Government to tighten legislations on procuring locally produced products:
Work is underway to tighten the legislation on public procurement to ensure the mandatory procurement of locally produced and manufactured products in some sectors of the economy, as part of government’s effort to address unemployment.
: SAnews – South African News nosihle
Massive efforts needed to reduce salt intake, notes report:
A first-of-its-kind World Health Organisation (WHO) global report on sodium intake reduction shows that the world is off-track to achieve its global target of reducing sodium intake by 30% by 2025.
: SAnews – South African News Gabisile
Four deaths linked to Nehawu hospital strike action, Phaahla says:
Health Minister, Dr Joe Phaahla, confirmed on Thursday that preliminary figures show that four people are believed to have lost their lives “in a manner that could be directly attributed to the strike”.
: SAnews – South African News Gabisile
Pension benefits of former Limpopo Health head to remain frozen:
Former Limpopo Health Department HOD, Dr Thokozani Mhlongo, has lost an application to reconsider an order authorising the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to freeze her pension benefits.
: SAnews – South African News NeoB
Mapisa-Nqakula leads SA delegation to IPU assembly:
National Assembly (NA) Speaker, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, is leading a South African parliamentary delegation to the 146th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in Manama, Bahrain.
: SAnews – South African News Priscilla
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