Concerns are being raised over public schools returning to daily attendance in July after reports of over 1000 children testing positive for COVID-19 have hit the Gauteng province. Amid the third wave of the pandemic public schools in the province are being monitored for the high spike in infections over the past week. With an average of over 3500 new infections daily, the province is a COVID-19 hotspot with many […]
The late actress was laid to rest on Sunday afternoon and whilst she received a State Funeral, it has come to light that Surtie-Richards died without being able to afford private hospital care. In an interview with Hannes van Wyk for the programme Hannes Aan Huis on kykNET (DStv 144), Surtie-Richards said she "wanted the opportunity to speak about her financial struggles openly", and opened up about how she had gone […]
By Kaya 959 News A KwaZulu-Natal family is unable to bury their loved one due to a backlog in DNA test results at the SAPS Forensic Services Laboratory. Sphamandla Khumalo died in a shack blaze at the Malacca Road informal settlement last year. Speaking to the Daily News, Khumalo's mother said the family was not coping. She said they were desperate to bury her 32-year-old son. Tholakele Gwala said the […]
By Kaya 959 News Yet another DA leader has been accused of faking his qualifications. JP Smith who holds the title of DA’s City of Cape Town’s caucus Deputy Leader, Mayco member for Safety and Security and Western Cape Provincial Deputy Chairperson, allegedly lied about his tertiary qualifications. The allegations stem from an event that took place in 2019 where Smith claimed that he had an honours degree in English […]
By Kaya 959 News The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has decided to pull the country's stock of Johnson & Johnson vaccines. The regulatory body said on Sunday that it decided "not to release vaccine produced using the drug substance batches that were not suitable". SAHPRA CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete Makokotlela said there are approximately 300 000 doses from batches that have been cleared by the US Food and Drug […]
By Kaya 959 News Khaya Xaba, the national spokesperson for National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (Nehawu) passed away on Sunday morning. Xaba, an avid Twitter user, tweeted on 1 June 2021 about his COVID-19 diagnosis. https://twitter.com/chedetachment/status/1399686371380543488 He then posted again on 6 June that, “COVID is no joke”. The union confirmed that Xaba succumbed to COVID-19 complications. Covid is not joke. Wash your hands, sanitize and avoid crowded […]
Four armed suspects targeted a Vodacom store in Vredenburg, Western Cape on Thursday last week. As reported by News24, the men fled with an undisclosed amount of cash and an unknown number of cellphones. CCTV footage from the store shows the suspects forcing a Vodacom employee to the back of the store, out of the camera's view. Another suspect then arrives at the store with a trolley and the robbery […]
The request by Shaleen Surtie-Richards' family for the late actress to receive a state funeral was granted. Surtie-Richards will receive a Category 2 Special Provincial Funeral by the South African Presidency. The press release details the funeral proceedings are set to take place this Sunday at 14h30 at the Durbanville Memorial Park in Cape Town. As is customary with a state funeral, the National flags will be flown at half-mast […]
By: Kaya 959 News A suspect accused of murdering KwaZulu-Natal socialite Kavitha Nerputh in Pietermaritzburg last year, told the court that Nerputh asked him to kill her. Thirty-seven-year-old Simphiwe Mweli, refuted allegations against him. He told Magistrate Bhekizitha Phoswa that he did see Nerputh on January 20, 2020 however he declined her offer when she asked him if he wanted a job. Nerputh owned a herbal weight-loss tea company, Foreverwell […]
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