By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The quality of ward councillors continues to be questioned ahead of the Local Government Elections. Last week DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis explained that councillors can do their best but are restricted unless they have the power in government to effect municipal changes. But according to the Active Citizens Coalition - councillors can do a lot more than they're actually doing. Party leader Imtiaz Syed has therefore called for a re-invigoration in candidates that stand for ward positions. He says young, educated professionals are ideal candidates to effect change at a local government level...

By Newsbreak Senior Producer Taresh Harreeparshad - The quality of ward councillors continues to be questioned ahead of the Local Government Elections. Last week DA leader Geordin Hill-Lewis explained that councillors can do their best but are restricted unless they have the power in government to effect municipal changes. But according to the Active Citizens Coalition - councillors can do a lot more than they're actually doing. Party leader Imtiaz Syed has therefore called for a re-invigoration in candidates that stand for ward positions. He says young, educated professionals are ideal candidates to effect change at a local government level...

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By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Women across the country are challenging the norms of traditionally male-dominated industries and empowering one another along the way. Among them is Juanita Narayan, a young candidate civil engineer at engineering firm Zutari, working in the specialised field of wastewater infrastructure. Her journey reflects how women are not only breaking barriers in engineering but creating space for others to follow and thrive. Narayan says young women must never give up on their dreams and continue to empower others...

By Newsbreak Producer Tashlan Naidoo - Women across the country are challenging the norms of traditionally male-dominated industries and empowering one another along the way. Among them is Juanita Narayan, a young candidate civil engineer at engineering firm Zutari, working in the specialised field of wastewater infrastructure. Her journey reflects how women are not only breaking barriers in engineering but creating space for others to follow and thrive. Narayan says young women must never give up on their dreams and continue to empower others...

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By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - As South Africa marks Women's Month, health advocates are calling for urgent and coordinated action to eliminate cervical cancer, which is a largely preventable disease that claims nearly 6,000 lives in the country every year. Despite progress toward aligning with the WHO's targets - focusing on vaccination, screening, and timely treatment -persistent delivery bottlenecks, vaccine hesitancy and high HIV co-infection rates continue to leave vulnerable women behind. Cancer Alliance Director Salomé Meyer stresses that eliminating cervical cancer is a matter of gender equity and social justice. In this week's Medical Monitor, Meyer began by discussing the importance of the HPV vaccine, labelling it as a critical line of defense... 

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - As South Africa marks Women's Month, health advocates are calling for urgent and coordinated action to eliminate cervical cancer, which is a largely preventable disease that claims nearly 6,000 lives in the country every year. Despite progress toward aligning with the WHO's targets - focusing on vaccination, screening, and timely treatment -persistent delivery bottlenecks, vaccine hesitancy and high HIV co-infection rates continue to leave vulnerable women behind. Cancer Alliance Director Salom&eacute; Meyer stresses that eliminating cervical cancer is a matter of gender equity and social justice. In this week's Medical Monitor, Meyer began by discussing the importance of the HPV vaccine, labelling it as a critical line of defense...&nbsp;

#PODCAST Women's Month | Cancer Alliance calls for urgent action to eliminate cervical cancer #sabcnews

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A virus never before reported in South African sardines has been detected in fish linked to recent deaths along the West Coast. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) was found in dead sardines, as well as at lower levels in some apparently healthy fish. Authorities stress that the virus alone has not been confirmed as the cause of the mortalities, with environmental factors also being investigated. People are meanwhile being urged to exercise caution when eating sardines, particularly fish collected from affected areas. Co-ordinator of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), Desmond D'Sa elaborates...

By Newsbreak Producer Matthew Veeran - A virus never before reported in South African sardines has been detected in fish linked to recent deaths along the West Coast. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment says pilchard herpesvirus (PHV) was found in dead sardines, as well as at lower levels in some apparently healthy fish. Authorities stress that the virus alone has not been confirmed as the cause of the mortalities, with environmental factors also being investigated. People are meanwhile being urged to exercise caution when eating sardines, particularly fish collected from affected areas. Co-ordinator of the South Durban Community Environmental Alliance (SDCEA), Desmond D'Sa elaborates...

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