NHS: choose from 159 religions, 12 genders and 10 sexual preferences before being treated
The UK’s National Health Service requires patients to choose from 159 religions, 12 genders and 10 sexual preferences before accessing health care, according to The
No end to South Africa’s massive visa backlog
A memo leaked from the state attorney’s office to the Department of Home Affairs has raised questions about the visa backlog, which is reportedly now
Is Karpowership kaput?
Eskom says it will no longer reserve the transmission capacity it had agreed to set aside for winners of a tender for emergency power provision
Hamas announces new off-shoot in Lebanon
In December Hamas announced the establishment of a new terrorist group in Lebanon with the goal of ‘liberating Jerusalem and the Al-Aqsa Mosque’, reports Middle
Greyhound is losing its iconic bus stations
The century-old icon of the American road, Greyhound, is losing bus stations throughout the US. At least eight cities have lost their stations, including Philadelphia,
Oscar Pistorius released on parole
Oscar Pistorius was paroled yesterday after being imprisoned for the murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine’s Day 2013. Pistorius was paroled early yesterday morning after
Renowned photographer Peter Magubane has died at 91
Peter Magubane, the renowned artist-photographer who photographed the everyday struggles of black South Africans for decades under apartheid, died on Monday. He would have turned
Harvard’s president resigns
Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, is the second Ivy League president to quit after controversial Congressional testimony on campus antisemitism. Gay resigned on Tuesday
Sugar tax has done little to reduce obesity
The tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), has been ineffective in reducing the nation’s sugar intake and obesity levels. According to
MK party will have zero tolerance for corruption – Zuma
New political party, uMkhonto weSizwe, will have a zero-tolerance policy on corruption and its members will be disciplined for corrupt activities, former president Jacob Zuma