Dire shortage of health inspectors in Tshwane and Ekurhuleni

‘In spaza shops, you often find rats, flies or other vectors that can spread disease,’ says Tshwane health director Jerry Motsamai

PIC flexes muscle in SA equity market

Africa’s largest fund manager has increased its stake in rival Ninety One from 10% to 15%

Provinces to rejig community service posts to accommodate doctors

Medical professionals unable to fulfil statutory requirement that allows them to register and practise independently

AfCFTA backs sustainable pharmaceutical manufacturing in Africa

Initiative seeks to facilitate intra-African trade of pharmaceutical products

Ronald Lamola upbeat about future SA-US relations

This follows years of strained ties with the US, which is one of SA's biggest trading partners

Bridging climate finance gap ‘is COP29 priority’

Azerbaijan’s Mukhtar Babayev emphasises support for developing nations ahead of climate conference

Rise Mzansi calls out high cost of politicians’ VIP protection

MP Makashule Gana says the safety of politicians has been prioritised at the expense of ‘normal South Africans’

Pepfar head pushes US Congress to revert to five-year authorisation

Failure to approve another five-year spending plan for  Aids relief programme has created uncertainty

Justice minister pays tribute to founding SIU head Willem Heath

Thembi Simelane said he ‘embodied the highest principles of justice and integrity’

Public protector tells MPs Mkhwebane’s husband threatened CEO over gratuity

Kholeka Gcaleka accuses David Skosana of calling CEO Thandi Sibanyoni and threatening her if she didn’t pay his wife’s gratuity

European donors woo SA’s sceptical coal belt on green energy

Communities fear switching to renewable energy from fossil fuels will not leave them destitute

Parks Tau says he will not bow to pressure about lottery body claims

‘We have taken a decision that we should not necessarily respond to the public discourse,’ Tau says

Food poisoning an SA epidemic, community service doctor says

Poisoning is a leading cause of toxin-induced deaths in SA, and is mostly accidental in small children but often intentional among teenagers

Cyril Ramaphosa welcomes visa reforms as boost for economy

The president says these remove bureaucratic hurdles and are designed to make it easier for SA firms and multinationals to hire skilled workers

Minimum corporate tax proposal widely criticised and called unfair

Saica says retroactive proposal runs counter to legal principle in SA, while NGOs argue the profit threshold is too high

Cybercrime claims are on rise, Allianz warns

SA ranks 14th among biggest claims related to data breaches and cybercrime, speciality insurer says

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