# Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi has expressed concern over the death of intern Alulutho Mazwi at Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital in Umlazi KwaZulu-Natal. While no official report has been received, the minister wants the Health Ombud to investigate it urgently, citing his extensive medical background. Motsoaledi offered condolences to Mazwi’s family, hoping the probe will […]
# Rugby: The Pumas scored a dramatic 31-29 win over the Boland Kavaliers at Mbombela Stadium over the weekend, to secure a home final for the 2025 SA Cup next weekend. The Pumas were reduced to 12 men following three yellow cards, but they managed the win flyhalf Danrich Visagie scoring a late penalty. They […]
# Controversial Nigerian televangelist Timothy Omotoso is voluntarily leaving South Africa today, from OR Tambo International Airport. This follows his release from custody pending an appeal against his classification as a prohibited person by Home Affairs. Omotoso and two co-accused were recently acquitted of 32 charges, including human trafficking and rape, after an eight-year trial. […]
# Supporters of the Palestine Solidarity Campaign will gather at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town today for a Nakba Day rally. Marking 77-years since the 1948 displacement of over 700-thousand Palestinians, the event forms part of a global solidarity movement. Campaign coordinator Usuf Chikte says the rally will demand a permanent ceasefire […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa het advokaat Duma Nokwe geloof as ’n ware rewolusionêre figuur. Tydens Nokwe se herbegrafnis in Johannesburg, het Ramaphosa in sy huldeblyk Nokwe se onwrikbare beginsels en moed geprys. Nokwe, die eerste swart advokaat wat tot die Johannesburgse Balie toegelaat is, het van 1958 tot 1969 as sekretaris-generaal van die ANC gedien. […]
# Operasie Glimlag, in vennootskap met die Nelson Mandela Kinderhospitaal en ondersteun deur Life Healthcare, is besig met ‘n chirurgiese program oor naweke om operasies vir gesplete lippe en verhemeltes op 40 kinders uit te voer. Die uitvoerende hoof van Life Healthcare, Peter Wharton-Hood, het aan Newzroom Afrika gesê die program is ‘n voorbeeld van […]
# Operation Smile, in partnership with Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital and supported by Life Healthcare, is conducting a weekend surgical programme to perform cleft lip and palate surgeries on 40 children. Healthcare CEO Peter Wharton-Hood told Newzroom Afrika that the programme is an example of public-private partnership. He says that the initiative, part of National […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has hailed Advocate Duma Nokwe as a true revolutionary. Delivering a eulogy at Nokwe’s reburial ceremony in Johannesburg, Ramaphosa praised his unwavering principles and courage. Nokwe, the first black advocate admitted to the Johannesburg Bar, served as ANC Secretary-General from 1958 to 1969. He died in exile in Zambia in 1978. […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has posthumously awarded Advocate Duma Nokwe the honorary title of Senior Counsel. The announcement came during his reburial at West Park Cemetery in Johannesburg, alongside his wife, Vuyiswa. Nokwe died in exile in 1978 and played a pivotal role in the anti-apartheid struggle. Nokwe was South Africa’s first black advocate and […]
