When her catering and events business started to suffer during lockdown, enterprising businesswoman and student Thandazani Zulu decided to focus on products that promote healthy living and recently unveiled a new juice range named 'Nourish'.
The EFF has lauded the work done by the Hawks which saw Dr David Motau, CEO of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) and former Free State health head of department, appear in court on Monday alongside his fellow accused on charges of defrauding the department of R8.7 million.
Parents of learners in Free State schools have threatened to shutdown schools should they reduce social distancing rules which will allow more learners in a classroom at a time.
Even though farming is a tough job, a young, female small-scale farmer from KwaZulu-Natal is confident that her passion for agriculture will see she her achieve her dream of becoming a successful commercial farmer who can help others in her community.
Ambulances in the Eastern Cape have come to standstill with at least 300 out of 447 vehicles unable to take to the streets as the COVID-19 third wave sweeps across the province.
The Mpumalanga Health MEC, Sasekani Manzini, has been forced to take action as several healthcare facilities in the province face chronic medication shortages.
Several Free State churches have ignored President Cyril Ramaphosa’s call to safely resume religious gatherings where church services are allowed to only accommodate 50 worshippers indoors and a maximum of 100 outdoors. This forms part of the adjusted alert Level 3 lockdown restrictions which kicked in as from 26 July.
Parents in Botshabelo in the Free State have expressed their anger at the Department of Basic Education (DBE) for instructing all primary school learners to return to school at once as from this past Monday (2 August). They say this move will put the lives of children in danger as the country slowly moves past the peak of COVID-19 infections during the third wave.
South Africa received a second batch of Pfizer vaccines from the US on Tuesday which is set to boost the country’s COVID-19 vaccination rollout even further. An initial consignment of 2.8 million doses arrived at OR Tambo International Airport last Saturday as donated by the US government.
Children living with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are having a particularly tough time during the COVID-19 pandemic as lockdown restrictions have eroded routines and limited access to primary care settings.
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Two Non-Profit Organisations who have been collecting and donating infant formula to mothers who were left vulnerable by the violent unrest and looting sprees that took place in KwaZulu-Natal last month, have slammed the government's handling of the crisis with thousands of families needing food for their babies.
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s lifting of the alcohol sales ban recently has been blamed by the Botshabelo community for contributing to violence and car accidents in their area, while police have been accused of not enforcing the law.
With the celebration of World Breastfeeding Week in August, South African mothers are encouraged to donate their breastmilk to others, as it is a key intervention that can save the lives of at-risk low birth-weight infants.
President Cyril Ramaphosa is satisfied with the national vaccine rollout which has seen close to 7.3 million people vaccinated so far. Â It was also announced that over 31 million additional doses will be delivered within the next two to three months meaning COVID-19 vaccine shortages are a thing of the past.
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