Soccer Legend Stanley 'Screamer' Tshabalala Dies Orlando Pirates have announced the passing of South African football icon Stanley “Screamer” Tshabalala at the age of 75. Tshabalala, who was injured in a shooting during a burglary at his home in March 2024, succumbed to his injuries in the hospital, reports News24 . He made history as the first head coach of Bafana Bafana in 1992.
During the 1980s, while coaching Mamelodi Sundowns, Tshabalala introduced the renowned “piano and shoe-shine” playing style, which became legendary in South African football. His nickname “Screamer” came from his habit of incessant shouting for the ball during matches. Eastern Cape Nurses Struggle with Shortages A "critical" shortage of syringes and needles, no soap for patients to wash themselves, and hospital managers scrambling to procure medical supplies from other hospitals, reports News24 .
The Public Servants Association (PSA), there was a "critical" shortage of syringes and needles at Livingstone Hospital in Gqeberha, arguably the metro's busiest public medical facility. This "non-availability" of syringes was "extremely concerning", and medical personnel could not do their jobs properly as a result, said the PSA. The Democratic Nursing Organisation of South Africa (Denosa) said its nurses at Livingstone Hospital, who were on the ground and "know what is really going on", struggled to help patients.
Denosa claimed the hospital sometimes did not even have enough medication for its.
