Urgent call for affordable diabetes treatment: Senate hearing highlights pharmaceutical markup crisis

Phindile Nqumako|Published

Pharmaceutical corporations Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi have been challenged by Doctors Without Borders to take urgent action to increase access to diabetes ...

Signing of Bela Bill welcomed by teacher unions despite moans

Phindile Nqumako|Published

Teacher unions have welcomed the signing of the Basic Education Laws Amendment (Bela) Bill into law, despite the rumblings from National Government of Unity (GNU) ...

Education minister’s halting of R9. 8 billion school nutrition tender welcomed

Phindile Nqumako|Published

Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube halted the issuing of a R9. 8 billion tender that would have centralised procurement for the National School Nutrition Programme ...

DA’s ‘young’ education minister welcomed despite moans

Phindile Nqumako|Published

Many have greeted the appointment of the DA’s Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube with excitement and have welcomed the “young” minister spearheading the department. ...

Social media influencer arrested for mom’s murder

Phindile Nqumako|Published

Former Durban Youth Radio presenter Andy Kerr and his mom, Dawn Millar Kerr lived in a communal housing room in Hazelmere and neighbours became worried when the ...

Load shedding pay docking is illegal

Phindile Nqumako|Published

Employers - particularly of domestic workers - have been warned that docking an employee’s pay because of hours lost to load shedding is illegal.

Rage against Eskom heats up

Phindile Nqumako , Shaun Smillie and Duncan Guy|Published

Rage against load shedding is heating up and rubbing salt into the wound, the electricity pricing regulator Nersa this week approved Eskom price hikes of 32% over ...

Experts call for Ramaphosa to address nation over load shedding and power hike

Phindile Nqumako , Shaun Smillie and Duncan Guy|Published

The country’s leadership remains silent on any plan to solve a national disaster that threatens the very stability of the nation.