The Department of Health says it is aware of concerns about medicines that may appear “out of stock” at public healthcare facilities in several provinces, and about patients receiving medicines different from those issued to them at health facilities. The department has reassured the public that a change in the colour, shape, packaging or manufacturer of a medicine does not mean that the medicine itself has changed. This is because public healthcare facilities
Chickens, wallets, and prosthetic legs: some of the things you’ve seen animals steal
Category: Breakfast
Apparently the seagull is responsible for for BILLIONS of rands of food waste and theft in the UK. Many of us have experienced our chippies being stolen by the bird here in Cape Town. But they’re not the only animal responsible for robberies.
The Western Cape Provincial Parliament (WCPP) has resolved to establish an ad hoc committee tasked with investigating the causes and impact of violent crime in the province. The provincial branch of the ANC said it raised the proposal with the intention of establishing the causes, drivers and patterns of persistent killings and violent crime plaguing many parts of the Cape. The ANC Western Cape Provincial Legislature Caucus Chief Whip, Ayanda Bans, said
The City of Cape Town has officially started reducing its reliance on Eskom by buying cheaper electricity from local solar producers, aimed at making power more affordable for Capetonians over time. The City yesterday announced it had concluded two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) to buy up to a total of 70MW from independent producers, at cheaper rates than Eskom. More agreements will be announced in the coming months under a competitive tendering process for
Spring is getting off to a chilly start in parts of the Western Cape, with the South African Weather Service (SAWS) warning of adverse weather across the Western and Northern Cape later this week. An intense cut-off low is forecast to affect the two provinces from Thursday into Friday, 3 to 4 September, bringing very cold, wet and windy conditions, disruptive rainfall and potentially damaging coastal and interior winds. A Yellow Level
