Gauteng police uncover sizeable drug lab in the Westonaria
Police have uncovered a drug lab in the Westerneria, this afternoon. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Lopang Alamu
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President Cyril Ramaphosa demands that Gauteng government clean up the province ahead of the G20 summit
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called on the Gauteng Provincial Government to clean up the province and Johannesburg and make them presentable ahead of the G20 summit. The president has undertaken similar visits to Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal and Limpopo. Ramphosa says the G20 summit affords the country to make a mark in history. Meanwhile, the latest Quality of Life survey in Gauteng has found that it is becoming harder for residents of the country's bread-basket province to get survive. The survey's 33 indicators indicate that more than half of those interviewed believe government officials do not put people first.
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Universal Healthcare Access Coalition slams draft regulations on new tariff determination framework for private healthcare
The Universal Healthcare Access Coalition (UHAC) has slammed the draft regulations that Trade, Industry and Competition Minister Parks Tau has published. The draft regulations have set out a new tariff determination framework for private healthcare in the country. The UHAC says the use of an exemption provision to the Competition Act to manage health policy is questionable and open to legal challenges. The health organisation (UHAC) says The government's proposal to implement only minor selected recommendations of the five-year-old Health Market Inquiry (HMI) in order to address high costs of private healthcare will "do nothing" to advance urgently needed reform of both public and private healthcare. Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi recently complained about how private hospitals operate like airlines or hotels charging patients depending what targets the hospitals have to reach. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Universal Healthcare Access Coalition Steering Committee Member, Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa
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Tshwane Deputy Mayor says some residents have been paying through illegal electricity connections
The City of Tshwane says it is giving residents with illegal electricity connections until 31 March 2025, to come forward and declare their status or face penalties. The city says the innitiative has been taken in a bid to address the growing issue of illegal electricity connections, while encouraging residents who are unlawfully connected to the grid or have tampered with their meters, to come forward and regularise their connections without facing penalties. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Deputy Mayor of Tshwane and MMC for Finance, Eugene Modise
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Eastern Cape man pleads not guilty after being linked to 2009 Andisiwe 'Andy' Kawa rape kit
The rape case of gender-based violence activist Andisiwe 'Andy' Kawa is proceedings at the Gqeberha High Court, where the accused, Moses Ngqesha, has pleaded not guilty to all 11 charges of kidnapping, robbery, theft and multiple counts of rape. Kawa's rape incident made headlines, after she was abducted and gang raped for 15 hours while taking a walk at Kings Beach in 2009. The now 60 year old Ngqesha, is being tried after his DNA for an unrelated alleged crime in 2020, matched that of Andy's rape kit. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Kim Daniels
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