A 51-year-old man from Bo-Kaap has passed away due to the coronavirus. Mogammat Cassiem Harris, a dialysis patient, started showing symptoms of the virus on Saturday. His family believe he may have contracted the virus at the hospital, where he went for dialysis treatment last Thursday. They said the only time he left home was to go for his treatment. The deceased man's brother in law says they are devastated […]
By Loushe Jordaan Gilbert Giving birth is a scary thing to do especially for those who are first-time moms, but the scariest thing is having to go through that experience without the support from family and friends. Thousands of mothers have given birth at various hospitals during the COVID19 pandemic. Mothers who gave birth at Groote Schuur Hospital during the lockdown are feeling lonely and anxious as they are not […]
South Africa appears to be woefully underprepared for a serious escalation in Covid-19 cases, with roughly 3 000 out of about 7 000 critical care beds available between the public and private healthcare sectors, according to best estimates. On Thursday, News24 reported approximate projections used by the government indicated 80% of Covid-19 infections would be mild, while 15 to 20% might require hospital admissions. About 5% would require critical care. […]
Public health workers in Hong Kong have escalated a strike to demand the total closure of the border with mainland China as the semi-autonomous Chinese territory reported the first death from the novel coronavirus . The hospital workers' union said more than 7,000 hospital employees have walked off the job as the week-long strike entered its second day on Tuesday. With 17 confirmed cases in Hong Kong, the first death […]
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been admitted to hospital in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, a Palestinian official said, providing no further details on his condition. It was the third time Abbas, 82, had been admitted in a week. He underwent minor ear surgery on Tuesday and was released a few hours later and admitted to hospital briefly again on Friday, the official Palestinian news agency WAFA said. Abbas […]
One adult male has sustained fatal burns after a fire broke out in Ward G17 of Groote Schuur Hospital. The City’s Fire and Rescue Service’s Theo Layne says they responded to the blaze at 22h30 on Sunday Evening. Layne says that one bed and a bedside table was damaged in the blaze. "No other injuries were reported. The ward was evacuated prior to the arrival of the Fire and Rescue […]
By Najma Bibi Noor Mahomed Another violent shooting has angered Elsies river community – this time a two-year-old girl was shot and wounded in the face when she was hit by a stray bullet in Leonsdale yesterday. A 31-year-old man was also killed during the apparent gang related shooting in the area. Western Cape police spokesperson, Noloyiso Rwexana said a case of murder and one of attempted murder has been […]
A fight apparently broke out at the hospital where Sexy Boys gang leader Jerome "Donkie" Booysen, who was wounded in a shooting at Cape Town International Airport on Wednesday, is admitted. Late on Thursday, police spokesperson Sergeant Noloyiso Rwexana said the scene was still active and she therefore could not yet comment on what had happened. News24 is withholding Booysen's exact location due to security reasons. It is understood a […]
Several human rights organizations along with the United Nations (UN) have expressed serious concerns over the health conditions of some 1,300 Palestinians who entered their 39th day of a mass hunger strike across Israeli prisons on Thursday, as Palestinian leaders fear possible deaths as hunger strikers continue being transferred by the dozens to Israeli civilian hospitals. The hunger-striking prisoners are calling for an end to the denial of family visits, […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
