Tamsin Metelerkamp

The US Secretary of State has backpedalled on the near-total freeze of US foreign aid, stating that ‘life-saving humanitarian assistance’ would be continued. There is widespread uncertainty about which programmes fall under the new waiver. | @ToriOregan https://t.co/i6w5Blv5af

RT @dailymaverick: ‘I’m breaching my Hippocratic oath’ – Trump freeze halts HIV programmes https://t.co/d7w6ZGzMqY

The National Institute for Communicable Diseases has linked an over-the-counter probiotic to an outbreak of bacteraemia cases in private hospitals in Gauteng and North West. https://t.co/0l1wDJFxo8

RT @PaulivW: ‘Waiting lists to work for free’ – the struggle to specialise for young doctors in SA. - @tams_intransit https://t.co/7JnFXU90…

RT @dailymaverick: Government seeks eviction law change as number of informal settlements soars https://t.co/yE7WhwPOJi

The controversial practice of heritable human genome editing remains illegal in South Africa, despite the addition of a research section on it in the South African Ethics in Health Research Guidelines 2024. https://t.co/gt7SncI2Im

RT @PaulivW: #OpenSecrets: How powerful African families laundered money to buy luxury properties in South Africa, with the help of estate…

Activists and local leaders in the Matzikama Municipality have raised concerns about the high rate of violence against vulnerable people – particularly children – in the rural region. https://t.co/DBqhw9M9Xd

Tiger Brands is engaging with the legal team behind the class action lawsuit representing victims of the 20117/18 Listeriosis outbreak, with the aim of agreeing on relief for certain claimants with urgent medical needs. https://t.co/UMHs9FIYAv

A 13-year-old boy was allegedly beaten by a police officer after being arrested on suspicion of theft in Lutzville, Western Cape. https://t.co/QIWtWaWgBb

The film Kneecap is a loud, proud middle finger to the establishment, with music that’ll get your heart rate up even if you're not into hip-hop. https://t.co/vyaG6LCckB

The NPA has decided not to prosecute President Cyril Ramaphosa — or anyone — in relation to the Phala Phala case stemming from the criminal complaint laid by the former head of the State Security Agency, Arthur Fraser, in 2022. https://t.co/HRUkl66UQy

A high court has found that Transnet’s approach to identifying ICTSI as the preferred bidder for the tender to manage the Durban Container Terminal Pier 2 was ‘potentially flawed and … unfair to the other bidders’. https://t.co/CoT4NTtNan

RT @PaulivW: #Cosatu calls on workers nationwide to strike against ‘crippling economic crisis’. - @tams_intransit https://t.co/2KcO8kmDfI

All too often, victims of sexual violence face an uphill battle when attempting to get justice through the court system. The nonprofit Embrace Project says a recent high court ruling could bring about positive change. https://t.co/frOL4Ot8Xh

Between 1997 and 2023, 5,092 social housing units were built in the City of Cape Town. Daily Maverick has put together a map of sites across the metro holding developments that are completed, under construction or earmarked for projects. https://t.co/LSQslSFzRq

Five years after Joyce Mogale, former CEO of the National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS), was fired for contraventions of the Public Finance Management Act, the Labour Court has ordered her to pay more than R22m in damages to the NHLS. https://t.co/Lr3LAreg1x