Tag: deaths

Call for two-year ban to prevent initiation deaths

With 20 deaths during the summer initiation season, traditional leaders call for…

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SA faces growing child malnutrition, with 110 deaths in 3 years

Child malnutrition rates in South Africa continue to rise, with a 5%…

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Ramaphosa orders spaza shop crackdown amid child deaths

Parties have urged government to ensure that municipalities ensure that they deal…

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Ramaphosa vows to shut down shops linked to children food poisoning deaths

President Ramaphosa announces immediate shutdowns of spaza shops linked to foodborne illnesses…

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Gun deaths spike to 33 daily – more than car crashes

Gun Free South Africa calls for stricter firearm laws as gun deaths…

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Racecourse deaths a sad part of the game

Aussies vets take a tough line with top trainer Aiden O’Brien.

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Soweto school children poisonings: Health minister confirms chemical as the cause of deaths

Motsoaledi said the investigation conducted by their toxicologist revealed that the children…

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‘It is not enough to grieve’: MEC vows action after deaths of children in Naledi

MEC Matome Chiloane calls for community protection and accountability after the tragic…

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ATM calls for urgent intervention after several food poisoning deaths

The African Transformation Movement (ATM) has strongly condemned what it says is…

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Joburg blames the ‘lack of resources’ in five children’s deaths

Five children dead in Soweto as grieving families demand tighter enforcement of…

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