Virological analysis: no link between Ebola outbreaks in west Africa and Democratic Republic of Congo Results from virus sequencing of samples from the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were received last night. The virus is the Zaire strain, in a lineage…
Concourt’s Barnard ruling massive blow for non-racialism – CDP “The Constitutional Court’s ruling in favour of the police’s racial discriminatory practices in the Renate Barnard case is lamentable. “The Christian Democratic Party (CDP) remains convinced that racism or the effects thereof cannot be addressed by…
FREE STATE: Bloemfontein Magistrate's Court has yesterday sentenced four boys to 10 years imprisonment each wholly suspended for five years after they were found guilty of raping another boy. Magistrate Jan Greyvenstein sentenced the boys aged between 13 and 15 years for raping a 10-year-old…
Pretoria - The South African Police Service (SAPS) has warned the public about misleading advertisements regarding the recruitment of new constables. The adverts are apparently being circulated through the social media application WhatsApp and on the www.salearnership.com website. SAPS spokesperson Lieutenant General Solomon Makgale said…
ISLAM’S ATTACK ON WOOLWORTHS; WHAT NEXT? – CDP “The CDP has long been aware of the Islamic attack on Western values, such as democracy and human rights,” says Rev Theunis Botha, leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDP). “We are, however, also aware that they…
IFP: CALLS FOR AUDIT ON FARMS OWNED BY EMERGING FARMERS The IFP calls on the KwaZulu-Natal MEC of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cyril Xaba, to urgently conduct an audit to determine how many farms are owned by emerging farmers and are in dire need of…
Pretoria - The Department of International Relations and Cooperation (Dirco) has warned the military in Lesotho that South Africa, the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU) will not tolerate the unconstitutional take-over of the neighbouring mountain kingdom. On Saturday, the Lesotho…
Senegal became the fifth West African country affected by what the World Health Organisation calls the Ebola world war. The Senegalese Minister of Health and Social Action, Awa Marie Coll Seck said: 'The results of tests conducted by the Pasteur Institute of Dakar proved positive…
Pretoria – The prices of petrol, diesel, illuminating paraffin and Liquefied Petroleum Gas will decrease next Wednesday, providing much-needed relief for motorists. According to the Department of Energy, both grades of petrol will decrease by 67 cents/litre, diesel will decrease by 25.38 cents/litre, the Single…
Johannesburg – The new Natalspruit Hospital, which recently opened its doors, is set to be the future of Gauteng health. The hospital, which cost R1.7 billion to construct in a period of eight years, is furnished with 821 beds and spans an area of over…