Author: Tshegofatso Letsie

The Gauteng Department of Health says there are 938 unclaimed bodies across 11 Forensic Pathology Service mortuaries in the province. Families who have missing relatives relating are urged to visit these mortuaries to check if their loved ones are not among the unclaimed bodies. Gauteng Health spokesperson Motalatale Modiba says the MEC for Health and Wellness, Nomantu Nkomo-Ralehoko is concerned about the increase in the number of unclaimed bodies at the morgues and that there are many families who have missing relatives not knowing where they are when in fact they could be in mortuary. “There are families who have…

The North West Provincial Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure together with various government departments let by the South African Police Service (Saps) are ready to ensure that the State of the Province Address (Sopa), which is expected to be tabled by Premier Bushy Maape, on February 24 in the Legislature Chamber at 10am is safe and secure.  The anticipated address comes after Maape’s remarks about the state of road infrastructure in the province during his State of the Nation Address (Sona) debate speech which raised some eyebrows when he said there were no potholes in the North West Province.  “I travel from…

It is not very often to find young people’s voices being prioritised and made part of significant decision-making process, however, a new dawn is upon us with COP27 ensuring that youth voices form part of this year’s climate talks at Sharm-El-Sheik in Egypt. The COP27 Summit has been underway from 6 November 2022 and four days later on 10 November, history was made, when the first ever Youth-Led Climate Forum – the Children and Youth – presented their key demands.In its bid to shape future generations, The Children’s Radio Foundation that has since 2006 trained youth reporters in 10 African…