DearSA: The Public Participation Process Over Proposed Health Care Rules is a ‘Sham’ and ‘Irregular’ Editor Picks Highlighted South Africa by ANN Reporter - 9th May 20229th May 2022 More than 95% of 280,000-plus DearSA comments from members of the public have come out against proposed health care regulations. DearSA has written to the Director-General (DG) at the Department of Health informing him that the public participation process over proposed changes to health regulations is a ‘sham’ and ‘irregular’ after numerous participants received notifications that their emails had been deleted without being read. The DearSA campaign elicited an unprecedented level of public response, with more than 226,000 comments from South Africans (that figure has since risen to more than 285,000) – more than 95% of them opposing the proposed changes to health regulations. Allowing just 30 days for public comment on draconian changes in health regulations is unconscionable, given the regulations
WHO’s COVID Death Data Is Fake News News by FEgersdorfer - 9th May 2022 The World Health Organisation’s claim of 5,4 million deaths directly attributable to Covid-19 and additional 9,5 million as an indirect result does not square with data disseminated by health authorities (The Mercury, May 6). Data from the UK obtained through the Freedom of Information Act showed that the death tally from Covid of 137,133 in England and Wales for the period January 20 to September 21, 2021, was greatly exaggerated and has been revised down to 17,371. Of that number 13,597 cases were older than 65. UK Health Secretary, Sajid Javid, has conceded the “unreliability” of Covid deaths data. In ascribing 836,000 deaths to Covid in the US, Dr Rochelle Walensky of the Centres for Disease Control (CDC) declined to state whether
DearSA Welcomes Extension Of Health Act Regulations Comment Period Featured Health South Africa by ANN Reporter - 5th May 20225th May 2022 DearSA welcomes the announcement by Minister of Health Dr Joe Phaahla to extend public comment on the proposed amendments to the National Health Act regulations. Comments will now close on 5 July 2022, which amounts to an extension of three months. This announcement by the Minister comes after DearSA sent a communication to the Department of Health asking for an extension of the commentary period due to the flawed public participation process. Several other organisations similarly expressed strong concerns about the process and the contents of the proposed regulatory amendments. “DearSA sees this as a victory for all of civil society. And is proof that public pressure from civil society organisations safeguards our democratic processes. We call on all active citizens who
African Metaverse Sells Out Land In Flash Sale Africa by Alt News Team - 3rd May 2022 149 Plots of virtual land scooped up in a few minutes Johannesburg 3 May 2022: Africarare, Africa’s first metaverse is fast building momentum as plans unfold for the space to showcase African creativity and connect Africa to the global digital economy. Last weekend, 149 plots of, Ubuntuland, virtual land sold out in less than 8 minutes when released for sale. A flash sale took place on Opensea with a limited volume of single land plots available for US$149 each, in order to satisfy the growing interest in the platform and to enable virtual landowners to start developing their real estate. New single plot landowners join MTN, Africa’s largest multinational mobile telecommunications company and M&C Saatchi Abel who entered the metaverse as the
Action 4 Freedom vs The Health Minister 26 April 2022 Results Law South Africa by ANN Reporter - 27th Apr 202227th Apr 2022 In the build-up to the Hearing of the Case brought by Action 4 Freedom (NPC) v Minister of Health, a large crowd of people gathered at Court in support of Action 4 Freedom (NPC) legal team and the case they were there to argue. The Hearing was conducted online and the facility was occupied to full capacity by members of the public. Action 4 Freedom (NPC), on 29th March 2022, wrote a letter to the Minister of Health raising their concern about the 30 day period offered for public consultation regarding the National Health Act Regulations Amendments contemplated. The Minister of Health, on 15th March 2022, published Notices for public comment under Gazette Number 46045. On the same day, 15th March 2022, the Minister of
Ward 36 councillor Chantal de Boer responds to Ethekwini’s claims South Africa by ANN Reporter - 20th Apr 202220th Apr 2022 Many of you may have seen the infamous video confronting eThekwini staff at Virginia Airport on Monday concerning flood relief for displaced citizens of the province of Kwa-Zulu Natal. Councillor Chantal de Boer of ward 36 spoke out about the general mobilization of community members, local businesses and ward committee members to help those affected. The members of the Durban North residents association were part of this initiative. Chantal states, “The initial need was to assist the Briardene settlement in Ward 36” an area allocated to her as Councillor. “Several local drop-off points were established and donations poured in. I am pleased to say that several large drop-offs of much-needed food, blankets and associated items were done to Briardene. Additionally, the Malacca Road settlement
Us Judge Strikes Down Biden Mask Mandate For Planes And Trains Travel & Tourism United States by ANN Reporter - 20th Apr 2022 A federal judge in Florida has struck down Joe Biden’s national mask mandate covering airplanes, airports and other public transportation, prompting the White House to announce the rule would not be enforced while federal agencies decide how to respond to the judge’s order. The ruling appeared to free operators to make their own decisions about mask requirements, with several airlines announcing they would drop mandates, but other transport networks including the New York City subway planning to keep them in place. The mandate was overturned on Monday by the US district judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle in Tampa, who judged the rule as exceeding the authority of US health officials in the coronavirus pandemic. She added that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Department Of Health Deleting Public Participation Emails South Africa by ANN Reporter - 13th Apr 202213th Apr 2022 DearSA is aware that the Department of Health is allegedly deleting public participation inputs they received via email without reading them. A government department deleting public inputs without considering their contents is a grievous abuse of the public participation process. Fortunately, the DearSA platform exists to mitigate against this. Once DearSA delivers comments to the relevant government department, we count and record all public participation through our platform. Therefore no comments or inputs can go missing. This allows DearSA to bring a legal challenge against the government if they abuse the public participation process. “The deleted submissions pertain to the proposed regulatory amendments to the National Health Act. These regulations will perpetually and indefinitely extend the State of Disaster. DearSA's mission is
New global reporting system launched to document COVID jab injuries Health World News by Alt News Team - 12th Apr 202212th Apr 2022 The ‘CDC has not been timely in recording data and reporting to the public’ said the Truth for Health Foundation, in announcing its new, global vaccine reporting system. Help support our brave doctors and medical experts who are putting their livelihoods at risk simply by speaking the truth about COVID-19 here. The Truth for Health Foundation is announcing a new COVID-19 vaccine injury reporting system, with the aim of documenting the global damage the injections are having on people’s health. The Citizens Vaccine Injury Reporting System (CVIRS)™ will be introduced by the Truth for Health Foundation at a live-streamed press conference on April 13 at midday EST. The new reporting system will be available in English, Spanish, and Chinese, and is directed at those who have
The End To South Africa’s Two-year SoD Ordeal Featured South Africa by ANN Reporter - 5th Apr 20226th Apr 2022 The national State of Disaster (SoD) for South Africa ended at midnight and from today the 05th of April 2022, South Africans will wake up to a new dawn and try to gather whatever semblance of life, family, as well as the religious belief they can, after a protracted 750 days of forced lockdown. The Presidency of the Republic of South Africa has officially announced his cabinet's unanimous approval of the ending of the SoD, but they also tried to sneak in there an additional 30 days of further regulations based on the "relaxed regulations for observation". With a veiled mooted threat or warning that SoD may well be re-instituted should the pandemic re-emerge? This is telling of a regime that has
