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The drastic shortage of condoms in Gauteng is leading to an increase in Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STIs). Here is the latest.

One consequence has been an increase in sexually transmitted diseases.

The Gauteng health department has reported a shortage of condoms in all five districts.

An escalating energy crisis leaves Africa’s most industrialised nation with daily electricity rationing to stop the national grid collapsing

In this week's edition of Friday Briefing, we examine the rot in Gauteng's healthcare system - and how it is the patients who lose out.

News update:Mashatile found himself defending the ANC against more allegations of corruption, and Ramaphosa against allegations of money laundering.

The Democratic Alliance has written to Justice Minister Ronald Lamola to challenge the State Attorney paying her legal fees in the Life Esidimeni inquest into the deaths of 144 mental health patients who died when she was Gauteng Health MEC. DA Shadow Minister for Justice Glynnis Breytenbach sent him a letter yesterday requesting full reasons why the State is continuing to pay for Mahlangu’s legal fees even though she resigned from her position in 2017 (see letter here).

Former Gauteng Health MEC Qedani Mahlangu’s estimated legal costs are reportedly about R250 000 a day.

In May last year, the provincial department reported that it had received 157 new summons a year before, and was facing legal claims worth R1.6 billion in litigation for medical negligence.


Former Gauteng health MEC Qedani Mahlangu was expected to appear in the Pretoria high court on Tuesday but her legal team has not yet been paid.