Pretoria - All eyes will be on the North Gauteng High Court this morning as Judge Thokozile Masipa delivers the much-anticipated judgement in the Oscar Pistorius murder trial. After 41 days of court proceedings, which saw 37 witnesses and lengthy closing arguments from both the…
Ebola virus disease - Democratic Republic of Congo Epidemiological situation Between 2 and 9 September 2014, there have been 31 more cases of Ebola virus disease (EVD) reported in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), increasing the cumulative number of cases to 62 (14…
NASHUA (PTY) Ltd will take over the principal sponsorship and add R4 million per year to the coffers of the Cape Cobras, the team that has won seven of the last twelve competitions in the country and is generally known as the domestic trend-setter. The…
Pretoria - The Hawks, in conjunction with the banking industry, have arrested three suspects for motor vehicle application fraud amounting to R50 million. The suspects, 33-year-old Adele Coetzee, her husband, 37-year-old Marius Coetzee, and his mother, 60-year-old Kitty Coetzee, were arrested in Brits in the…
New York – The United Nations is expected to have a high-level meeting to discuss efforts to scale-up its response to the Ebola Virus Disease. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will convene leaders gathering in New York for the upcoming high-level segment of this…
Johannesburg - Gauteng police will increase visibility in and around some of the malls that have been identified as high risk, says Provincial Police Commissioner Lesetja Mothiba. Mothiba said five suspects were arrested in Brixton and Doornfontein during a crime intelligence raid, following the recent…
Pretoria - The United States (US) Department of State Bureau of Consular Affairs has announced changes to fees in some of their consular services. The fees for most categories of immigrant visas will change, while fees for non-immigrant visas largely remain the same. The Bureau…
Pretoria – According to Statistics South Africa (Stats SA), 7.5% of South Africans have a disability. Briefing reporters on the Profile of Persons with Disabilities in SA Report, on Tuesday, Statistician General Pali Lehohla said 29 million people out of 51.8 million people live with…
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY: TUESDAY, 08 SEPTEMBER 2014 MS LL VAN DER MERWE MP: Honourable Speaker, I wish to thank the my Party for placing this motion on the order paper. This is indeed a matter that goes to the very heart of our democracy. It is…
In Cameroon, 2 new wild poliovirus type 1 (WPV1) cases were reported from the East Region, with onset of paralysis on 26 June 2014 and 9 July 2014. Genetic sequencing of these latest isolated viruses confirms continued wild poliovirus circulation, gaps in surveillance resulting in…