The killing of George Floyd in the US and the subsequent protests it has sparked have seen South Africans turning the spotlight on the deaths of Collins Khosa and others during the lockdown.Experts have weighed in, saying while there are similarities between these killings, the context in which they happened is slightly different - mainly…
This week's high court judgment on the rationality of lockdown regulations emphasised the necessity for the government to strike a delicate balance between the rights of citizens to maintain a livelihood, as much as it is crucial to protect citizens from the effects of Covid-19, writes attorney Bulelwa Mabasa. On Tuesday, Judge Norman Davis handed…
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma (PHOTO: Gallo Images) The national state of disaster lapses on 14 June after having been in place for three months.The High Court judgment has given Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma 14 days to amend lockdown regulations, but this deadline takes place after the national state of disaster ends.If the national state of disaster is not extended, the lockdown regulations…
By Layal Liverpool A fragment of the Dead Sea ScrollsCourtesy of The Leon Levy Dead Sea Scrolls Digital Library, Israel Antiquities Authority, Photo by Shai Halevi Fresh evidence from DNA analysis is helping to piece together the Dead Sea Scrolls – 25,000 fragments of parchment discovered in the Qumran caves and surrounding areas in the…
If figures from a UCT study are correct, Adriano Mazzotti's Carnilinx has quintupled its share of the South African cigarette market.BAT and FITA – of which Mazzotti and Carnilinx are members – are heading to court to challenge Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma's cigarette ban. He has used this challenge as proof he is not in cahoots…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump