Deputy President Paul Mashatile, will today lead the official World TB Day commemoration and launch the National End TB Campaign in KwaZulu-Natal. The event aims to highlight the devastating impact of tuberculosis and mobilize national efforts to eradicate it. This year's theme, 'Yes! You and I Can End TB – Commit, Invest, Deliver,' calls for urgent action. The campaign seeks to diagnose 250,000 new TB cases in 2025/26, targeting 5 million people with universal TB testing. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde, TB Accountability Consortium project coordinator

Deputy President Paul Mashatile, will today lead the official World TB Day commemoration and launch the National End TB Campaign in KwaZulu-Natal. The event aims to highlight the devastating impact of tuberculosis and mobilize national efforts to eradicate it. This year's theme, 'Yes! You and I Can End TB &ndash; Commit, Invest, Deliver,' calls for urgent action. The campaign seeks to diagnose 250,000 new TB cases in 2025/26, targeting 5 million people with universal TB testing. For more on this Elvis Presslin spoke to Sihle Mahonga Ndawonde, TB Accountability Consortium project coordinator

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Official World TB Day commemoration takes place today

A recent Stellenbosch University study reveals widespread parental anxiety over children's safety en route to school. In the Cape Metropole, especially in lower-income areas. Over 86% of parents voiced concern, with fears highest in communities plagued by pedestrian crashes. Sophia du Plessis, researcher, has stressed urgent intervention, better enforcement, safer sidewalks, and child-focused transport systems to address this growing outcry from worried families. For more on this we are joined by Professor Sophia du Plessis Researcher from the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University....

A recent Stellenbosch University study reveals widespread parental anxiety over children's safety en route to school. In the Cape Metropole, especially in lower-income areas. Over 86% of parents voiced concern, with fears highest in communities plagued by pedestrian crashes. Sophia du Plessis, researcher, has stressed urgent intervention, better enforcement, safer sidewalks, and child-focused transport systems to address this growing outcry from worried families. For more on this we are joined by Professor Sophia du Plessis Researcher from the Department of Economics at Stellenbosch University....

Univ. study reveals a widespread parental anxiety over children's safety en route to school

The Democratic Alliance has filed corruption charges against Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane, accusing her of defrauding Eskom of over R700,000 while at a consulting firm Vitrovian. The party alleges fake invoices bear her signature. Simelane also faces past allegations in the VBS Bank scandal. For more on this we are joined by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP - DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development....

The Democratic Alliance has filed corruption charges against Human Settlements Minister Thembi Simelane, accusing her of defrauding Eskom of over R700,000 while at a consulting firm Vitrovian. The party alleges fake invoices bear her signature. Simelane also faces past allegations in the VBS Bank scandal. For more on this we are joined by Adv. Glynnis Breytenbach MP - DA Spokesperson on Justice and Constitutional Development....

DA accuses Minister Simelane of defrauding Eskom of 700.000

ActionSA has raised the alarm over Eskom's latest update, revealing R3.6 billion was spent on diesel in just 30 days R1.34 billion in the first 10 days of April alone. The party says South Africa hasn't ended load shedding, it's simply masking it with an expensive diesel-powered illusion, all funded by taxpayers. For more on this we are joined by ActionSA Member of Parliament, Alan Beesley.....  

ActionSA has raised the alarm over Eskom's latest update, revealing R3.6 billion was spent on diesel in just 30 days R1.34 billion in the first 10 days of April alone. The party says South Africa hasn't ended load shedding, it's simply masking it with an expensive diesel-powered illusion, all funded by taxpayers. For more on this we are joined by ActionSA Member of Parliament, Alan Beesley..... &nbsp;

Official World TB Day commemoration takes place today

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