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Mzulungile Nodikida, Sanele Madela, Bongile Mabilane, Nhlakanipho Gumede and Godisamang Kegakilwe have one thing in common: They studied medicine in Cuba.Since its establishment in 1996, the Cuba-South Africa medical programme has been knocked for being impractical, too expensive, and for producing inferior doctors.But today, these five doctors all occupy senior leadership positions in the health sector. There was an obscure significance to Mzulungile Nodikida’s appointment as CEO of the South African Medical Association (SAMA) in January this year, and it derives from Nodikida being a product of the South African government’s Cuba medical training programme, sometimes called the Nelson Mandela-Fidel Castro Collaboration.Since its establishment in 1996,…
Western Cape health MEC Mireille Wenger at her offices on Wale Street in Cape Town. (Biénne Huisman/Spotlight) The Western Cape’s new health MEC Mireille Wenger is no newcomer to health. She, among other things, spearheaded the parental leave policy for Western Cape parliamentarians. On her new beat and as a mum, Wenger says child health is near her heart. Given the severe fiscal challenges facing South Africa’s public health sector, it is perhaps unsurprising that on 13 June, Western Cape Premier Alan Winde selected Mireille Wenger to take over in the province’s health hot seat. The newly appointed MEC of health…
Dada Morero was elected as Joburg’s new mayor on Friday night.ActionSA, the DA and the ANC responded to his election with mixed reactions.Morero retained most of the MMCs who served under former mayor Kabelo Gwamanda.The three largest parties in the Council have responded to Dada Morero’s election as the new mayor of the City of Joburg with mixed emotions. While the ANC has assured residents that under Morero’s leadership, the City will accelerate service delivery, the DA believes his election as mayor will have dire consequences. ActionSA has promised to watch Morero’s leadership in serving the residents of Johannesburg closely.Morero received…
Three men were killed and six others seriously injured following a shooting incident in Hout Bay on Friday. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) Western Cape police have launched a manhunt for gunmen who killed three men and seriously injured six people in Hout Bay on Friday. “At around 19:30, unknown gunmen opened fire at the occupants of three spaza shops in Molokwane Street in Imizamo Yethu,” police spokesperson Colonel André Traut said.”Three adult males did not survive the onslaught on their lives while six others were admitted to hospital with serious gunshot wounds.”He added that provincial Serious and Violent Crime detectives were…
Toyota may be one of the slowest legacy automakers to develop electric vehicles but it could be the first to jettison cars powered only by petrol.Almost three decades after launching the Prius, its pioneering petrol-electric hybrid, Toyota is moving to convert most, and eventually maybe all, of its Toyota and Lexus line-up to hybrid-only models, two Toyota executives told Reuters.Toyota’s stubborn focus on hybrids over EVs is part of a broader challenge by the world’s biggest automaker to the prevailing industry and regulatory orthodoxy that all cars will be electric in the near future.Toyota Chairman Akio Toyoda said in January…
Police officers at the site of a confrontation between community members and Operation Dudula members who attempted to forcibly close down all foreign-owned tuck shops in the area of Rockville, Soweto, on 14 August 2024. (Emmanuel Croset/ AFP) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Bonginkosi Khanyile. (Darren Stewart/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for a fair distribution of mpox treatment to African countries. (Jaco Marais/Die Burger/Netwerk24) President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged the international community, partners, and organisations to release stockpiles of mpox vaccines and other medical counter-measures for deployment to Africa.To date, 2 822 cases of mpox have been confirmed, 517 deaths have been reported and there are 14 719 suspected cases in 13 African Union member states.On 14 August, the World Health Organisation declared mpox, which broke out in 2022, a public health emergency of international concern.President Cyril Ramaphosa has called for the distribution of mpox…
Limpopo police arrested a 27-year-old man on Friday for the murder of his girlfriend in Kutupu Village. (Halden Krog/The Times/Gallo Images) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.
Khahliso Makhetha has been missing for more than a year. (Supplied) South Africans need to be in the know if we want to create a prosperous future. News24 has kept the country informed for 25 years, and we’re about to enter a new chapter of fearless journalism. Join our free subscription trial to unlock this story and a world of news aimed to inform, empower, and inspire.