South African regulators have now defined crypto as a financial asset. But what does it mean in practice?
RIGHT OF REPLY: VACCINE MANUFACTURE: âBiovac did not complyâ â Health Department defends decision to award vaccine contract to manufacturer in India
Healthcare is a basic human right. The constitutional mandate of the Department of Health is to provide healthcare services in response to the needs of the people of South Africa within available resources. Given the strain on currently available resources, the department has established an efficient and effective contracting mechanism for vaccines and medicines. Furthermore, the contracting mechanism is aligned with all National Treasury regulations and prescripts.
OPINIONISTA: Andries Tatane died for water â Hammanskraal cholera deaths did not come out of the blue
Hammanskraal falls under the control of one of the biggest metros in the country â and our capital city. Imagine whatâs happening to those in our far-flung rural areas?
Government spends R16m to honour Grammy Award winners | City Press
The DA says the funds used to honour Grammy Award winners was a waste of taxpayers’ money and should have gone to a more worthy cause.
Edwin Sodiâs company was not competent to handle the R295m Rooiwaal water treatment plant project â ActionSA
Businessman Edwin Sodiâs company was not competent nor had the capacity to handle the R295m upgrade of the Rooiwal Water Treatment Plant which has now been allegedly abandoned.
Cholera outbreak: Blame-shifting in overdrive as deaths increase | City Press
ActionSA filed complaints against the City of Tshwane and its former mayor, Randall Williams, with the Public Protector and the SA Human Rights Commission on Tuesday. This after 15 fatalities were confirmed by the health department on Monday.
TIMELINE OF BLAME: Killer cholera hits amid decade-long bickering over Hammanskraal water crisis â and tender scandals
The cholera outbreak has killed 15 people so far in Hammanskraal, Tshwane, where water issues have long been used as a campaigning tool by political parties to gain votes and control in the metro. But to date, clean and safe water supply to Hammanskraal residents has been elusive. We take you through a timeline of Hammanskraalâs issues, what key political parties and leaders committed to and what they have done.
OPINIONISTA: Health Departmentâs puzzling foreign procurement of pneumococcal vaccines threatens local production
A recent tender for pneumococcal vaccinations, which Biovac manufactures locally, was awarded to a foreign supplier to provide a cheaper vaccine that is not as effective as the locally made vaccine that newborns have been receiving to date.
Court confirms restraining order of R165m against Amathole officials in sanitation project fraud case
The Makhanda high court has confirmed a restraining order totalling R165m in assets and money against Amathole district municipality officials and businesses facing a raft of charges over a R600m sanitation project.
Court confirms restraining order of R165m against Amathole officials in sanitation project fraud case
The Makhanda high court has confirmed a restraining order totalling R165m in assets and money against Amathole district municipality officials and businesses facing a raft of charges over a R600m sanitation project.