Eskom CEO De Ruyter Says He Survived Murder Attempt in December
Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd.’s outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter has told South African police he recently survived an attempt on his life. • None Goldman to Cut About 3,200 Jobs This Week After Cost Review The alleged incident occurred on Dec. 13, a day before de Ruyter’s resignation as…#deruyters #eskomholdingssocltds #deruyter #rondesantiss #southafrican #nonegoldmantocut #johannesburg #southafrica #donaldtrump #andrederuyter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Wall Street Still Counting on Big Tech Rip Once Fed Eases Hikes
Wall Street tech bulls are counting on the industry’s megacap stocks to move higher before long and jump start a rebound in the S&P 500. • None South Africa Has Its First Case of Most Transmissible Covid Variant • None Trump’s Troubles Mount as Special Counsel Gets New 2020 Evidence The hope is…#teslainc #donaldtrump #apple #microsoftcorps #appleinc #alphabetinc #faang #rondesantiss #metaplatformsinc #ericbeiley (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ramaphosa Pledges to Fix South Africa ’s Governing ANC as Election Looms
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa's Eskom says police investigating alleged poisoning of CEO
South African power utility Eskom on Sunday said police were investigating whether an attempt was made to poison its outgoing Chief Executive Officer Andre de Ruyter. Faced with political pressure, De Ruyter resigned on Dec. 14 after failing to solve a crisis in the company that has led to record…#deruyter #mphomakwana #eskom #africa #southafrican #andrederuyter (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa Has Its First Case of Most Transmissible Covid Variant
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
South Africa: Measles Outbreak Teams on Standby in Tshwane - South African News Briefs - January 6, 2023
[allAfrica] Cape Town -- Measles Outbreak - Response Teams on Standby (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - January 6, 2023 Category: African Health Source Type: news
South Africa Factory Index Suggests Price Pressures Have Peaked
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Source: Reuters: Health - January 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Woman mauled to death by 2 pit bulls in savage attack, owner arrested
A woman was mauled to death by two pit bulls while out walking in what is one of the latest deadly attacks involving the breed in South Africa. Metlitta Sekole, 43, had been walking in the city of Polokwane, the capital of the Limpopo region, located in the northeastern part of the country, at…#limpopo #citizen #sekole #southafrica #henneman #polokwane #eyewitnessnews #stephenthakeng #gqeberha #priscilanaidu (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 5, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Eleven science stories likely to make big news in 2023
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its fourth year as a global health emergency, researchers will continue pushing to help make the disease manageable and ordinary. They will track hundreds of subvariants of Omicron, the highly transmissible but seemingly less lethal strain of SARSCoV-2 that dominated in 2022. Virologists will watch the virus’ evolution this year to see whether it has finally slowed or a more dangerous variant pops up, evading much of the immunity that humanity has built up to previous ones. Vaccine researchers hope to develop new shots that provide broad protection against a variety of coronaviruses. Ano...
Source: ScienceNOW - January 4, 2023 Category: Science Source Type: news
Queering sex work and mobility - Yingwana N.
This paper explores the intersections of sex work, mobility, and gendered sexualities through a queer lens. It is based on a study that made use of digital storytelling and WhatsApp to engage 17 migrant and mobile sex workers in South Africa. Through a que... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news
Occupational health and safety hazards among solid waste handlers at a selected municipality South Africa - Tshivhase SE, Mashau NS, Ngobeni T, Ramathuba DU.
BACKGROUND: Solid waste management is one of the most dangerous occupations in the world because of its potential harm from the waste to the environment and the public. Therefore, the protection of human health and the environment is a challenge that all c... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Environmental Issues, Climate, Geophysics Source Type: news
Repeated sexual assault and HIV seropositivity: a case report - Meel BL.
BACKGROUND: Sexual assaults are on an epidemic level in the Transkei region of South Africa, despite the government efforts to bring it down. Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV) is also proportionally high in this region of South Africa.
Objective: To ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Outcomes of cardiac gunshot injuries presenting at an urban trauma facility in Johannesburg, South Africa - Moeng MS, Makhadi S, Molewa MC.
BACKGROUND: Gunshot wounds to the heart are regarded as one of the most lethal penetrating injuries. There has been an increase in gunshot wounds to the chest in our institution in recent years. Injuries to the heart caused by gunshot wounds can be challen... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Policing protests (riots): an investigation and analysis of crowd management strategies - Modise JM, Raga K.
This article probes police and operational policies, relevant legislation, and crowd management guidelines, to pin-point popular modern protest management practices in South Africa. The study adopts a discursive framework, with literature gathered, classif... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Disaster Preparedness Source Type: news
Poverty and non-natural deaths among former mineworkers and in their families in Transkei Region of South Africa - Meel BL.
BACKGROUND: Thousands of former mineworkers across former Transkei have already passed on, are disabled, or died due to either mining related diseases or non-natural ways of dying such as accidents, suicide, or homicide. Many ex-mineworkers have died prema... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
