# Kopanang Africa Against Xenophobia says it is deeply concerned about groups like Operation Dudula who are unlawfully blocking foreign nationals from accessing public healthcare in the country. The organisation’s Dorothy Mabelebele says South African law prohibits discrimination in healthcare provision based on nationality. She says all people have the right to public healthcare:
# Stellenbosch University researchers are playing a leading role in a global trial investigating the use of artificial intelligence to improve tuberculosis diagnosis. The project, titled ‘Computer assisted diagnosis with lung ultrasound for community based pulmonary tuberculosis triage in Benin, Mali and South Africa’, involves a consortium of 10 health and research institutions across Africa […]
# The Western Cape government is urging motorists to remain vigilant as several roads across the province have been affected by flooding. This follows a severe cold front that made landfall on Wednesday, bringing with it heavy rainfall, and forecasts indicate that wet conditions will persist into the weekend and next week. Mobility MEC Isaac […]
# Four University of Cape Town alumni have responded to the alarming literacy levels in the country by creating a repository of children’s books titled TAQA in video-book format. This integrates the written, illustrated, and audio components of a book to create engaging children’s stories. According to the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study, more […]
# A recent PhD graduate from the University of Pretoria’s Faculty of Humanities is hoping to use her research skills to help large numbers of South Africans gain access to over-the-counter hearing aids when they need them. Unlike in the US, where OTC hearing aids are approved and regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, […]
# Rhodes University says it is deepening its long-standing relationship with the National Arts Festival this year, with a powerful offering that fuses research and performance. At the heart of the programme is A Childhood in Chalk, created by the university’s Drama and Education Departments, which draws from the school boycotts in Fingo Village. Storytelling takes […]
# A total of 21 minibus taxis were impounded for operating without valid permits during Operation Shanela in Pretoria-North and Akasia on Thursday. Fines amounting to 126-thousand-rand were also issued. Police spokesperson, Johan van Dyk, says a total of 21 liquor outlets were inspected in both areas and six were shut down for non-compliance with […]
# The DA in the Western Cape is urging residents to remain vigilant and assist authorities in protecting local schools from vandalism and theft during the holidays. Schools are closing today for the June/July break. The DA’s Leon van Wyk says during the March school holidays, 26 incidents of burglary and vandalism were reported at […]
# The City of Tshwane has welcomed the judgment by the High Court in Pretoria on the 2019 Rooiwal Waste Water Treatment Plant tender. The court declared invalid a decision the metro made to award a tender for the upgrade of the plant to the consortium Blackhead Consulting, NJR Projects and CMS Water Engineering. The […]
