Podcast appearances and mentions of aaron motsoaledi

Die DA sê 155 kinders onder die ouderdom van vyf het sedert Januarie vanjaar in openbare gesondheids-inrigtings gesterf as gevolg van wanvoeding. Volgens die party is die meeste gevalle in Limpopo, Gauteng en KwaZulu-Natal aangeteken. Die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, het die statistiek bekend gemaak in sy antwoord op 'n geskrewe parlementêre vraag. Michele Clarke van die DA sê die krisis word vererger deur stygende werkloosheid en lewenskoste:

Africa Melane is joined by Prof Linda Gail-Bekker of the Desmond Tutu Health Foundation to unpack the dual crisis facing South Africa’s HIV response: thousands of healthcare jobs lost due to US funding cuts, and a worrying rise in infections among older adults amid growing public complacency.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on The Midday Report, host Tshidi Madia – standing in for Mandy Wiener – unpacks the major stories making headlines. President Cyril Ramaphosa is set to embark on a working visit to the United States next week. In a surprising development, US agencies have been barred from participating in the upcoming G20 activities hosted in South Africa. Meanwhile, Health Minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi will hold a media briefing on efforts to mitigate the impact of funding cuts by the US government. And a 38-year-old foreign national has been arrested after authorities discovered more than R1 million in local and foreign currency in his possession. All this and more. Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast weekdays from noon to 1pm on 702 and CapeTalk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has dismissed claims that the country's HIV-AIDS programme is collapsing. Motsoaledi was addressing the media earlier from Pretoria where he outlined over fifteen facts and key events and programs that government has adopted since the US pulled support funding for the country through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, commonly known as PEPFAR. Dr Motsoaledi however admits that some jobs, funded by PEFAR has been lost but government continues to lead the fight against HIV/AIDS in the country. Here is a snippet of the MInister's address earlier...

Bongani Bingwa speaks with Minister of Health Dr Aaron Motsoaledi following Tiger Brands' long-awaited settlement in the class-action lawsuit linked to the 2017–2018 listeriosis outbreak. The crisis, which claimed 218 lives and affected over 1,000 individuals, was traced to the Enterprise Foods facility in Polokwane. For survivors and bereaved families, the resolution brings some closure but not without a legacy of grief, medical hardship, and unresolved trauma. Among the most harrowing cases was that of six-year-old Theto Ngobeni, whose health complications and emotional suffering remain a tragic emblem of the outbreak's toll. 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa is broadcast on 702, a Johannesburg based talk radio station. Bongani makes sense of the news, interviews the key newsmakers of the day, and holds those in power to account on your behalf. The team bring you all you need to know to start your day Thank you for listening to a podcast from 702 Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa Listen live on Primedia+ weekdays from 06:00 and 09:00 (SA Time) to Breakfast with Bongani Bingwa broadcast on 702: https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj For more from the show go to https://buff.ly/36edSLV or find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/zEcM35T Subscribe to the 702 Daily and Weekly Newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

John Maytham speaks with Kwena Manamela, General Secretary of the Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa, about the glaring disparities in the country’s latest healthcare staffing plan. While the National Health Council has approved the recruitment of one thousand two hundred new doctors, only two hundred nurses have been given the green light for appointment. This decision has sparked outrage from nursing professionals across the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die gesondheidminister, Aaron Motsoaledi, het 'n beroep gedoen op Afrika-leiers om hulle ingesteldheid te verander en hulle aangemoedig om in plaaslike gesondheidstelsels te belê en dit te versterk. Hy het tydens 'n toespraak op die G20 Hoëvlak- Ministeriële Dialoog beklemtoon dat gesondheid as 'n belegging beskou moet word. Motsoaledi het kritiek uitgespreek teen die gebruik om mediese behandeling in die buiteland te kry:

EXPERT Topic: 1,650 new healthcare jobs – is it enough to help turn the sector around Guest: Aaron Motsoaledi: Minister of Health

Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has unveiled plans to establish 1,650 new public sector positions to tackle staffing shortages in hospitals, a response prompted by widespread protests from unemployed doctors. For reaction Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Cedric Sihlangu, General Secretary of the South African Medical Association Trade Union (SAMATU)

Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Landbou, Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Toerisme, Ivan Meyer, verwelkom die regering se besluit om die gepromulgeerde regulasies terug te trek wat 'n verbod plaas op die verkoop van dagga- en hennep-produkte. Die regering het na 'n vergadering tussen president Cyril Ramaphosa en die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, ingestem tot verdere beraadslagings met belanghebbendes en openbare deelname in die formulering van nuwe regulasies, wat gesondheidsgevare en werksgeleenthede beskerm. Meyer sê die regulasies het nie sin gemaak nie.

Cabinet has confirmed the formal withdrawal of regulations gazetted by Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi which banned food products containing cannabis and hemp. Motsoaledi had expressed concern over unregulated imported foodstuffs containing hemp, its oils and cannabis. This caused an outcry from various stakeholders and businesses prompting a meeting with between Minister Motsoaledi and President Cyril Ramaphosa. Minister in the presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says further consultation will continue over the matter...

Amy Maciver speaks to Paul-Michael Keichel, a prominent cannabis lawyer and advocate for policy reform in South Africa to discuss Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi announcing that he will withdraw the regulations criminalizing the sale, importation, and manufacture of cannabis-infused food and cosmetic products. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

March marks Tuberculosis (TB) Month, a time to raise awareness about one of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. Africa Melane speaks to Professor Renier Coetzee Associate Professor at the University of the Western Cape’s School of Public Health. The conversation highlights the efforts of fighting this disease.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health minister Dr Aaron Motsoaledi isn't mincing words. Speaking on World TB Day, he warned: “If you don't want to have TB, just stop breathing. As long as you breathe you will definitely get it — that's how big this problem is.”

Resident GP & CEO of Proactive Health Solutions, Dr Fundile Nyati, shines the spotlight on the new global challenge of asymptomatic TB (aTB) in light of World Tuberculosis Day on Monday 24 March. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement Manyathela hosts Penny Campbell, the Director for the Food Control Unit at the National Department of Health; Dr Karl le Roux, the DA deputy spokesperson on health and Natie Ferreira, a cannabis farmer as they discuss the decision taken by the Department of Health to ban cannabis and hemp in food products.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die DA is sterk gekant teen die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, se publikasie van regulasies wat 'n verbod plaas op voedsel wat van hennep en dagga afkomstig is. Die regulasies in die Staatskoerant is ingevolge die Wet op Voedingsmiddels, Skoonheidsmiddels en Ontsmettingsmiddels van 1972 en verbied alle voedsel met bestanddele afkomstig van dagga, hennepsaadolie of hennepsaadmeel. DA-woordvoerder Michele Clarke sê die verbod bedreig meer as 1 400 gelisensieerde ondernemings en 400 klein, medium en mikro-ondernemings.

Today on The Midday Report, host Mandy Wiener covers the latest news, including updates on EMPD’s illegal protest which caused havoc on Johannesburg’s roads. She also gives an update on the February inflation numbers released by Stats SA. Meanwhile, the Health Minister claims that the private sector has distanced itself from the fight against TB. Former South African Airways (SAA) board member Yakhe Kwinana faces allegations of extortion, intimidation and malicious property damage. The DA is back in court over the ANC’s cadre deployment policy. Listen live - The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is broadcast on weekdays from noon to 1:00 pm on 702 and CapeTalk.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has called on unions within in the mining sector to help fight against TB the same was way they do other work-related issues

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi has signed a notification published in the Government Gazette which prohibits the sale, importation and manufacture of foodstuffs containing any part of the cannabis plant or component derived from its hemp, hemp seed oil or hemp seed flour. This has left many retailers and small businesses in limbo on what to do with the stock of cannabis in. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to Health Department's Director of Food Control, Penny Campbell...

Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Anban Pillay, Deputy Director General for Health Regulations at the National Department of Health, to discuss the reasons behind the recently gazetted regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of food products containing cannabis.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi had gazetted regulations prohibiting the sale, importation, and manufacture of food products containing cannabis. What does this mean for the Lester Kiewit speaks to Myrtle Clarke, Director of Green Fields for All.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

South Africa's private healthcare sector faces scrutiny over high costs, attributed to a lack of regulation. Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi plans to establish an interim board to oversee the supply chain and curb excessive spending, amid revelations that billions of rands are spent on administrators rather than patients. To delve deeper into this issue, Elvis Presslin spoke to Dr. Cedric Sihlangu, General Secretary of the South African Medical Association Trade Union

Clement Manyathela speaks to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Health about the reported informal agreement on NHI. Motsoaledi says the act never intended to do away with medical aids.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die burgerlike organisasie Save South Africa vra die gesondheidministerie om die verkope van kondome in spazawinkels op te skort na berigte dat vervalsde kondome in Sunnyside, Pretoria, verkoop is. Woordvoerder Tebogo Mashilompane waarsku oor gesondheidsgevare soos besmettings en onbeplande swangerskappe omdat gehalte nie gereguleer word nie. Hy het die gesondheidminister, Aaron Motsoaledi, gevra om vinnig op te tree, en die publiek versoek om eerder staatsuitgereikte kondome te gebruik vir hulle eie veiligheid.

Die regering sê hy koördineer omvattende ondersoeke na die uitbreking van siektes wat deur voedsel veroorsaak word in Gauteng, Mpumalanga, die Vrystaat, KwaZulu-Natal en die Oos-Kaap. Die Gesondheidsminister, Aaron Motsoaledi, het verlede week bekendgemaak organofosfaat, wat in plaagdoders gebruik word, het verlede maand ses kinders in Soweto se dood veroorsaak. Hulle het volgens berigte ʼn pakkie skyfies gedeel wat hulle by ʼn plaaslike spazawinkel gekoop het. Gavin Sadler van die regering sê hulle voer ʼn openbare veldtog om mense op te voed en bewus te maak van voedselveiligheid:

Die Vryheidsfront Plus sê dis duidelik dat advertensieveldtogte vir die Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering meestal geldmors en ongeregverdig was. Die Gesondheidsminister, Aaron Motsoaledi, het onthul 89 miljoen Suid-Afrikaanse rand is aan versekering se advertensieveldtogte bestee en dat die uitgawe nie waarde vir geld gebied het nie. Philip van Staden van die party sê dit wys hoe desperaat die regering is om sy onpraktiese planne aan die publiek te verkoop en boonop hulle belastinggeld daarvoor te gebruik:

Die minister van gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, het aangekondig 'n toksikologieverslag het bevestig 'n organofosfaat-chemikalie, Terbufos, het die dood van ses kinders in Naledi, Soweto, veroorsaak. Die leerders het vroeër die maand siek geword nadat hulle versnaperings geëet het wat by 'n plaaslike spaza-winkel gekoop is. Motsoaledi sê lykskouings-monsters het bevestig die chemikalie is in die kos gevind. Hy sê in hierdie stadium is daar geen vasgestelde verbintenis met die winkel nie, terwyl verdere ontleding aan die gang is:

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi confirmed a toxicology report has revealed the organophosphate Terbufos caused the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto, earlier this month.  Motsoaledi, other ministers led by the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NatJoints), held a media briefing on Monday as part of government's response to recent incidents of food poisoning in the country. 

Health minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has confirmed that the chemical found in possession of the four people who were arrested last week in Johannesburg, is not linked to the deaths of the six children in Naledi, Soweto. The Minister this morning announced that the cause of death of the six children, is a chemical called Organophosphate. Motsoaledi says Organophosphate is a group of chemicals used in agriculture and pesticides. Lets hear more from him...

Die gesondheidminister, Aaron Motsoaledi, ondersteun die Nasionale Gesamentlike Operasionele en Intelligensiestruktuur se standpunt wat voedselvergiftiging as 'n nasionale sekerheidsbedreiging klassifiseer. Dit volg op verskeie voorvalle in 'n aantal provinsies. In die mees onlangse geval is 24 leerders van Enzani Primary in Matsulu, Mpumalanga, hospitaal toe gehaas weens vermoedelike voedselvergiftiging. Motsoaledi het aan die SABC gesê die owerhede, insluitend die landbou-departement, ondersoek die voorvalle.

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi says the current food poisoning cases are deemed as a national security threat. This follows the recent reported cases of food poisoning, which led to the death of children and some hospitalized in various provinces such as Gauteng and Mpumalanga. The minister also highlighted that they have doubts that the poisonous agents are found in school feeding scheme food, but they are working around the clock to find out the root of the cause of this incidents.. Today we have our reporter Horisani Sithole out in Soweto chatting to affected residents in Soweto 

Health minister Aaron Motsoaledi weighs in on the processes the health department is following to detect the chemical agent that has been causing food poisoning in school children.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The community of Galeshewe in the Northern Cape is calling for the closure of foreign owned spaza shops across Kimberley. This following an alleged poisoning incident after a young girl and her uncle consumed bread they purchased at a spaza shop and fell ill. The girl died and her uncle is fighting for his life in hospital. Sakina Kamwendo spoke to SABC reporter, Karabo Sinyoko and Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi

Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has revealed that lawyers previously involved in fraudulent claims against the Road Accident Fund (RAF) are now turning their attention to the healthcare sector. Speaking in parliament, Dr. Motsoaledi called for the establishment of an expert panel to address the growing number of medical legal claims. Elvis Presslin spoke to Macintosh Polela, Head of Communications and Spokesperson for the Road Accident Fund, to discuss the measures being taken to tackle fraudulent claims

Die vakbond Solidariteit waarsku die Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering kan tot nasionale verdeeldheid en ekonomiese skade lei. Die vakbond veroordeel die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, omdat hy rasgelaaide retoriek inspan om die NVG te bevorder en verwys na kritiek op die beleid as bangpratery uit die apartheidsera. Woordvoerder Theuns du Buisson voer aan die NGV is onuitvoerbaar en onbekostigbaar en sal ʼn negatiewe uitwerking op alle landsburgers hê, ongeag hulle ras, en lei tot ʼn massa-uittog deur dokters:

  Clement Manyathela chats to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Health Minister regarding lawyers who have submitted fraudulent claims to the department of health.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, sê sy departement het 'n aanbod aan regslui gemaak wat wetend bedrieglike mediese regseise ingedien het, om dit binne twee weke terug te trek, sonder enige gevolge. In die Oos-Kaap is 2 500 eise ter waarde van 22,3 miljard Suid-Afrikaanse rand by die departement ingedien. Die minister sê indien die terugtrekking nie binne twee weke gedoen word nie, sal die aanbod verval en die Spesiale Ondersoekeenheid sal dan toeslaan:

Die DA versoek die minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, om M-pokke op die agenda in te sluit vir die naweek se 44ste Gewone SAOG-beraad van Staats- en Regeringshoofde. Die Afrika-sentrum vir Siektebeheer en -voorkoming het M-pokke tot ‘n gesondheidsnoodsituasie verklaar. Die DA se nasionale woordvoerder oor Gesondheid, Michele Clarke, beklemtoon die behoefte aan ‘n gekoördineerde reaksie en beter toegang tot behandeling en voorkoming in Afrika:

Die Minister van Gesondheid, Aaron Motsoaledi, is oop vir gesprek oor die Nasionale Gesondheidsversekering. Die EFF-leier, Julius Malema, vra vir 'n deegelike ondersoek na die skietdood van 'n raadslid in Johannesburg. Hamas stel Yahya Sinwar as sy nuwe hoofleier aan.

Bongani Bingwa chats with Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Minister of Health, and Dr Mvuyisi Mzukwa, SAMA Chairperson, on the Gauteng High Court ruling that declared the key NHI provision unconstitutional.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement Manyathela and Africa Melane speak to a range of politicians following the Opening of Parliament Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Guests EFF leader Julius Malema, Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa, ANC Secretary General, Vuyolwethu Zungula, president of the African Transformation Movement, Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity, Nomvula Mokonyane, first deputy secretary general of the ANC, Mzwanele Nyhontso – the newly appointed Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, John Hlophe, MK Party parliamentary leader, SCOPA Chair Songezo Zibi and leader of RIse Mzansi, Gayton McKenzie, Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Health Minister dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Herman Mashaba, Action SA LeaderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement Manyathela and Africa Melane speak to a range of politicians following the Opening of Parliament Address by President Cyril Ramaphosa. Guests EFF leader Julius Malema, Joe Phaahla, Deputy Minister of Health, Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa, ANC Secretary General, Vuyolwethu Zungula, president of the African Transformation Movement, Dean Macpherson, Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure, Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA) Minister, Velenkosini Hlabisa, Dr Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, Minister of Electricity, Nomvula Mokonyane, first deputy secretary general of the ANC, Mzwanele Nyhontso – the newly appointed Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, John Hlophe, MK Party parliamentary leader, SCOPA Chair Songezo Zibi and leader of RIse Mzansi, Gayton McKenzie, Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture of South Africa, Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Health Minister dr Aaron Motsoaledi, Herman Mashaba, Action SA LeaderSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi, South Africa's Health Minister, discusses his comprehensive plan to address deep-rooted inequalities in the country's healthcare system, and whether the country can afford to implement the contentious National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clement Manyathela speaks to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi  the Home Affairs Minister to discuss the  Cabinet approval of  the Final White Paper on Citizenship, Immigration and Refugee Protection, that is meant to overhaul the country's immigration laws. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Home affairs minister Aaron Motsoaledi says the cabinet has approved a white paper overhauling the country's immigration laws after “robust engagements” that resulted in “wide support” of the document's policy positions. The ‘White Paper' was published in the Government Gazette for public comment in November 2023. It proposed a complete overhaul of the Citizenship Act, the Refugees Act and the Immigration Act, and called on the government to introduce single legislation to address the new challenges facing the country. This evening Dr Motsoaledi joins us to unpack what can be possibly expected from the proposed legislation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Die minister van Binnelandse Sake, Aaron Motsoaledi, sê die Kabinet het die finale witskrif oor die migrasiebeleid goedgekeur, wat daarop gemik is om burgerskap- en immigrasie-uitdagings aan te spreek. Die witskrif is daarop gemik om die Burgerskapswet en ander wette wat burgerskap en migrasie beheer, te hersien. Die beleid stel voor die 1951-Vlugtelingkonvensie moet hersien en moontlik onttrek word. Motsoaledi het op 'n nuuskonferensie beweer Suid-Afrika het in 1996 tot internasionale ooreenkomste toegetree sonder 'n duidelike migrasiebeleid:

Home Affairs Minister Aaron Motsoaledi called on mayors to audit spaza shops in their areas to ensure that the shops and their owners are registered following public outcry over their documentation. Dr Motsoaledi joins us this evening to talk more on this.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

SONA 24: Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi & Minister of Trade and Industry Ebrahim Patel by Radio Islam

Clement speaks to Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, the Minister of Home Affairs and Luke Dzviti, the Chairperson of Zimbabwe Immigration Federation about the decision to extend the validity of Zimbabwean Exemption Permits by a further six months.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.