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Vaccine injury fund: call for âmore clarityâ
By Lorna Charles
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DURBAN - A CIVIL society organisation has called for government to grant more time for the public to comment on the Covid19 Vaccine Injury No-Fault Compensation Scheme.
The regulations for the scheme were released for public comment by Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Minister of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (Cogta) , on April 15 with the closing date for comments on April 19.
Rob Hutchinson, managing director of civil society organisation DearSA, said they had requested an extension for comments to May 10 as they understood the importance of the matter. He also said the organisation took issue with the scheme being housed under the Disaster Management Act regulations.
Good showing for ANC in by-elections, but steady growth for EFF
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The African National Congress (ANC) had the best performance in Wednesday s by-elections, the first since November, holding onto all of its wards and winning two more.
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) continued its upward trend, and although their candidates didn t win any wards, they managed to build support in wards where they had little before.
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Ugu water problems continue
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DURBAN - THE water challenges at Ugu District Municipality show no signs of dissipating as numerous areas are still without water.
Earlier this week, Ugu announced on its Facebook page that there was a burst pipe in the Margate Seaslopes area and there would be water service interruptions â much to the residentsâ frustration.
Ugu spokesperson France Zama said the water challenges were being addressed. He said this was not the first time there was a burst pipe in Margate and that the area had problems because of the ageing infrastructure and a high demand for water. Zama said they were trying to deal with the problems in the area.