# ActionSA says the Constitutional Court’s declaration of key provisions of the National Health Act unconstitutional marks a significant victory against state overreach. The invalidated Sections 36 to 40 of the Act provided for the controversial “Certificate of Need”. This is a mechanism through which the state would effectively control where doctors, dentists, nurses, and […]
# The MK Party has removed national spokesperson and member of Parliament, Nhlamulo Ndhlela, with immediate effect. He has been replaced by Sifiso Mahlangu, who recently vacated his position as the editor of The Star newspaper. At the weekend, Ndhlela read out a statement suggesting the newly formed MK Institute would assume full control over […]
# Cricket: Sunrisers Hyderabad booked their place in the Indian Premier League play-offs with a five-wicket victory over the Chennai Super Kings. Pat Cummins took three wickets as CSK were restricted to 180 for seven, with Dewald Brevis top-scoring with 44 off 27 balls. In reply, Ishan Kishan scored 70, and Heinrich Klaasen 45, as […]
# San Diego Police are investigating a deadly shooting at the Islamic Centre of San Diego in California as a hate crime. Three people, including a security guard, were killed in the shooting. Two teenage suspects were found dead in a car nearby with self-inflicted gunshot wounds. The ICSD is the largest mosque in San […]
# South African Faizel Moosa is one of about 100 activists who have reportedly been detained by Israeli forces. This comes after Israeli forces intercepted a flotilla of more than 50 boats carrying aid for Gaza in international waters west of Cyprus on Monday. Moosa was aboard the Global Sumud Flotilla. Israeli prime minister Benjamin […]
# The Gauteng Gambling Board CEO, Karabo Mbele, has been dismissed with immediate effect, for governance failures and gross misconduct. This follows a forensic investigation report into the entity’s operations. Gauteng Economic Development MEC, Vuyiswa Ramakgopa, has also placed the gambling board’s chief financial officer, Oscar Maripane, on suspension, following revelations of procurement irregularities and […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says there remains a disconnect between improved investor sentiment and greater investment. South Africa’s Gross Fixed Capital Formation has seen a steady decline since 2008. In his weekly newsletter, the president says this is due to the global financial crisis and the period of state capture, which progressively undermined private investment […]
# The Africa Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says more than 100 suspected deaths have now been linked to the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 390 suspected cases have been reported. There are also two confirmed cases and one death in Uganda. At least six Americans have been exposed to Ebola […]
# The South African Canegrowers’ Association has expressed concern at the high levels of imported sugar entering the local market from countries such as Brazil, India, and Thailand. The association says for every ton imported, the sugar industry loses more than seven-thousand-500-rand. In March, 16-thousand ton of imported sugar entered South Africa, double that of […]
