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Passage to India: Inquiry as SA women flock to donate their eggs
May 18, 2012 – 10:13 am | One Comment
Passage to India: Inquiry as SA women flock to donate their eggs

Jacques Dommisse Hundreds of young South African women are being recruited to donate their eggs for payment in India, fuelling a push for an official investigation. The Southern African Society of Reproductive Medicine and Gynaecological Endoscopy (SASREG) confirmed it has reported complaints about this practice to the national health department for further investigation. SASREG’s Dr… Read More »

Limpopo hospitals teeter as shock report reveals state of collapse
February 17, 2012 – 11:35 am | No Comment
Limpopo hospitals teeter as shock report reveals state of collapse

by Thanduxolo Jika Limpopo hospitals are teetering on the brink of disaster as they bear the brunt of the provincial health department’s financial collapse, reports Thanduxolo Jika. Official documents obtained by City Press this week show that the department blew R400m on irregular expenditure and couldn’t show who was to receive some R2,8bn which it… Read More »

Die vuil ‘ale’ van die drankbedryf?
October 28, 2011 – 10:31 am | No Comment

’n Skuiwergat in die land se drankwette het ’n goedkoop drankbedryf van R2,5 miljard geskep wat op pad is om dubbel die volume te verkoop van die destydse papsak, wat in 2007 deur die regering verbied is. Sogenaamde “ale”-produkte, wat deur gevestigde liggame in die drankbedryf as ’n “suikergefermenteerde konkoksie” beskryf word, word op groot… Read More »