As South Africa marks the start of 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence (GBV), Amnesty International South Africa has raised alarms over the deeply ingrained patriarchal norms fueling the crisis. Gendered power imbalances and harmful societal attitudes continue to perpetuate high levels of violence against women, says Shenilla Mohamed, the organization’s Executive Director. “In a country where approximately 15 women are murdered daily and 116 rapes are reported each day, it
The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has recalled a batch of YAZ Plus birth control pills following an alarming mix-up. SAHPRA CEO Dr Boitumelo Semete-Makokotlela said Batch WEW96J has the incorrect order of the contraceptives. Instead of containing 24 pink film-coated hormone tablets and 4 light orange hormone-free tablets, the affected packs contain 24 light orange hormone-free tablets and 4 pink film-coated hormone tablets. Batch No. WEW96J was distributed on
Cape Town will throw Rugby’s Biggest Party in a couple of weeks. The HSBC SVNS tournament returns to the sunny shores of the Mother City on 7 and 8 December. This year’s sevens extravaganza comes to Cape Town for another 2 action-packed days. The World Series will commence at the end of this month. The World Series The first tournament is on 30 November in Dubai. It then goes to Cape
Fake Phillipi doctor, Rashid Mahfouz, has been sentenced to an effective two years imprisonment for fraud, forgery, contravention of the Health Professions Act, contravention of the Medicines and Related Substances Act and corruption. Mahfouz appeared in the Bellville Specialised Commercial Crimes Court on Thursday where he was handed down a 2-year direct imprisonment sentence after pleading guilty to all the charges on Tuesday, 12 November. The 66-year-old was arrested in February last
Online Tool for Food Safety
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There’s an Online Tool available for Food Safety checks. The City of Cape Town’s Environmental Health Service has received at least one thousand applications for Certificates of Acceptability (COA) this week. Online Tool for Food Safety According to City Officials, a COA is a legal document indicating that a food-handling establishment complies with the hygiene and food safety standards as outlined in the Regulations governing the general hygiene requirements for food premises, the transport of
