A Richards Bay mother’s attempts to resuscitate her baby boy after he stopped breathing at the weekend, could have saved his life.

Netcare 911 spokesperson Nick Dollman said the woman called for help after she found the 2-week-old had was not breathing on Friday.

She and her sister met up with paramedics, en route to hospital. When paramedics arrived, they found the woman performing CPR on the infant who was already turning blue.

They took over and continued resuscitation efforts in an ambulance, en route to hos...

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Pretoria – The Department of Women says community leaders must engage with their communities to help prevent abuse and violence against women and children 365 days of the year.

“The recent media headlines of women and children abused, raped, murdered, burned and buried in attempts to hide traces, remind us of the vulnerability of women and girl children at the hands of men. There are many other women currently missing, who may never be found,” the department said in a statement. The department said gender-based viol...

Cape Town – New acting National Treasury director general Dondo Mogajane gave his definition of radical economic transformation in answer to a question by the Democratic Alliance in Parliament on Tuesday. A delegation from National Treasury briefed Members of Parliament on the Appropriations Bill, which will be debated in the National Assembly shortly and provides for the appropriation of money by Parliament from the National Revenue Fund. During question time, the DA’s Alan Mcloughlin asked National Treasury to clarify t...

Pretoria – President Jacob Zuma has wished all South African families a peaceful and joyous International Day of Families which is observed across the world today.

The United Nations declared 15 May as the International Day of Families, which is observed under the theme: “Families, education and well-being”.

This year’s day focuses on the role of families and family-oriented policies in promoting education and the overall well-being of family members.

According to the Presidency, International Day of Famili...

Last week, Dlodlo confirmed to Eyewitness News that she would follow ANC policy on the issue after the party decided to go for an encrypted system.

JOHANNESBURG – The South African Communist Party (SACP) says it believes Communications Minister Ayanda Dlodlo is doing the right thing in implementing a policy of encrypted digital terrestrial television because it will allow government to provide more services to people.

Last week, Dlodlo confirmed to Eyewitness News that she would follow ANC policy on the issue after t...