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Tamryn Hanna with dr. BL van Niekerk. (Photo: Heléne Mocke/Maroela Media) After years of unbearable pain and a rejected medical aid application, a homeschooler from Pretoria finally received a life-changing jaw surgery – thanks to a specialist and an entire medical team who performed the procedure for free. Tamryn Hanna (36) already started experiencing problems with her jaw at the age of 18. According to dr. BL van Niekerk, a specialist oral, maxillofacial and facial surgeon at the Cintocare hospital, Hanna approached him for help about two years ago after her condition deteriorated drastically. By then, she was struggling to…

Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores.She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a Buddhist pagoda in northwestern Cambodia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listSokna and her sister have stopped attending school, their mother Puth Reen said, since moving to this camp for people displaced by the recent rounds of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.The two sisters are among more than 34,440 people who remain…

It is about to grind another jaw in the Skebhe organization as there is a security unit. This came from the launch event of the security company, Iskebhe National Protection Services, at Zero Lounge in Nquthu, on Friday.Skebhe is an organization that was established to monitor the theft of cattle in KwaZulu-Natal, as it is fighting all kinds of crime in other provinces of the country. Speaking at the event, the President of Skebhe, Mr. Sibangani Manyathi, said that the main purpose of coming up with this company is not to make money but to strengthen the ways to fight…

Fadiel Adams will be remanded in custody until next week after appearing briefly at the Pinetown KwaZulu-Natal Magistrate’s Court on Thursday.Adams, a Member of Parliament and leader of the National Colored Congress (NCC), has been formally charged with two counts of obstruction of justice and three counts of fraud.Adams was arrested on Tuesday in Cape Town and is facing criminal charges for allegedly interfering with the murder of Sindiso Magaqa, who was killed in 2017.The State says that Adams acted against the law by pretending to be a Member of Parliament, and visited the suspect, Sibusiso Ncengwa, in the Magaqa…

This year’s Nation in Conversation at Nampo Bothaville asks: how does South African agriculture remain competitive? (Archive photo: Janice du Plessis / Maroela Media) While South African producers are increasingly under pressure due to rising input costs, uncertain market conditions and global trade pressures, this year’s Nation in Conversation (NIG) at Nampo Bothaville will focus on one core question: How does resilience become a strategic advantage rather than simply a survival technique? The popular discussion series, which is supported by, among others, Graan SA, Senwes and Nedbank, returns to Nampo in May with a program that examines the agricultural sector’s…

The Chairman of the IFP Youth Brigade (IFPYB) in KwaZulu-Natal, who is heard in a recorded conversation inciting violence, Mr. Mncedisi Maphisa, has been suspended.Maphisa was stopped by IFP member, Ms. Lindi Ndlovu, who was heard saying that she will not wear a t-shirt with the face of the party’s leader, Mr. Velenkosini Hlabisa.Maphisa is a member of the KwaZulu-Natal Legislature and has been the mayor of BaQulusini Municipality, while Ms Ndlovu works in a municipality managed by the IFP.The decision to suspend Maphisa and Ms. Ndlovu was taken at a special meeting of the IFP executive committee called after…

Oudpress. Festus Mogae of Botswana. (Photo: Pius Utomi Ekpei/AFP) Festus Mogae, former president of Botswana who led this country for a decade from 1998 and received praise for his fight against, among other things, HIV/AIDS, has died at the age of 86, the presidency said on Friday. Mogae, an economist who studied in Britain, helped ensure strong economic growth oversight during his two five-year terms. “As a nation we mourn the loss of a remarkable leader and servant of the people whose commitment to Botswana remained unwavering throughout his life,” said Botswana’s President Duma Boko. The government has declared three…

A call has been made to report incidents of child abuse at home as well as in schools as there is an increase in young pregnancies.This call was made by different agencies yesterday, when the campaign for the protection of children was launched at the Mangosuthu stadium in Dumbe, in the north of KwaZulu-Natal.Mrs. Neliswa Cekiso, who is the director of the child protection unit at the Department of Community Development, said statistics show that there are more than 3,000 cases of child abuse from the first to the third quarter of the 2025/2026 financial year.”We are concerned about the…

Athol Trollip (Photo: Athol Trollip/Facebook) What do deputy ministers ever do? Deputy ministers’ role was debated in parliament on Thursday, after ActionSA tabled the 23rd constitutional bill in parliament. Athol Trollip, ActionSA MP, calls for this bill to completely abolish deputy ministers and save taxpayers an estimated R1.5 billion annually. The bill also asks that parliament may bring motions of no confidence against beleaguered ministers in cases where the president does not act quickly enough. That bill is only one of three that ActionSA tabled on Thursday. All six of ActionSA’s members of parliament have now submitted a bill to…

AS the date for the upcoming local government elections in the country has been announced, the Electoral Commission has urged voters to check where they are registered.The commission said that this will help the voter to know where he will be on election day which is November 4, 2026. Students living away from home, who will be in higher education institutions on election day, have been instructed to register where they will be in order to be able to vote.Mr Sy Mamabolo, the chief executive officer of the commission, said that since the date of the election has been announced,…