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The Cancer Association of South Africa ,CANSA, has expressed frustration over the continued shortage of life-saving drugs at public hospitals. The association says it keeps receiving complaints from patients who have not been receiving their chronic medicines, despite repeatedly raising the matter with hospital managers and health officials. This week, a Gauteng breast cancer patient described to...

As the date for the start of the final matric exams nears, principals of various high schools in Eldorado Park in Johannesburg, have organised a motivational session for learners in the area to encourage the to do their best. Pastor Ashley Sauls says they have to support their children because they are future hope for their communities.

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says government is willing to work with communities in order to fight drugs and other crimes. He was speaking outside the provincial legislature this afternoon after receiving memoranda from members of the coloured communities from areas including Ennerdale, Daveyton and Riverlea as part of Blood Friday. This in rememberence of those who have died due to crimes that i...

Tributes honouring the late SAFM presenter Rowena Baird are pouring in at the SABC. Rowena passed away peacefully at her home last week surrounded by her loved ones. She was diagnosed with colon cancer in 2014 and courageously spent the rest of her life fighting it. A memorial service was held at the SABC studios today. She is greatly remembered by her colleagues and friends at the SABC

A 51-year-old cancer patient has described to SABC News how her life was compromised resulting in her collapsing at her home after the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital in Johannesburg failed to provide her with Chemotherapy medication. The woman who is from Kagiso, west of Johannesburg has breast cancer. She says she and a number of other cancer patients were made to wait the entire day at the h...

The police ministry says it will not be releasing too much information about the role of two police officers stationed at the Sophiatown police station west of Johannesburg, who have been arrested in connection with the murder of 21 year old Bradley Sauls who was gunned down in Westbury in July. The officers are facing charges of murder and defeating the ends of justice. This brings to seven the n...

The EFF remains mum about the involvement of its deputy president's brother in the looting of VBS mutual bank. The Reserve Bank has released a report written by advocate Terry Motau in which he details how Floyd Shivambu's sibling Brianand received R16 million from the bank hose doors are now closed. It is unclear why he received the money. The total amount looted amounts to R1.8 billion. Details...

The Home Affairs Portfolio Committe is to meet during Parliament's recess time in December, to accommodate a key witness, Ashu Chawla, in the inquiry who's currently in India. This has emerged during the committee's hearing into the naturalisation of the Gupta family, which resumed today. Chawla is the former COO of Sahara Computers, a Gupta-owned company which has now closed. The committee has le...

The Constitutional Court says there should not be a blanket approach when dealing with the issue of the Immigration Directive 21 of 2015. This relates to a case of four asylum seekers who sought to apply for temporary residence after their applications were rejected by the Department of Home Affairs. The applicants wanted the Immigration Directive of 2015 to be declared invalid and unlawful. The m...

Financial services provider Net1 Mobile Solutions says t is not violating a Constitutional Court ruling that cancelled its subsidiary, CPS's social grant payment contract with SASSA. Net1 has been visiting several villages across the country with mobile ATMs and disbursing social grants to SASSA beneficiaries. The Concourt earlier ruled that SASSA's contract with CPS was invalid and that it should...

The United National Transport Union (UNTU) says it is shocked that the Railway Safety Regulator's decision to revoke the safety permit of the Passenger Rail Agency PRASA is being challenged in court. The matter was brought by PRASA and will be heared in the high court in Pretoria on Thursday. The court had to provide temporary relief to PRASA after the regulator refused to issue a safety permit la...

Employees of the South African Social Security Agency SASSA that are affiliated to trade union NEHAWU will be taking to the streets on Wednesday. They say problems with the biometric system are presenting challenges for them especially in rural areas. The union's General-Secretary, Zola Saphetha addressed the media in Braamfontein, Johannesburg this morning.

Circumstances around the plane crash that killed two people in Midrand Johannesburg are still unclear. Police have opened an inquest docketafter a plane crashed into the backyard of a residence killing the pilot and a gardner who was working at the time. Aviation authorities are on the scene. Our reporter Jamaine Krige is there.

Political analyst Dr. Sithembele Mbete says she believes that president Cyril Ramaphosa should fire Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. The minister has reporteedly requested the president to relieve him of his duties following public pressure over his testimony at the commission of inquiry into state capture at which he admitted to several meetings with the Gupta family. Some political parties have r...

Former Gauteng Hawks Head, Shadrack Sibiya has once again denied that he had any knowledge about the rendition of Zimbabwean nationals in 2010. Sibiya was speaking after charges against him and former Head of the Hawks, Anwar Dramat,were withdrwan by the state. Sibiya's advocate, George Baloyi, says the charges were provisionally withdrawn based on the representations they have made to the state....

The South African Council for Educators (SACE) has called on teachers to continue to develop their skills even after receiving their qualification. This comes as educators celebrate World Teachers' Day today under the theme "The right to education means the right to a qualified teacher". A report by the Centre for Development and Enterprises revealed last year that the Department of Basic Educatio...

The community of Ennerdale, south of Johannesburg says it will continue to protest until the government listens. There is a strong police presence in the area where residents are protesting against crime, drug dealings and gangsterism which are plaquing the community. Police are, once again, been accused of aiding criminals. Residents say they have been reporting these concerns to authorities but...

Former SAfm presenter on Morning Talk, Rowena Baird, has passed away. Her sister, Michelle Baird, has confirmed that she died this morning after a long battle with colon cancer. Rowena started her broadcasting in the 1980s at Radio Bop in Mahikeng in the former Bophuthatswana, now North West. She spent time at a variety of radio stations over the years. They include Radio 2000, Channel Africa and...

Social Security Angency SASSA says its legal team is investigating whether Cash Paymaster Services, CPS, is violating the Constitutional Court ruling barring it from distributing social grants. This after community members in Limpopo and the Free State's rural villages reported that they still receive their money from the company. CPS, through its subsidiary Net1 Mobile, has been visiting villages...

Robots replacing human workers in the manufacturing was at the top of the agenda at the Manufacturing Indaba in Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape. The annual Indaba seeks to find solutions to the challenges faced by the sector. Speakers at the Indaba believe the use of robots is the future. The Indaba comes at the time the manufacturing sector continues to shrink. In the first quarter results rel...

The Economic Freedom Fighters has accussed the energy minister Jeff Radebe of attempting to conceal planned looting by the Independent Power Producers. It says that it has submitted questions to the minister, but minister Radebe has failed to answer most of them. The EFF says it will write to the speaker of Parliament and the Presidency to demand immediate full disclosure of all companies that wer...

The Unemployed People Movement says it is unfortunate that government has decided to bar them from taking part in the Jobs Summit which aims to discuss challenges around lack of jobs and the economy. The organisation says government is refusing to listen to the people who are directly affected by joblessness but chooses instead to engage with business and labour. President Cyril Ramaphosa is expec...

The community of Westbury in Johannesburg has welcome the deployment of the Tactical Response Team by Police Minister, Bheki Cele this morning. Cele says his members have identified at least 20 top priority criminals in that community. He addressed residents at the launch and reinforcement of the TRT which will help fight the scourge of drugs and gang-related violence. Cele also urged the communit...

Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene says he refused to sign the guarantee for the Nuclear build Programme because it would have had lasting financial implications for the country for decades. Nene is giving testimony at the state capture commission of inquiry in Parktwon Johannesburg. He says it didn't seem wise to approve such a commitment in the absence of a proposed financial model and feasibility s...

The government of Lesotho is adamant that it wants to protect the country's economy by introducing legislation that forces the producers of wool and mohair to sell to one broker who happens to be Chinese. The producers have been selling their wool and mohair to brokers in South Africa including BKB at the Port Elizabeth Wool Exhange in the Eastern Cape. But now there are government legislated regu...