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Brienné Ester Krause was born with severe brain malformation and is currently fighting for her life in the NICU. Her parents are now asking for help because their medical fund apparently refuses essential treatment and therapy. (Photo: Provided) “Only God decides about life and death.” This is what Adrienne Krause of Tulbagh says about the difficult decision she and her husband, Kobie, had to make after they found out, when she was 27 weeks pregnant, that there were serious complications with their then unborn daughter, Brienné. At the time, doctors found moisture on Brienné’s brain, after which an MRI scan…
Koning Charles III. (Photo: Henry Nicholls/AFP) A British radio station had to humbly apologize after mistakenly broadcasting a bulletin announcing the death of King Charles III. “Due to a computer error at our main studio, the procedure for the death of a monarch – which all British stations keep ready in the hope that it will never be necessary – was accidentally activated on Tuesday afternoon (May 19), incorrectly announcing that the king had passed away,” the manager of Radio Caroline, Peter Moore, said in a statement on social media on Wednesday. “Radio Caroline then held a moment of silence…
Many social media users insist that the little girl with the light skin and blue-green eyes is Joshlin Smith, despite evidence to the contrary. (Photo: Facebook) A nine-year-old girl and her family from Elsies River on the Cape Flats are being harassed by social media users after a video of her dancing was shared on TikTok and people in the comments identified her as the missing Joshlin Smith. The video of Shenikah Jacobs spread like wildfire and since then her life has been turned upside down. Her parents are also accused by social media users of allegedly kidnapping Joshlin. According…
says Retief Odendaal, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Nelson Mandela Bay. (Photo: Provided)Nelson Mandela Bay’s metro police are nowadays a law enforcement agency “in name only”, says Retief Odendaal, the DA’s mayoral candidate in Nelson Mandela Bay.This metropolitan police service currently has only 126 officers and four working vehicles to serve 60 wards.A total of 18 of the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro Police’s 22 vehicles are currently being repaired and are awaiting spare parts and tyres.Odendaal undertakes to increase the number of metro police officers fourfold and add more vehicles to the metro police’s fleet should he be elected mayor…
NewsFeedFor years, 64-year-old Najia Abu Lehia dreamed of performing Hajj with her husband. But before they could make the pilgrimage, her husband died during Israel’s war on Gaza. Now, as millions journey to Mecca, thousands like her are stranded in Gaza.Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026Click here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharegoogleAdd Al Jazeera on Googleinfo
(Archive photo) The DA makes an urgent appeal to Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa and parliament to approve the party’s proposed amendment bill to the South African Police Service Act and immediately carry out lifestyle audits on senior members of the police. This follows after the latest national crime statistics once again exposed the extent of South Africa’s violent crime crisis. According to Geordin Hill-Lewis, the DA leader, after eight years under Ramaphosa, the ANC government has still not succeeded in bringing the country’s violent crime under control. “The latest crime statistics show that 5,181 people were murdered in just three months.…
(Photo: Isabel Venter / Maroela Media). In the murder trial of Stephan Pretorius, testimony from his minor daughter was heard this week about the day he allegedly set his estranged wife on fire in front of the child. She was 13 years old when she witnessed the alleged incident. The court agreed that the court session during which the girl gave evidence, although it was heard in camera with the help of an intermediary, can be attended by the media. The court also ordered that her name may not be published. In her testimony, the girl told of the moments…
(Photo: Maqueen Letsoha-Mathae/ Facebook) The transparency and credibility of a high-profile corruption investigation against MaQueen Letsoha-Mathae, the Free State prime minister, hangs in the balance after a sudden and strange shakeup in the Hawks’ investigative team. Serious questions are being asked after it came to light that a senior member of the Falcons was removed from this sensitive matter and simply replaced with a junior officer. Due to these changes, the FF Plus has already urgently addressed official questions to Firoz Cachalia, the Acting Minister of Police. Senior member himself under the magnifying glass According to media reports, the relevant…
(Archive photo: Unsplash) The Department of Water and Sanitation’s plans for race-based water reservation and greater curtailment powers are not going to remove the real structural barriers that limit water access. This is what AfriForum says after the department’s recent presentation on Tuesday to the parliamentary portfolio committee on water and sanitation regarding the proposed national water amendment act of 2026. Moreover, this is despite the fact that serious concerns that were already raised during public participation in the 2023 draft bill have still not been resolved. According to AfriForum, it appears that the department is determined to proceed with…
The countryside undoubtedly remains the heartbeat of South African agriculture, and this year the popular Vivo Farmers’ Marketing Day returns to prove exactly that. (Photo: Christine Oelofse/Maroela Media) The countryside undoubtedly remains the heartbeat of South African agriculture, and this year the popular Vivo Farmers’ Marketing Day returns to prove exactly that. With the Vivo Farmers’ Marketing Day committee firmly at the helm of affairs, the big focus this year is to expand this prestigious event even further. The day serves as the ideal platform where farmers, business people and local communities can come together to share fresh ideas, build…