Free State Targets Surgical Backlogs
The three-day Cataract Marathon, held over the weekend at Boitumelo Regional Hospital in Kroonstad, was a great success, with over 100 patients receiving treatment.
Screening was conducted last week Friday with cataract operations scheduled for Saturday and Su...
Following days of threats, speculations, and concerns, the Democratic Alliance (DA) has resolved to stay put in the Government of National Unity (GNU).
Instead, the DA, a GNU partner and SA’s second-largest party, announced its decision to withdraw – with immediate effect – from the National Dialogue scheduled to take place in August this year.
Addressing the media on Saturday afternoon after the party’s 48-hour ultimatum issued to President Cyril Ramaphosa lapsed, DA leader John Steenhuisen said leaving the GNU and collapsing the government would not be in the best interest of the country.
“We love our country, and we work against tremendous odds every day to act in the best interests of all South Africans. From the inception of the beginning of the GNU, the DA has always acted in the best interests of South Africa. It is time now that President Ramaphosa and the ANC do the same,” said Steenhuisen.
This was as a result of Ramaphosa dismissing former deputy minister Andrew Whitfield on Wednesday following his traveling abroad without receiving approval from the president.
Steenhuisen accused Ramaphosa of failing to act against corruption within his own ranks, and as such, his party has resolved to withdraw from the upcoming National Dialogue with immediate effect.
The National Dialogue will see civic society and South Africans come together to find solutions to the country’s problems, such as unemployment, gender-based violence, and other social ills.
Contrary to that, Steenhuisen said the people of South Africa should not be taken for fools.
