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Services & infrastructure

Hammanskraal voters: 20 years without water, no hope of change

Residents of Hammanskraal say they vote amid a water crisis dating to 2004 that turned deadly in a 2023 cholera outbreak.

“Hamas Ground's water crisis dates back to 2004, meaning residents have been grappling with water challenges for more than two decades. In 2023, the crisis took a deadly turn when a cholera outbreak claimed the lives of 23 people in the community. Despite several election cycles, residents say the”
As heard on 702’s The Aubrey Masango Show

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702 · The Aubrey Masango Show

Aired 04 Nov, 20:04 SAST

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Residents say they want the incoming municipal leadership to prioritize basic service delivery. Tulafello Toku is in that area. Hamas Ground's water crisis dates back to 2004, meaning residents have been grappling with water challenges for more than two decades. In 2023, the crisis took a deadly turn when a cholera outbreak claimed the lives of 23 people in the community. Despite several election cycles, residents say the

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Bonitas member told to haggle over her own wrist screws

A Bonitas member with a displaced wrist fracture was told to find three implant quotes herself before surgery could be authorised.

“Moved some of the cases, but Wendy says there's still so many cases coming, including a person who had to get a badly broken wrist repaired and was told to haggle over the price of the plates and…”
As heard on 702’s The Money Show

702 · The Money Show

Aired 04 Nov, 19:21 SAST

Health

Elderly woman dies in Shallcross queue after three ambulances never arrive

An SABC reporter says a woman in her late 70s collapsed in a Shallcross voting queue; no ambulance came, so she was taken by Uber.

“A story that the SABC has been covering: an elderly woman dying after collapsing at a voting station. Have you got details for us there, Talisha?”
As heard on SAfm’s The National Pulse

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SAfm · The National Pulse

Aired 04 Nov, 17:08 SAST

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Study of 100,000 scans links brown fat to better health, and a BP drug may activate it

A Rockefeller University cardiologist says brown fat, activated by cold, is linked to fewer health conditions, and losartan activated it in cells and mice.

Cape Talk

Aired 04 Nov, 01:20 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Tshwane official: holy water and black dam water fuel illness

A Tshwane official says residents use ritual 'holy water' and contaminated dam water, and tanker suppliers resumed selling after police left.

Kaya 959 · Point of View

Aired 03 Nov, 20:03 SAST

Health

Appeals committee orders Key Health to fully fund boy's rare-disease drugs

A Council for Medical Schemes appeals ruling overturned the registrar and ordered full funding for a 15-year-old's treatment, his lawyer says.

SAfm · The National Pulse

Aired 03 Nov, 16:21 SAST

Politics

DA's Tshwane candidate blames ActionSA mayor Moya for water crisis, ANC-held portfolios

A DA mayoral candidate argues Tshwane's mayor must answer for the Bronkhorstspruit water illness outbreak and for ANC appointees on her mayoral committee.

BizNews Radio

Aired 03 Nov, 14:35 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Host fumes: Tshwane told people not to drink the water it supplied

A Power FM commentator attacks past and present Tshwane leaders over unchlorinated water in Bronkhorstspruit, citing a chlorine price excuse.

Power FM · POWER Zone

Aired 02 Nov, 00:51 SAST

Politics

Zuma dances at MK final rally in first outing since hospital

Former president Jacob Zuma, 84, appeared at the MK Party's final election rally in Kwamashu after a week in hospital with an undiagnosed illness.

702 · 702 Music with Nonn Botha

Aired 01 Nov, 15:02 SAST

Politics

Western Cape health MEC: Durban port delays choking medicine supply

MEC Mireille Wenger urged Transport Minister Barbara Creecy to prioritise imported medicines at Durban port as shortages persist.

702 · 702 Music with Nonn Botha

Aired 31 Oct, 17:02 SAST

Health

Tennessee woman who survived lethal injection describes constant pain

Krista Pike, who survived a botched execution in Tennessee last month, says she is in constant pain and isolated in a prison hospital.

702 · Weekend Breakfast with Gugs Mhlungu

Aired 31 Oct, 06:04 SAST

Health

Period-poverty founder: pad chemicals raise 'why are they there'

Quincy Malope of A Million Girls Foundation tells Cape Talk why EDCs in pads need explaining despite the minister's safety assurances.

Cape Talk

Aired 31 Oct, 00:37 SAST

Health

Almost all airborne bacteria at Joburg clinic were multi-drug resistant

A University of Johannesburg researcher says 97 to 100% of respiratory bacteria sampled in a clinic's air were multi-drug resistant.

702 · Early Breakfast

Aired 30 Oct, 05:20 SAST

Health

Doctor: no deaths in Bronkhorstspruit water crisis is a blessing, not proof

After 833 people sought care for gastro illness, Dr Aslam Dasoo says Minister Majodina's 'no outbreak' claim is dangerous and the crisis is real.

Cape Talk · Afternoon Drive

Aired 29 Oct, 15:51 SAST

Health

SA is treating snakebites with imported antivenom that isn't officially approved

A Cape Talk guest says local antivenom production has stopped, so doctors use an imported product WHO-approved but not cleared by regulator Sahpra.

Cape Talk · Good Morning Cape Town

Aired 29 Oct, 06:44 SAST

Health

Motsoaledi: courts overuse mental observation, straining health beds

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi told Parliament court-ordered mental health observations of accused offenders burden facilities, citing bed shortages.

702 · The Money Show

Aired 28 Oct, 19:03 SAST

Health

Stroke deaths rising among South Africans aged 15 to 44

The Heart and Stroke Foundation says stroke deaths rose between 2013 and 2024, increasingly hitting people aged 15 to 44.

702 · Early Breakfast

Aired 28 Oct, 04:53 SAST

Health

AI reads old sleep-lab heart data to flag cardiac risk a decade ahead

Emory University researchers used deep learning on 16,000 overnight sleep recordings to link heart signals to outcomes over the next 10 years.

Cape Talk

Aired 28 Oct, 00:37 SAST

Politics

Budget office: Treasury gave no NHI implementation plan in mini-budget

Parliament's Budget Office told the Finance Committee that Treasury made no provision for implementing the NHI in last week's mini-budget.

Power FM · POWER Perspective

Aired 27 Oct, 23:04 SAST

Health

Cancer Alliance: 80-plus different treatment guidelines split SA cancer care

The Cancer Alliance's director says nine provinces, 71 schemes and two managed care firms yield 80-odd guidelines, and wants standardisation.

Cape Talk

Aired 27 Oct, 22:55 SAST

Services & infrastructure

Deputy minister won't give timeline for safe Bronkhorstspruit tap water

Water and Sanitation says it cannot say when residents can safely use tap water after 833 gastrointestinal illness cases were confirmed.

947 · Afternoons with Zweli

Aired 27 Oct, 14:01 SAST

Health

Psychiatrist: money stress and mental illness feed each other

A Mediclinic psychiatrist says financial pressure raises anxiety and depression risk, and illness in turn costs people their jobs.

Moneyweb@Midday

Aired 27 Oct, 13:01 SAST

Health

Heat waves raise preterm birth odds 26% and perinatal deaths 34% in Africa

A Power FM presenter cites research linking heat waves to preterm birth and perinatal mortality, and WHO data on babies' heat exposure.

Power FM · POWER Up

Aired 27 Oct, 03:18 SAST

Health

Eight malaria cases in Frankfurt, none had travelled to a malaria region

On a BBC science show, Kai Kupperschmid explains that eight Frankfurt malaria cases, three fatal, involved no travel, with two theories.

Cape Talk

Aired 27 Oct, 01:30 SAST

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