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Groote Schuur Hospital’s oxygen consumption up by 100% since May
This is one of the details that emerged during a webinar on Thursday, co-hosted by the South African Medical Research Council.
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Cop found with illicit cigarettes out on bail
Maimela Mailula was dressed in his police uniform when he was pulled over by a colleague on Tuesday.
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Nehawu: Albert Luthuli Hospital the new COVID-19 epicentre for health workers
Previously, the highest number of confirmed COVID-19 cases among healthcare workers emanated from Netcare’s St. Augustine’s Hospital in Durban.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: The collective shame for us all after Qholani's treatment
The City of Cape Town is well-known for its brutality and mostly ill-conceived plans to deal with those who occupy land, writes Judith February.
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Parly could’ve done better with Prasa, says former Scopa chair Godi
Former Prasa board chair Popo Molefe appeared before the state capture commission of inquiry this week to give his account of corruption at the state-owned entity.
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Belhar parents, teachers continue fight against the reopening of schools
Pickets have been taking place outside schools throughout the province this week as parents and teachers call for schools to be closed at least until the COVID-19 peak was over.
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How the NW health department is preparing for COVID-19 peak
According to the department’s spokesperson Tebogo Lekgethwane, there are currently 435 beds – with 33 high care beds and 55 intensive ICU beds for COVID-19 patients in the province.
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Plato claims Bulelani Qholani undressed himself to block being evicted
A video, which has been shared widely, shows the officers removing Bulelani Qholani from his home in the Empolweni while he was washing himself.
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Treasury: 'No further action' to bailout SAA
The South African government wants creditors to back a restructuring plan for SAA but did not allocate new bailouts for the loss-making state airline in an emergency budget last week.
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State capture inquiry: Montana accuses Zondo of unfairness
On Thursday, the state capture inquiry heard details about how Lucky Montana bought property allegedly through a shell company while he was the head of the state-owned company.
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SACP: ANC risks alienating its constituency if it reinstates VBS accused
The SACP in Limpopo has joined the ANCVeterans League in that province to condemn the decision to reinstate two officials.
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Parts of Soweto, Vaal without power due to load reduction - Eskom
The utility said it was part of its efforts to avoid the network overloading in high-density areas where illegal connections were rife.
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Will the Gauteng govt decide to restrict sale, consumption of alcohol?
Premier David Makhura announced on Thursday that Gauteng has been hit by the COVID-19 storm.
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Gauteng Health Dept assures Lethole’s family probe into his death under way
A team from the office of Gauteng Health MEC Bandile Masuku visited the family on Thursday and gave an assurance that they would find out exactly what happened.
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Take SAA's severance packages or risk it with liquidation, dept to unions
The department said it had given everything it could to the voluntary severance packages and would not consider the union’s demands, which it called unreasonable.
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COVID-19: Ramaphosa extends deployment of 20k soldiers to 30 Sept
Ramaphosa first deployed 2,820 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) a few days before enforcing a nationwide lockdown in late March. The number was increased to 76,000 in April as the health threat grew.
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Concerns raised as DBE sends grades R, 6 & 11 pupils back to school
The department has come under fire after deciding to re-open schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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SA records close to 9,000 daily infections, death toll now sits at 2,844
The death toll has also risen to 2,844 with 95 deaths over the past 24-hour cycle.
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[UPDATE] Western Cape braces for 'longer and flatter' Covid-19 peak
Premier Alan Winde says the province's coronavirus peak will likely be flatter, later, and longer, according to epidemiological evidence.
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Our records show Shonisani Lethole was taken care of - Tembisa Hospital CEO
The family wants answers from the health ministry after a tweet by the patient said he was not fed in 48 hours.
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Joburg fire destroys 50 shacks
Authorities said that at the moment there were no fatalities or injuries.
