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Cutting health budget will kill South Africans, warns nursing union Updated Jacaranda FM SAFTU Ahead of Mboweni’s budget speech on Wednesday, unions affiliated to trade union federation Saftu have embarked on a stay-away.    Speaking at a picket outside the Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital in Soweto, the Young Nurses Indaba’s Fikile Dikolomela-Leungene said the African National Congress (ANC) has failed to prioritise healthcare workers    “Twenty-four years into democracy the ruling ...

South African healthcare workers to participate in a stay-away strike called by SAFTU to voice their grievances despite Covid-19 concerns.

Zambia flag Investors must hold global mining giant Anglo American accountable for toxic legacy of lead poisoning between 1925 and 1974 Residents have some of the highest lead levels in the world – especially in children aged 5 years and younger ‘The horrendous ongoing consequences of mining for Kabwe’s children should convince Anglo American that its human rights policies can only protect the company’s reputation if they implement them properly’ – Peter Frankental Amnesty Interna...

February 23 2021 Other items include new Gucci store, PDX Jazz Fest, Oregon Ballet Theatre, Willamette Valley wines and Beatloric! Summer fun Fun could be headed back to Portland parks this summer. Because of the COVID-19 pandemic and government restrictions, the Portland Parks & Recreations summer parks programs were canceled in 2020. But, Commissioner Carmen Rubio and the City Council have been working on restoring funding for many things, including the summer programs. If COVID-19 and...

Artificial intelligence presents a moral dilemma 21 Feb 2021 Demonstrators turned on the flash of their smartphones on Bastille Square to defend the freedom values of France this Saturday, November 28, 2020, as several tens of thousands of people participated in the great March of Liberties in Paris to protest against the Global Security Bill which aims to prohibit the dissemination of images of police officers in France and the widespread use of surveillance methods such as drones and facial r...

Some healthcare workers are warning that the government is pushing a dangerous narrative with the arrival of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

Photo by CDC on Unsplash The new variant of the coronavirus has upended government plans to start vaccinating health care workers. While the health ministry has switched from the AstraZeneca to the Johnson and Johnson vaccine, supply of doses is a challenge. The South African Covid-19 variant has thrown government plans into disarray as it seeks to swap one million AstraZeneca doses for Johnson & Johnson’s version. The health ministry had planned to begin vaccinating 1.2 million healthcare wo...

February 15 2021 International concerts, music films, local shows mark the 18th event, which had to change like everything else. Before the COVID-19 pandemic began and normal life went away, the Biamp PDX Jazz Festival took place as usual in 2020 with in-person concerts. "We wrapped our last day of the 2020 festival 10 days before the COVID shutdown happened," said Nicholas Salas-Harris, the festivals artistic director. "We were literally one of the only jazz festivals to go to in 2020." ...

Safeguard mining employees in a COVID-19 world The mining industry was celebrated at the recent Mining Indaba Virtual 2021 as a resilient and successful industry that has an important role to play in rebooting South Africa’s economy. President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted that in the midst of the disruption caused by the pandemic, South African mining has shown “tremendous resilience and ability to come back”.  Ramaphosa emphasised the importance of health and safety in this volatile and ...

Tembisa Hospital CEO takes Health Department on over suspension The Young Nurses Indaba most recently dismissed the suspension of the Tembisa Hospital head as nothing more than a smoke screen. NO GROUNDS FOR SUSPENSION – SAYS MOGALADI Mogaladi’s legal counsel has reportedly served Makgoba and Health Minister, Zweli Mkhize’s offices with documentation notifying them of his intention to appeal the Ombudsman’s report and the resulting suspension. A statement from Mogaladi indicates he do...