Diphtheria outbreak claims life of teenage inmate at Pollsmoor Prison | Hundreds of Durban shack dwellers lose everything in fire

Download the SowetanLIVE app [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE]( [image: SowetanLIVE] Afternoon Newsletter — November 13 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------- [News]( | [South Africa]( [Diphtheria outbreak claims life of teenage inmate at Pollsmoor Prison]( [image: Diphtheria outbreak claims life of teenage inmate at Pollsmoor Prison]( A total of 54 inmates at the Pollsmoor correctional centre have been placed in isolation following a diphtheria outbreak that has claimed the life of a 19-year-old detainee at the facility. The inmate, who tested positive for the bacterial infection that can be transmitted... [Read more >>]( Top stories [News]( | [South Africa]( [Hundreds of Durban shack dwellers lose everything in fire]( [image: Diphtheria outbreak claims life of teenage inmate at Pollsmoor Prison]( Pupils were unable to attend school on Monday after their school uniforms were burnt during a fire that razed 250 shacks in a Clairwood informal settlement. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Prasa entice commuters with fare discounts as they promote ridership during off-peak periods]( [image: Diphtheria outbreak claims life of teenage inmate at Pollsmoor Prison]( Pensioners, general commuters and children in school uniform will get to enjoy discounted train rides during off-peak hours from Monday, November 13. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [Africa]( [Islamist militants tie up, kill Congo villagers]( [image: Diphtheria outbreak claims life of teenage inmate at Pollsmoor Prison]( Islamist militants tied up at least 19 villagers and killed them with machetes and other weapons in a raid in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo late on Sunday, a civil society leader said. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [World]( [Israel sharpens warning to Lebanon as cross-border hostilities spike]( Israel said it was poised to impose quiet on the Lebanese front as hostilities spiked on Sunday, with Hezbollah wounding civilians in a cross-border missile attack and the Israeli air force bombing sites linked to the Iranian-backed group. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [UWC student suspended from campus after allegedly stabbing CPUT student]( A student facing an attempted murder charge for a gender-based violence incident in which a young woman was allegedly stabbed has been suspended from campus and all residences at the University of the Western Cape. [Read more >>]( [News]( | [World]( [UK PM Sunak sacks interior minister Braverman over protest comments]( British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak sacked his interior minister, Suella Braverman, on Monday, a government source said, part of a wider reshuffle after she criticised the police's handling of a pro-Palestinian march. [Read more >>]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Franco lauds his players after 'toughest' win over Arrows]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [NTHATISI MOLEFE-NYEMBE | Vaccines bring some hope in fight against malaria]( [Sport]( | [Soccer]( [Mokwena heaps praises on his troops after clinching inaugural AFL title]( [Opinion]( | [Columnists]( [SOWETAN | Crime halts services to residents]( [Opinion]( | [Letters]( [READER LETTER | Mashatile shielding hopeless Cele]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Police hunt for shooters in Umlazi mass killing]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [WATCH LIVE | Judge Makhubele Judicial Conduct Tribunal hearing]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [More Cape Town drivers with unpaid fines end up in jail]( [S Mag]( | [Living]( [Adoption of kid brother was best move for my family]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Stolen street lights intercepted en route to Mozambique]( [News]( | [South Africa]( [Elderly man kills another in ‘witchcraft’ row]( [Unsubscribe]( • [View PDF]( • [Pause Subscription]( • [View Online]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} on 13-11-2023 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](