This week in international news

Kicking off Reproductive Awareness Month, fertility specialist Dr Tebogo Deo joins Phemelo to demystify reproductive health. They discuss fertility, common causes of infertility, and practical prevention tips, helping listeners make informed choices about their reproductive wellbeing.

Johannesburg residents face worsening water shortages as Johannesburg Water staff stage a go-slow, leaving bursts unrepaired, sewage uncleared, and tankers undelivered. The Democratic Alliance warns that the manmade drought could deepen unless city executives step in. Areas from Midrand to Melville and Crown Gardens to South Hills have endured prolonged…

DA Gauteng shadow MEC for health, Jack Bloom, is calling for the firing of Gauteng Health MEC Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko after she claimed some patients “prefer” sleeping on hospital floors. Bloom says her comments reveal a shocking disconnect from the reality in public hospitals, where patients often wait days in casualty…

While prisoners enjoy three full meals a day, South Africa’s border soldiers are battling hunger, illness, and crumbling infrastructure. From torn tents to broken equipment and idling military vehicles due to fuel shortages, troops say conditions are dire. Yet the defence leadership is set to spend R370 million on this…

National Assembly Speaker Thoko Didiza has declined a request by Parliament’s ad hoc committee to subpoena businessman Brown Mogotsi and forensic investigator Paul O’Sullivan to appear in person. Both men cited serious security threats and asked to testify virtually, but the committee rejected this. The probe centres on alleged corruption…