Swine flu is one of the flu strains currently in South Africa. According to the NICD’s Senior Communications Manager, Vuyo Sabani, several strains of flu have been detected in the country. He says we are in the winter influenza season, which occurs annually. Swine flu is one of the flu strains currently in South Africa Sabani says this year’s influenza season includes cases of influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, previously referred to as “swine flu”.
Anti-immigration tensions in South Africa are escalating ahead of a planned nationwide shutdown on 30 June, with the government appealing for calm while warning that unlawful behaviour will not be tolerated. The shutdown is being organised by the anti-immigration movement March and March, which says all undocumented foreign nationals must leave the country by the end of June. The group has staged marches in several cities, including Durban, Pretoria and Cape Town,
With the Reserve Bank preparing for its latest interest decision, COSATU has urged the Monetary Policy Committee to avoid any increases. This is ahead of the announcement of the committee’s decision on Thursday. The trade union federation argues that the working class is already struggling with the current cost of living, especially with rising global oil prices and their impact. Further to this, fuel price increases were the biggest contributor to the 0.9% jump
Some heroes don’t wear cape, they have skateboards and that couldn’t be anymore true for Jason Vanporppal, a Canadian courier, embarked on a 5,500 km solo skateboard journey from Kampala, Uganda, to Cape Town, South Africa, over 106 days. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jason Vanporppal (@jaayfilms) Starting in Kampala 106 days ago, the Canadian local-favorite survived blistering heat, mechanical breakdowns, and the infamous
Police are investigating a murder case after one person was shot dead at a well-known establishment on Marine Drive in Blouberg on Monday afternoon. Emergency services, including Community Medics, Netcare911, ER24 EMS (Pty) Ltd., Metro EMS Western District and the SAPS, attended to the scene just after 2 pm this afternoon. Upon their arrival, police found the body of a 33-year-old man with multiple gunshot wounds lying on his stomach. He was
