Lee-Yandra Paulsen

The Department of Health, in partnership with the London School of Economics and the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), will host a public panel discussion on Monday at the University of Pretoria. The event aims to explore strategies to accelerate universal health coverage and strengthen health security, two of the most urgent priorities in global health today. Speaking ahead of the event, Department of Health spokesperson Foster Mohale emphasised the […]

VOC General Manager Abdul Aleem Gamza is taking on an extraordinary challenge a 770-kilometer run to raise support for Gaza, in partnership with local non-profit Empowering Eats. The initiative, now in its third year, aims to create awareness about the ongoing humanitarian crisis while raising funds for those in need. Speaking to VOC News alongside Riaaz Davids from Empowering Eats, Gamza explained the motivation behind the run. “This is to […]

The Police and Prisons Civil Rights Union (POPCRU) has called for tighter security measures and technological upgrades at correctional facilities following a violent stabbing incident at Pollsmoor Correctional Centre on Wednesday morning. The attack claimed the lives of two inmates and left two correctional officers injured. POPCRU provincial secretary, Mluleki Mbhele, urged the Department of Correctional Services (DCS) to consider modern technology to curb similar incidents in future. “For now, […]

Magistrates across South Africa are calling on President Cyril Ramaphosa to urgently review their salaries, a matter that has been delayed for nearly two decades. Demonstrating outside Parliament, magistrates voiced frustrations over what they describe as unfair pay disparities between themselves and high court judges, coupled with heavy workloads, staff shortages, and poor working conditions. They are demanding salary parity, equal benefits, and the establishment of a single, unified judiciary […]

WhatsApp chats submitted as evidence at the Madlanga Commission reveal ongoing exchanges of money between Richard Shibiri of the SAPS Organised Crime Unit and attempted murder accused Vusimuzi “Cat” Matlala. Witness B told commission investigators they were “shocked to discover the close relationship between the two,” which included voice messages spanning from December last year to May 2025. “We were, like, shocked to learn from one of the streams of […]