Gauteng Health responds to court application brought by Cancer Alliance regarding misallocation of R784 million

In this week’s Legal Matters, we discuss Lawyers duties to not pursue cases they deem useless and the rights of stepparents in relation to children.

A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of physical assault. A team of nine researchers were due to spend the Antarctic winter at the South African-run base, which sits about…

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. In a joint statement issued with Qatar, whose emir mediated the talks in Doha, the countries called…

An Ekurhuleni Metro Police Department's (EMPD) strike on Wednesday morning caused major traffic disruptions. City spokesperson Zweli Dlamini said several routes, including the R24 westbound and N3 northbound, were affected. The city has strongly condemned the protest. It’s understood workers are calling for the city to increase their salaries and…

The Johannesburg Heritage Foundation and the Johannesburg Crisis Alliance have welcomed the news that the Johannesburg Library will be partly reopened on Friday. They said they were eagerly awaiting the full reopening of the library in central Johannesburg towards the middle of the year. Phemelo speaks to Chairperson of the…