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Western Cape Health Department condemns violent attacks on EMS ... (SABC News)

EMS vehicles at an accident in Johannesburg in January 2023. The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says Emergency Medical Services (EMS) teams have ...

He says although most attacks did not result in serious physical injuries, essential healthcare services to the most vulnerable have often been disrupted and the staffs have been traumatised. On Saturday, an ambulance crew escaped a robbery at gunpoint as they were travelling towards Elsies River. The Western Cape Department of Health and Wellness says Emergency Medical Services (EMS) teams have been targeted by violent criminals on 10 occasions this year.

Qumrha residents in EC picking up the pieces after heavy rains ... (SABC News)

Some of the area experienced localised flooding, hail and strong winds. Despite the rains, the residents in these areas continue to have minimal access to water ...

“Our disaster management are on the ground doing assessments to determine the extent of the damage caused. Shops in the town were also underwater. Some of the area experienced localised flooding, hail and strong winds.

More than 50 000 cases of GBV and Femicide reported annually ... (SABC News)

A woman holds a sign as demonstrators gather on September 4, 2019, at the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town, South Africa, during a protest against ...

“We need clothes, so that we can give the victims, to change into after they bath. There are two separate processes and then here in JB Marks Municipality, especially at Ikageng.” The campaign is aimed at raising awareness as part of commemorating human rights month.

White Zimbabwe farmers reject 3.5 billion dollar deal - SABC News ... (SABC News)

They say they want fair compensation for their land and have turned to the South African courts to put pressure on the Zimbabwean government. Legal ...

claim for the damages suffered by Zimbabwean farmers as a result of the deprivation of their rights, the ConCourt is currently tasked with this matter,” says Spies. The Zimbabwean government gave us a few dollars each month but it’s not enough and we never know when they will pay us, and if we don’t accept their new deals, the government would stop paying us,” explain chairperson of Southern African Agriculture Initiative, Dr Theo De Jager. The amended agreement was signed in 2020 with the farmers who had been removed from their properties more than 20 years ago.

Proposed changes in Basic Education Laws Amendment Bill raises ... (SABC News)

Other parts of the Bill that have raised eyebrows include giving government department heads power over language policies and the curriculum a school must adopt ...