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Locating the remains of slain award winning photo journalist Anton Hammerl is key to instituting an investigation into his death. That's according to the international legal team for Penny Sukhraj-Hammerl, Anton's wife. In 2001, Hammerl travelled from his home in London to Libya to cover the Arab Springs and was killed. After ten years of no action, no answers and no accountability, Sukhraj-Hammerl has asked the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council to take action. The UN Security Council held a virtual side event, to discuss the case of Anton Hammerl and continuing impunity for crimes against journalists in Libya. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Locating the remains of slain award winning photo journalist Anton Hammerl is key to instituting an investigation into his death. That's according to the international legal team for Penny Sukhraj-Hammerl, Anton's wife. In 2001, Hammerl travelled from his home in London to Libya to cover the Arab Springs and was killed. After ten years of no action, no answers and no accountability, Sukhraj-Hammerl has asked the Special Procedures of the UN Human Rights Council to take action. The UN Security Council held a virtual side event, to discuss the case of Anton Hammerl and continuing impunity for crimes against journalists in Libya. Prabashini Moodley reports...
COVID-19 infection rates across South Africa are expected to surge over the next few weeks. This emerged during a briefing by the National Department of Health this morning. Scientists say the third wave infection rates have already surpassed those of the first and second waves. The Department has implemented a plan to increase vaccinations in the coming weeks. From the 1st of July, registration will be open to citizens over 50. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Workers in South Africa's education sector will not receive their vaccines this week. That's because the United States medicines regulator, the Food and Drug Administration or FDA", has not yet given the go ahead for the Johnson&Johnson jabs to be released. J&J has offered South Africa 480-thousand doses of the vaccine -- a batch with a shelf life of three weeks. The government made a decision to accept the offer and roll out the batch to workers in the education sector. The FDA needs to determine whether the J&J vaccine was contaminated with ingredients of AstraZeneca's COVID shot. Prabashini Moodley reports...
The LGBTQI+ community is under siege in South Africa, and activists fear the situation will worsen should the law not change. This as a flight attendant, Aubrey Boshoga, was found outside his Johannesburg home last weekend. His body had multiple stab wounds. Boshoga's death has sparked an outcry in what is believed to be a hate crime. Pearl Magubane reports #SABCnews
South Africans working from home say, load shedding has forced many of them to return to the office, hence placing them at risk of contracting Covid-19. Earlier this week, Eskom implemented stage two load shedding, following breakdowns of generating units at the Kriel, Arnot, Majuba and Tutuka Power Stations. Experts say, productivity levels of those working from home are dropping - due to disruptions in the power supply. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Johannesburg Water says load shedding will continue to affect its ability to deliver uninterrupted water supply to residents in the city. Eskom has implemented stage two until ten o'clock on Friday night. This is due to the breakdown of generating units at the Majuba and Arnot power stations. Residents' ongoing water issues are likely to be exacerbated by the three-day loadshedding. Taps have already run dry at a number of hospitals in the city. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Record high unemployment statistics in South Africa, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic have forced children to become bread winners. As Youth Month kicks off in the country -- Childline South Africa -- says young girls are resorting to sex work in order to feed their families, as the pandemic has rendered their parents jobless. Through the Grow, Learn and Own programme, the organisation empowers teenagers with entrepreneurial skills to become economically independent and self-sufficient. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Fake news is hampering government's efforts to vaccinate the population. It has led to hesitancy from some to be inoculated. That's according to the National Institute for Communicable Diseases or NICD. In recent weeks, social media has been flooded with fake news about deaths related to the vaccine. This has created doubt on whether or not to register for vaccinations. Prabashini Moodley reports....
Just over half of companies in the travel and tourism sector in South Africa have retrenched their staff in the last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. That's according to the Association of Southern African Travel Agents. The industry has been the hardest hit by the pandemic with hundreds of thousands of jobs being shed. Now, The Department of Tourism has launched a recovery plan to resuscitate the sector and avert further job losses. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Concealing a sexual crime against a child in the family, could result in arrest. The Gauteng Department of Community Safety says although incest or child sexual assault is not a new phenomenon, the Covid-19 lockdown intensified the crime. In many cases rape in families is never reported to police. Reporter Pearl Magubane visited a family that's been torn apart by alleged rape incidents. A mother, her daughter and a cousin. Their names have been changed to protect the minor's identity. #SABCnews
INTRO: The local music industry is mourning the passing of Emmanuel "Mjokes' Matsane. "Mjokes" -- a member of kwaito group Trompies and co-director at Kalawa Jazmee records -- died in a car crash early Sunday. The group had just performed at the Soweto Arts and Culture Festival in Meadowlands. Pearl Magubane filed this report… #SABCnews
The South African embassy in Palestine is engaged in efforts to assist South Africans who wish to return home amid escalating violence between Israel and Palestine. At least 220 Palestinians, including 63 children, have been killed in Gaza since the violence flared in early May. Twelve people in Israel have died, including two children. This comes as the Department of International Relations and Cooperation or DIRCO has launched a 24-hour hotline that can assist South Africans with information about their relatives in Gaza. Prabashini Moodley has this report....
Students, parents and alumni of Redhill School in Sandton, Johannesburg have handed a memorandum of demands to the school's management. The group staged a peaceful protest outside the school this morning, after the institution issued a letter to parents last week prohibiting discussion on the Israel-Palestine conflict. More than 220 Palestinians, including 63 children, have been killed in the Gaza Strip since Israeli air strikes began on the 10th of May. Prabashini Moodley reports...
Vaccination sites in Johannesburg have seen snaking queues of health-care workers trying to get the jab before phase one of government's vaccination programme ends. Phase two, targeting the elderly and vulnerable groups is expected to begin next week. At Milpark Hospital scores of doctors and nurses were told to return on Friday, as Prabashini Moodley reports...
Social distancing and other health protocols could lessen the impact of a predicted third wave of Covid-19 infections. That's according to Acting Executive Director of the National Institute for Communicable Diseases, Professor Adrian Puren. The Health Ministry says while COVID-19 figures are worrying, SA has not yet hit a third wave of infections. This is despite some districts in the country fast approaching a third wave threshold. Prabashini Moodley reports...
There's a new bus in town, providing food and a new way to think green. The newly-launched Skaftin Bus brings nutritious food to residents of Johannesburg's inner city at a fraction of the cost. It also reduces plastic consumption. The concept of the zero waste mobile grocery store was introduced two months ago to alleviate the effects of the lockdown. Those who are now jobless can at least put a healthy meal on the table. Prabashini Moodley sent this report...
Dr Maryam Mohammed Dawjee has become the first woman and only the second person in South Africa with a masters degree in Digital Smile Design. This refers to the study of the relationships between the teeth, gums, and lips in order to virtually plan the treatment of patients with dental or facial conditions. With this latest technology that only very few in the world are trained in, patients become part of designing their own smiles. Prabashini Moodley sat down with the Johannesburg-based specialist, to find out how her expertise will advance treatment in the country...
The Independent Institute of Education or IIE, is calling for South Africa's current school infrastructure to be declared a national crisis. The Institute says, the disruptions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, will be detrimental to a child's long term educational career. Experts in the field say pupils worst affected by school closures and rotational learning, are those in overcrowded classrooms with no access to basic services and educational resources. Prabashini Moodley reports.....
The National Health Department has assured South Africans that every citizen, who registers on the Electronic Vaccination Data System, will be offered a vaccine. Health Minister, Dr Zweli Mkhize and his team, launched the EVD system for people over the age of 60, this morning. Phase two of the vaccination programme will include the elderly, essential workers, and those with comorbidities. Prabashini Moodley reports...
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