The Department of Health says it is laying the groundwork to ensure South African adults can access a new tuberculosis (TB) vaccine as quickly as possible if ongoing clinical trials prove successful and the vaccine receives regulatory approval. The department said the M72/AS01E vaccine, currently in Phase 3 clinical trials, has the potential to transform TB prevention among adolescents and adults and could play a significant role in South Africa’s goal of eliminating
There are renewed calls for Capetonians to use water sparingly, as data shows that parts of the Western Cape received their lowest rainfall on record in July. Cape Town International Airport recorded its lowest rainfall since 1958. The Airport recorded only 14.4 mm, which is only about 16% of the average. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) says that while severe weather systems during May and early June significantly improved dam levels,
Fairmont High School and The Settlers High School said an investigation is underway following an alleged racism-related incident during an interschool rugby event over the weekend. Neither school has confirmed exactly what happened, but footage from the match suggests that one of the players was called the k-word, resulting in the referee ending the game. In a video doing the rounds on social media, a voice believed to be that of a referee is
The Western Cape Education Department has expressed its condolences after an 8-year-old boy was killed when a rugby scrum machine fell on him in Worcester. Granville van der Horst, a Grade 2 learner at Esselenpark Primary School, was playing with friends on a sports field in Fairbairn Street on Thursday afternoon, 30 July, when the heavy training equipment reportedly toppled over and trapped him, leading to his death. Police have opened an
Eskom says illegal electricity connections, theft and vandalism are slowing efforts to restore power to customers across parts of the Cape Metropole, particularly in Khayelitsha. The utility has deployed additional repair teams and contractors to address a backlog of network faults, but says repeated damage to electricity infrastructure is delaying repairs. Eskom says repaired infrastructure is often damaged again through illegal tampering, causing repeated power interruptions and placing further strain on the
