Family in race against time to save their son 2006-01-05 02:09:33
Cape Town parents Tania and Bruce Gerber are in a desperate race to raise R2,3-million to try to save their four-and-a-half-year-old son, Connor, who is dying of cancer.Full Story...
Mom recalls twin baby's death after fire 2006-01-05 02:09:40
Seven-week-old Aurelio Thaba weighs less than half the normal weight of a newborn baby, but his mother is still grateful he's alive. His twin died after their mother went into labour during a shack fire near Johannesburg. Botho Molosankwe reports...Full Story...
Attack victims moved to new hospital 2006-01-04 06:46:11
Patients who were attacked by a mentally disturbed patient at the Mahatma Gandhi hospital in Phoenix have been moved to a private hospital.Full Story...
More tourists flock to SA for plastic surgery 2006-01-04 03:42:10
The number of foreigners having plastic surgery in South Africa has shot up dramatically in the past year, despite the strengthening of the rand.Full Story...
New approach to sexual safety is on the cards 2006-01-04 00:55:30
You get a card from your boyfriend saying: "It's time to take our relationship to the next level." No, he's not proposing to you - he's asking you to get tested with him for HIV. Xoliswa Zulu reports...Full Story...
Driver's wrong turn leads to tragedy 2006-01-04 01:50:01
Selina Khumalo lived for her church, and a picnic at the Vaal Dam with fellow worshippers was her ideal way to start the new year. But when the driver of the car heading back from the day's outing mistook a boat launch for a road, the results were deadly.Full Story...
Two injured as microlight just misses house 2006-01-03 03:39:19
The Phillips family of Lambert's Bay in the Western Cape started the new year with an unexpected bang when a microlight aircraft crashed onto their front lawn.Full Story...
Four bodies recovered from Vaal river 2006-01-03 01:03:40
Gauteng police have recovered the bodies of four of the five people who drowned after the driver of a car accidentally drove into the Vaal river near Vanderbijlpark, a spokesperson has said.Full Story...
Parents cut down hanging teenager 2006-01-02 07:11:33
The parents of Pietermaritzburg teenager Kavith Sewnarain are still battling to come to terms with why their son apparently tried to kill himself on New Year's Eve.Full Story...
Seventeen critical malaria cases in Limpopo 2006-01-02 04:59:09
The Limpopo health department has recorded 53 malaria cases in the province over the festive season, spokesperson Phuti Seloba has said.Full Story...
Body of missing man found in mountains 2006-01-02 01:43:18
The body of a 46-year-old Johannesburg man who went missing in the Maluti Mountains outside Clarens has been found, Free State police have said.Full Story...
Only armoured ambulances to Joburg inner city 2006-01-01 02:33:46
A woman dying of Aids in Yeoville cannot eat or drink, her medicine has run out and getting to hospital during the holidays is a struggle, as only armoured ambulances dare venture into Johannesburg's inner city.Full Story...
Festive season taps into Cape blood reserves 2005-12-30 01:57:52
The Western Province Blood Transfusion Service does not have enough for the coming weekend as blood donor frequency has decreased by 50 percent.Full Story...
Paraglider to sue Netcare for 'bad service' 2005-12-29 01:36:32
A paraglider claims he was taken on a "seven hour" road trip to a Bloemfontein hospital after he broke his back when his paraglider collapsed near De Aar in the Northern Cape - yet there was a hospital just 40km away.Full Story...
Innovation pulls the plug on bathtime burns 2005-12-28 06:25:20
It's believed to be a first for South Africa: a local company has created an anti-scald bath plug to help parents and caregivers.Full Story...
Male rape victims speak out for the boys 2005-12-28 01:55:39
For the Boys, a KwaZulu-Natal campaign launched to encourage male sexual abuse victims to speak out, has made significant inroads since its launch three months ago.Full Story...
Lonely season for social phobia victims 2005-12-27 07:06:21
The festive season can be a trying time for people who suffer from social phobia, according to clinical psychologist Dr Christine Lochner.Full Story...
A busy festive season for new moms 2005-12-26 03:13:05
The maternity units at many KwaZulu-Natal hospitals have enjoyed a very busy Christmas with plenty of new arrivals to toast the season.Full Story...
Burst water-pipe warning issued in Cape 2005-12-26 03:26:07
A technical crew has started to replace sections of a burst water pipe in Cape Town but residents have been asked to use water sparingly in the meantime.Full Story...
Bill puts clamp on virginity testing 2005-12-24 03:56:44
A landmark decision by the National Council of Provinces has finally outlawed virginity testing and male circumcision under the age of 16, thereby paving the way for a controversial national law to go into effect.Full Story...
Man handed amazing second chance 2005-12-24 00:42:01
Christmas is a time of thanksgiving, and Durban resident Rishinand Ranjit has more than most to be thankful for after receiving the best possible present...Full Story...
Festive season drug crisis 2005-12-23 06:58:00
Drug treatment centres across the Western Cape are being inundated with calls for help as the festive season peaks, with youngsters aged 16 to 21 most in need of treatment, experts say.Full Story...
Speared diver in critical condition 2005-12-23 06:24:42
The diver who accidentally shot himself with a speargun is in intensive care at the University of Cape Town private hospital.Full Story...
Recovered boy goes home for Christmas 2005-12-23 06:48:46
Fikiswa Dinwa spent Christmas Day last year watching her son Isipho fight for his life. But this Christmas, thanks to the medical staff at Red Cross Children's Hospital, the 10-year-old will be home with his family in the Eastern Cape.Full Story...
Fire kills four in Johannesburg city centre 2005-12-23 11:56:49
Four people, including three children, have burnt to death in a fire in the Johannesburg city centre during the early hours of Friday morning.Full Story...
'Angels' saved my son from death, mom says 2005-12-23 06:16:02
'It's as if two angels saved my son. They were God-sent," said Anilla Singh, a grateful KwaZulu-Natal mother whose son was saved from a burning car.Full Story...
Cape Town swimmers’ bodies found 2005-12-22 06:59:48
The bodies of two men who drowned in separate incidents near the “killer beach” of Monwabisi in False Bay, Cape Town, have both been found.Full Story...
Man loses both hands in grenade blast 2005-12-22 11:38:22
A North West man has had both his hands amputated after a hand grenade he was playing with exploded, police have said.Full Story...
Man wounded by speargun at Cape Point 2005-12-22 11:03:16
A man who accidentally shot himself with a speargun at Cape Point has been airlifted to Groote Schuur hospital, the National Sea Rescue Institute has said.Full Story...
Four-year-old boy electrocuted 2005-12-22 09:39:06
A four-year-old boy has been electrocuted in Soweto, Johannesburg emergency management services have said.Full Story...
Four-year-old boy crushed to death by wall 2005-12-22 06:37:37
Christmas will be a time of mourning for a Durban family whose little son was crushed and killed by a brick wall.Full Story...
Cape Cobras in Santa gear bring cheer to sick 2005-12-21 23:35:25
The Nashua Cape Cobras cricket team have brought some festive cheer to children recovering in hospital during the Christmas holidays.Full Story...
Mother, son - and kidney - all well after op 2005-12-21 23:43:18
Ten-year-old Owen André, who underwent a successful kidney transplant thanks to his mother, is making a speedy recovery.Full Story...
Health department exorcises ghost workers 2005-12-21 09:19:16
The Eastern Cape health department believes it has been paying out a possible R1,59-million to ghost workers, after asking employees to collect their pay cheques in person, against identification, rather than paying the money into an account.Full Story...
Public outraged at timing of Isidingo suicide 2005-12-21 04:44:15
Concerned viewers of the soapie Isidingo are questioning the timing of an episode in which a character, Tanya Raymond, committed suicide by throwing herself off a mine headgear.Full Story...
Durban faces new drug threat 2005-12-21 01:37:07
A highly addictive drug plaguing the Western Cape has migrated and is now on the streets of Durban, according to the Medical Research Council.Full Story...
Funeral benefits for stillborn babies 2005-12-19 03:59:08
Government employees can now claim funeral benefits for their stillborn babies.Full Story...
'Put my son in hospital, not jail' 2005-12-18 02:47:04
A Durban woman is desperately trying to get her son moved from Westville Prison to a psychiatric institution - even though she is the one who had him arrested.Full Story...
Elderly targeted in KZN 2005-12-18 05:57:14
Residents at the The Association For The Aged Kings Hall building in Aliwal Street, Durban are concerned for their safety after a spate of robberies at the centre.Full Story...
State to crack down on welfare crooks 2005-12-18 05:47:53
An estimated 15 000 civil servants are unlawfully getting social grants from the government, with KwaZulu-Natal believed to be leading the pack.Full Story...
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