# Health Ombud Taole Mokoena has found no evidence directly linking a series of deaths involving healthcare professionals in KwaZulu-Natal public hospitals to workplace bullying or poor working conditions. Mokoena says the independent investigation examined six hospitals and uncovered serious systemic challenges, including staff shortages, frozen vacancies, excessive workloads, inadequate equipment, deteriorating infrastructure, weak employee […]
# Health Ombud Taole Mokoena says investigations found 25-year-old medical intern Alulutho Mazwi did not die while on duty at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal. Mazwi became critically ill at his hospital residence and was declared dead on arrival at the emergency department. Mokoena also dismissed social media claims that Mazwi was forced to […]
# Health Ombud Professor Taole Mokoena has called for urgent reforms to improve staff well-being and patient care in KwaZulu-Natal public hospitals. Providing recommendations following a report of health professionals in the province, Mokoena called for stronger employee wellness and mental health programmes, better staffing, tighter security, improved oversight and compliance with healthcare standards. He […]
# The Khayelitsha Development Forum has welcomed the Public Protector’s office finding that the City of Cape Town failed to provide adequate basic municipal services in parts of Khayelitsha and Langa Flats. Chairperson Mawande Jara told the SABC that residents struggles with poor sanitation, leaking water infrastructure and inadequate services. He says the findings expose […]
# Madlanga Commission chair Mbuyiseli Madlanga has approved an application for Witness M to testify behind closed doors for safety reasons. The businessman linked to a major drug seizure under investigation, says he has been followed and received threatening phone calls. His evidence is expected to expose alleged links between organised crime, drug syndicates, politically […]
# The United Nations Trade and Development agency says foreign direct investment into Africa reached about 1.1-trillion-rand in 2025, making it the continent’s third-highest inflow since 1990 despite a decline from 2024. Its World Investment Report 2026 says investors remain focused on energy, infrastructure, critical minerals and technology. While greenfield project values declined, project numbers […]
# Tensions between South Africa and Mozambique have spilled over to tourist areas, where some South African visitors in Mozambique were confronted and told to leave. The hostility follows anti-illegal immigration protests in South Africa that reportedly claimed the lives of Mozambican nationals. Mozambique has since repatriated more than 900 citizens from South Africa. Videos […]
# The Legal Practice Council has filed a new application in the High Court in Pretoria to have former Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane struck from the roll of advocates, saying she is dishonourable and unworthy of remaining in the legal profession. The application follows her impeachment for misconduct and incompetence in 2023. The council argues […]
# Former Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department officer Kersha-Leigh Stols has been remanded following her appearance at the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court over an alleged 14.9-million-rand gemstone theft. Stols, suspended EMPD officer Adrian MacKenzie and businessman Etienne van der Walt are accused of posing as law enforcement officials during a raid on a Killarney apartment. The matter […]
