Zimbabwe’s opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) said on Tuesday that four more of its members had been killed by supporters of President Robert Mugabe in nearly a month of post-election violence that is being investigated by South African officials.
It is estimated that 5,6-million South Africans are infected with HIV/Aids in 2008, said the Actuarial Society of South Africa (ASSA) on Tuesday. The HIV prevalence rates from the ASSA 2003 model are ” roughly consistent” with the national prevalence survey conducted by the Human Sciences Research Council.
Five sectors of employment have the highest risks when it comes to workplace health and safety, a labour executive said in Vryheid on Tuesday. KwaZulu-Natal Labour Department’s acting provincial executive manager Edward Khambula said the iron and steel, construction, agriculture, food, drink and beverage sectors had the highest number of accidents in South Africa.
The South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) has suspended its group executive of news and current affairs, Snuki Zikalala, with immediate effect. The public broadcaster said Zikalala had been suspended by chief executive Dali Mpofu pending the outcome of a probe into allegations of misconduct.
A new needle-free device that delivers a local anesthetic to the skin promises to help make delivering drugs and drawing blood less painful for children. The system involves a sterile, prefilled, disposable device that dispenses lidocaine powder into the epidermis, the cells that make up the outer layer of the skin.
An investigation into two northern KwaZulu-Natal men who were caught monitoring police radio frequencies has been launched, police said on Tuesday. Police spokesperson Captain Charmaine Struwig said the pair were caught on Newcastle Road in Ladysmith on Monday night but had not yet been arrested.
Public servants may be in line for a double-digit pay increase this year. Briefing the media at Parliament on Tuesday, Public Service and Administration Minister Geraldine Fraser-Moleketi said the current wage agreement stipulated an increase of CPIX plus 1%.
The Johannesburg High Court has opened the way for former bouncer Gary Beuthin to be freed on bail. The court set aside the Correctional Services Department’s decision to revoke Beuthin’s parole. It also ordered that he be transferred ”with immediate effect” to Johannesburg prison’s Medium A section for awaiting trial prisoners.
The Development Bank of SA (DBSA)’s Aids statistics — published on May 4 in the Sunday Independent — had not yet been validated, the bank said on Tuesday. The DBSA said that the information was published ”without the bank’s knowledge or its explicit and formal authority”.
The green carpet will be laid on all roads leading to the Johannesburg Stadium on Saturday May 24 for the David versus Goliath Nedbank Cup soccer final. The Cup committee confirmed on Tuesday the final of the inaugural Nedbank Cup between Mpumalanga Black Aces and Mamelodi Sundowns will be played at the Johannesburg Stadium.