Siyabonga Sithole

2 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Siyabonga Sithole

2minArtist Benjamin Jephta attended the launch of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz in Sandton on Tuesday. Image: Timothy Bernard / Independent NewspapersWith four reputable stages including the Dinaledi, Conga, Diphala, and Mbira stages, the 26th edition of the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz (SBJOJ) festival is poised to shine the spotlight on various jazz-inspired musical styles cutting across a range of world musical cultures and heritage.

3 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Siyabonga Sithole

The South African Prison and Human Organisation for Human Rights has welcomed the swift action taken against four prison officials following the death of Mangaung G4S inmate. Picture: FileImage: FiledThe family of a Mangaung Maximum Correctional Centre(G4S) inmate who died in the hands of prison officials who allegedly pepper-sprayed their son to death have welcomed the recent arrest of the officials linked to his death.

3 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Siyabonga Sithole

The Helen Suzman Foundation and the PAC have welcomed the judgement against the recusal of presiding judge in the COSAS 4 matter. Image: FileThe Helen Suzman Foundation (HSF) and the United Democratic Movement (UDM) have welcomed the Gauteng High Court ruling which dismissed former apartheid security officers’ bid to secure the recusal of the presiding Judge in the Congress of South African Students (COSAS) 4 trial.

3 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Siyabonga Sithole

Deputy minister of health, Dr Joe Phaahla has promised a speedy process in the investigation and restoration of the fire gutted parts of the Tembisa Hospital following the second fire which razed through another part of the hospital in the early hours of Wednesday Image: Itumeleng English/Independent Newspapers With the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital having suffered two separate fire incidents in a space of five days, questions are being raised on the safety of patients and community...

3 weeks ago | iol.co.za | Siyabonga Sithole

Deputy minister of Health, Joe Phaahla visited the Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital to assess the extent of the two fires that ravaged the hospital in a space of five days. Image: Itumeleng English/Independent NewspapersThe Democratic Alliance (DA) in Gauteng has urged the provincial Health Department to prioritise a speedy and corruption-free reconstruction process of the fire-ravaged Tembisa Provincial Tertiary Hospital.