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The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) is urging South Africans trying to lose weight to refrain from using Ozempic and Mounjaro as they are not approved for weight management in the country. The concern comes amid a rapid increase in the sale and presence of counterfeit Glucagon-like Peptide (GLP-1) products, such as Ozempic, on the local market. While the drugs are mostly used to help lower blood sugar […]

Some Thembisa residents say foreign-owned spaza shops are welcome in their communities, as long as they are health and safety compliant. Amid rising learner deaths due to suspected food poisoning incidents, Gauteng residents are divided on the future of foreign-owned spaza shops in their townships. Informal trader, maMary Ford, says government's failure to do thorough health inspections has led to townships being flooded with expired or counterfeit goods. And while […]

Bafana Bafana coach, Hugo Broos, is so confident that Bafana Bafana will qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations that he has vowed to leave his job and take the first flight out back to Belgium next week Tuesday should they not qualify. Bafana will take on Uganda in Kampala on Friday and then end their qualifying campaign in Cape Town against South Sudan. Broos' charges sit second in […]

Controversial Pastor, Paseka "Mboro" Motsoeneng, made a bold statement outside the Palm Ridge Magistrates Court, saying he's willing to go to jail for praying.  It comes after his brief appearance in court yesterday, where he faced kidnapping and assault charges, among others, for violently removing his grandchildren from a primary school in Katlehong, alongside his son and bodyguard who are his co-accused.  Mboro's courtroom prayers didn't sit well with Magistrate […]

Civil society organisation, #NotInMyName International, is urging South African Football Association (Safa) President, Danny Jordaan, to step down as a case against him is expected to start this Wednesday in the Palm Ridge Specialised Crimes Court. Jordaan is accused of fraud and theft, as well as using Safa funds to hire a communications company to manage his image after former ANC MP, Jennifer Ferguson, accused him of rape in 2017. […]

American comedian, Calimar White, is trending on social media after a video of him delivering an anonymous message to a boss, accused of being hostile to his employee, went viral. There’s a guy on TikTok who owns a company where you can complain about your boss anonymously and he goes to your work and cuss them out for you 😂 pic.twitter.com/m8SOA97mWv — Isa (@isaperezxx) November 10, 2024 Earlier this year, […]

Amid growing calls for the government to declare the rise in deadly food poisoning incidents a national state of disaster, there have been mixed feelings over the impending regulation of spaza shops. Last week, government approved the proclamation to tightly regulate local spaza shops, which have been at the heart of the problem. The move will be led by the Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Leaders (Cogta) and is […]

South African music sensation, Tyla, has once again the country proud after clinching the MTV Europe Music Awards. The awards ceremony was held in Manchester. It made a return this year after last year’s event, which was originally hosted in Paris, France, was cancelled after the Israel-Hamas war started. The 22-year-old's latest award adds to the string of accolades the Grammy-award holder has won so far. Tyla is the winner […]

  In an effort to protect South African children’s lives from harm, the sale of food within and around schools in the Gauteng province have been barred by the Gauteng Department of Education. In a statement, the department bemoans the recent spate of food contamination incidents, which have affected many children around the country, resulting in the hospitalisation of pupils and the demise of some. The department says the devastating […]

Siya Kolisi will not captain the Springboks on Sunday evening when they take on Scotland in the Outgoing Tour in Murrayfield. Coach, Rassie Erasmus, named his team today. He says Eben Etzebeth will lead the side, with Kolisi on the bench which sees a 7-1 split. Kwagga Smith will earn his 50th Test cap, while locks Franco Mostert and RG Snyman return to the green and gold jumper after long […]