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Calls for more protection for whistleblowers

A whistleblower who was an ally of slain ANC Youth League secretary Sindiso Magaqa has called for more protection for those who voluntarily give information in the fight against corruption. Thabiso Zulu’s call comes after the gunning down of Gauteng Health Department official Babita Deokaran outside her home in Johannesburg last week. Deokaran was a witness in an investigation into alleged fraud relating to a R300 million personal protective equipment […]

31 August 2021

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Maitland PPE company comes under fire for “anti-vax” billboard

The City of Cape Town says it is liaising with the owner of a PPE store in Beach Road, Maitland, over a sign that has stirred debate over the legality of spreading misinformation. This after commentators complained that the company had not applied for the proper authorization, under the City’s Outdoor Advertising and Signage By-law. The billboard states: ’’In Gates you trust?! In God we trust. No vaccines for us.’’ […]

30 June 2021

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NPO aims to supply medical grade PPEs for non-hospital based healthcare workers

A Cape Town-based non-profit initiative hopes to get more medical grade Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to non-hospital based healthcare workers as coronavirus infections rise and a third wave of the pandemic looms. A group of family doctors started Masks for Medics and have to date raised funds to supply masks, gowns, gloves and sanitisers to over 300 institutions. Masks for Medics are now aiming to include more frontline workers at […]

2 June 2021

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Anglican Church appeals for urgent completion of PPE corruption probe

Dean Michael Weeder of the Anglican St George’s Cathedral in Cape Town has called for the urgent completion of investigations into alleged corruption, especially with regard to the procurement of Personal Protective Equipment during the COVID-19 pandemic. He was speaking ahead of the Anglican Church of Southern Africa’s 150th anniversary on today. Archbishop Thabo Makgoba will lead a service online at the St George’s Cathedral while Archbishop of Canterbury Justin […]

20 September 2020

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NEHAWU plans major strike- with protests starting next week

The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) says that it will move ahead with plans to strike against the government’s refusal to increase public servants’ salaries and a failure to offer adequate personal protective equipment (PPE) against the coronavirus. Nehawu’s membership base exceeds 240,000 people, making it the largest public sector union in the country. Its general-secretary Zola Saphetha told News24 that a strike at the National Health […]

21 August 2020

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‘It’s impossible’: David Makhura denounces fake PPE corruption claims involving his family

Gauteng premier David Makhura has rubbished claims that members of his family have been involved in personal protective equipment (PPE) tender corruption, saying that legal action will be taken against anyone who makes this claim. “I dismiss, with contempt, the lies posted on social media platforms about the involvement of my immediate family in PPE procurement,” he said in a statement. “As a matter of principle, neither my wife nor […]

11 August 2020

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PPE tender saga is biggest financial scandal in Gauteng since 2014: Makhura

Gauteng Premier David Makhura says the R125 million tender for the COVID-19 personal protective equipment is the biggest financial scandal his government has faced since he became Premier in 2014. Makhura has placed Health MEC Bandile Masuku on a leave of absence over his alleged involvement in the controversial tender to supply personal protective equipment to the department during the coronavirus pandemic. The tender was awarded to Royal Bhaca, a […]

31 July 2020

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Cost of COVID-19 janazah compounds stress during the pandemic

While South Africans must deal with the gravity of death every day during the coronavirus pandemic, the cost of a janazah has been another daunting reality. Muslim burial societies have been overloaded with burials due to the surge in COVID-19 deaths recently and the added burden of handling an infected body has compounded this stress. Local burial societies must ensure they strictly comply with COVID-19 burial guidelines and that they […]

8 July 2020

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ECDs to reopen under strict covid-19 safety protocols

The Western Cape Social Development MEC, Sharna Fernandez, has welcomed the court’s ruling that private kindergartens where Covid-19 security measures are in place, may reopen immediately. This includes day mothers, playgroups and pre-school centres. Judge Hans Fabricius of the High Court in Pretoria said the decision taken by National Minister of Social Development, Lindiwe Zulu’s department for private nursery schools to remain closed under level 3 of Covid-19 coronavirus lockdown […]

8 July 2020

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