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Political acknowledgement must be backed by actionable public health measures, including early diagnosis, accessible primary healthcare screening, and uninterrupted medication supplies, if South Africa is to beat the country’s leading cause of natural death.
Parliamentary terms end. Families’ needs do not. After decades of proposals, consultation and litigation, South Africa has another opportunity to protect the relationships in which people actually live. This time, reform must make it beyond the promise.
The ANC’s electoral decline to 31% in the 2026 local government elections is because of a leadership crisis that relies on liberation history rather than effective governance.
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The US Federal Aviation Administration lifted a nationwide ground stop on Friday after a communications failure at air traffic control centers caused chaos at airports and triggered the longest nationwide shutdown since the September 11, 2001, attacks.
All Johannesburg municipal swimming pools will close by Monday after the City ran out of chlorine, raising fresh questions about procurement and service delivery. The closure comes just weeks after a delayed start to the swimming season, leaving residents without public pools during the summer heat.