA’s, Sarah Wissler, says this is a disgraceful failure of governance and resource management: […]

13 February, 2025

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S.A’s ACDP leader Kenneth Meshoe says unemployment remains too high

S.A's ACDP leader Kenneth Meshoe says unemployment remains too high, with many qualified doctors struggling to find work. He warns losing the African Growth and Opportunity Act could have serious economic consequences for South Africa. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s state of the nation address was under scrutiny for a second day yesterday. Debating the address, Meshoe said the ACDP supports sending a delegation to the United States to engage with the […]

13 February, 2025

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In South Africa, EFF Tells Ramaphosa To Focus on Phala Phala, Not Empty Promises

South Africa's EFF has called on president Cyril Ramaphosa to focus on his Phala Phala farm in Limpopo instead of making empty promises. Debating the state of the nation address, the party’s Omphile Maotwe argued urgent steps such as expropriating land without compensation and nationalising the South African Reserve Bank are needed:

13 February, 2025