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ActionSA says it held a senate meeting to discuss the approach to coalitions in the future, following the collapse of the multi-party government in Johannesburg and its growing concerns for the stability of the coalitions in Gauteng.
Last week, the Joburg multi-party coalition collapsed, when the ANC’s Dada Morero was elected mayor just days after the Cope’s Colleen Makhubele took charge as speaker, defeating a DA candidate - who was backed by the multi-party coalition
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Five additional hospitals in the Western Cape have been exempted from load shedding. This brings the total number of hospitals protected in the province to eight.
In a statement on Thursday, the provincial health department said the move followed a briefing last Friday by health and wellness MEC Dr Nomafrench Mbombo, who said that the national government had “left the Western Cape behind” and called on them and all other stakeholders to exempt more hospitals in the province.
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AmaZulu announced the sacking of Brandon Truter on Thursday. Truter’s dismissal came amid a drop in form from the Durban-based club, and speculation about internal divisions among the players. Usuthu have lost their last three Premiership games with the most recent being their 1-0 KwaZulu-Natal derby defeat to top-flight newcomers Richards Bay on Wednesday.
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The World Health Organization (WHO) has awarded the South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (Sahpra) with an accolade for its vaccine regulation.Sahpra has received a functional level maturity Level 3.
This means it has a stable well-functioning and integrated regulatory system to ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of vaccines that it registers.
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