Health minister seeks Cele’s help as Nehawu strike gets nasty | Cope to replace ousted Makwarela as councillor

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Morning Newsletter — March 9 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [Health minister seeks Cele’s help as Nehawu strike gets nasty]( [image: Health minister seeks Cele’s help as Nehawu strike gets nasty]( Health minister Joe Phaahla has called on police minister Bheki Cele to protect patients and health institutions as the public healthcare strike turned violent. [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [Cope to replace ousted Makwarela as councillor]( [image: Health minister seeks Cele’s help as Nehawu strike gets nasty]( Former City of Tshwane mayor Dr Murunwa Makwarela drove to the metro head office in Pretoria yesterday without his protectors and state-issued vehicle, just a day after being disqualified as a councillor due to insolvency. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Nehawu strike spreads as violence, intimidation escalate]( [image: Health minister seeks Cele’s help as Nehawu strike gets nasty]( The ongoing wage strike by health workers has escalated nationally, with violence and intimidation the order of the day while patients are being turned away and those admitted left unattended. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Brazen cash-in-transit heist shocks villagers]( [image: Health minister seeks Cele’s help as Nehawu strike gets nasty]( Cracked windows and walls are some of the remnants of Dikeledi Molele’s house after a bomb explosion during a cash-in-transit robbery shook 14 homes. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Speaker names and shames tardy ministers as she reads riot act]( National Assembly speaker Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula has named and shamed ministers who ignore written parliamentary questions, with defence minister Thandi Modise emerging as the chief culprit. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( ['Some comrades are letting us down in a big way': Mbalula cracks the whip]( ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula has vowed that cabinet members, mayors and other deployees will not be comfortable in their jobs while the country and municipalities continue to deteriorate. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [Africa]( [Nigerians to elect new state chiefs]( Nigerians will return to the polls on Saturday to elect state governors across the country, two weeks after a disputed presidential election, with the main focus on the race to lead Lagos, the country’s economic heartbeat and wealthiest state. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [SOWETAN | Protests no licence to impunity]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Another cup, CAF spot latest targets for Bucs]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Gallants prevail over Alger amid Covid-era-like silence]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Truter looks to seasoned players in cup fixture]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Bucs loves Chiefs but wants to beat them]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Why Amakhosi can't take Casric lightly]( [Sport]( [Financial security a challenge for Sunshine Tour golfer Mwandla]( [Sport]( | [Boxing]( [Hebler's brains take boxing to greater level]( [Sport]( [Netball Proteas all kitted out and raring to go for World Cup]( [Unsubscribe]( • • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 09-03-2023 by Digital News, 16 Empire Rd, Parktown, Johannesburg,, Gauteng, 2193 [Arena Holdings]( is intended for opt-in communication only. If you feel this email is unsolicited please [report it]( to us Email Powered By [Arena Holdings](