The Ekurhuleni Municipality is dodging accountability for the polluted Kaalspruit River, while the health and safety of children are at risk

4 September 2017

 In 2015 a concrete pedestrian bridge was built over the Kaalspruit.

WATER in the Kaalspruit could be dangerous to Tembisans as it contains unacceptable high levels of E.Coli.

According to Michael Waters MP, DA deputy chief whip in the National Assembly and Lethabong Constituency Head, the E.Coli levels are 345 times higher than the accepted levels due to sewage leaks.

The classrooms in question were built by the education department more than five years ago as a result of classroom shortages at the school

05 September 2017

THE DA has welcomed the investigation into asbestos classrooms at Chloorkop Primary School.

07 September 2017

Representative of the South African Human Rights Commission reportedly visited the Pelican Park branch of Shoprite last Monday.

The visit comes after seven workers were reportedly fired for accepting tips from customers (“Arrested Shoprite workers fired”, People’s Post, 29 August).

06 September 2017

 The results of this forensic audit will reveal what led to the collapse of equipment in terms of maintenance in Addington Hospital.
Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi on Wednesday informed MPs that his department would receive the results of a forensic audit into the reasons two radiotherapy machines at Addington Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal broke down and were never fixed, leading to hundreds, if not thousands, of deaths of cancer patients.

07 September 2017

In a big victory for transgender rights‚ the Western Cape High Court has ruled that individuals have the right to amend their gender even if they were married as heterosexuals.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi blames weak human resource management and unwieldy and irrational procurement policies

07 September 2017

The Department of Health is stepping in to buy medical equipment for the KwaZulu-Natal health department, after its investigation into the state of the province’s cancer services uncovered deep-seated problems with its procurement processes.

06 September 2017

Durban - A parliamentary committee says the high vacancy rate at the troubled Addington Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal has negatively impacted healthcare in the province.

06 September 2017

Cape Town - The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) said on Wednesday that it was deeply concerned by reports that schools were shut down in Vuwani, Limpopo, after a resurgence of violent protests.

08 September 2017

The KwaZulu-Natal Health Department said it has made some progress in addressing the oncology crisis in the province, replacing machinery and filling staff posts.

07 September 2017

On Wednesday, Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi appeared before the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Health to respond to the South African Human Rights Commission's damning investigation into the treatment of cancer patients in KwaZulu-Natal (KZN).