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Government to react to research that says sanitary pads may be harmful
Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the minister of Health, will co-chair the cluster and will brief the media to clarify the health and regulatory implications.
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Social development dismisses false rumours about grant termination
The National Department of Social Development has dismissed false claims circulating on social media that the COVID-19 Social Relief of Distress grant is set to end.
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South Africans abroad to receive doorstep passport delivery
Home Affairs introduces doorstep passport delivery for South Africans overseas from November, marking the department’s first courier service for critical identity documents.
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‘Improvement project’ at primary school at a standstill, incomplete work a safety risk
The infrastructure project at the Anderson Primary School is delayed, impacting safety of learners and payments to local workers and enterprises.
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Opposition parties attack Northern Cape Premier over hospital deaths
Opposition parties criticise Northern Cape premier Dr. Zamani Saul for failures in healthcare improvement. Patients faced neglect, highlighting mismanagement and corruption within health services.
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Noord-Kaapse departement van gesondheid ‘deurdrenk met gevoelloosheid’
‘n “Ingewortelde en deurdrenkte kultuur van wanbestuur, ongevoeligheid en gebrek aan empatie wat van amptenare na sekere personeellede filtreer” gedy in die Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe-hospitaal, sê ingeligtes.
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Northern Cape hospitals face ‘corrective actions’ after Ombudsman’s shocking report
Following a shocking report, Northern Cape Health MEC Maruping Lekwene pledged to address failures in healthcare, focusing on accountability, infrastructure repairs, and staff retraining.
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Ombudsman finds: Patients ‘literally froze to death’ at Northern Cape hospital
An investigation revealed that systemic failures at the Northern Cape Mental Health Hospital led to patients freezing to death, highlighting severe care deficiencies.
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