The Black Lives Matter movement is primarily about social justice, but it will tackle environmental injustices too, says Graham Lawton Humans | Comment 24 June 2020 By Graham Lawton Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images I WANTED to join the recent Black Lives Matter protests in London, but I also didn’t want to be in close…
Hip hop artist Pitch Black Afro was sentenced for his wife's death. Gallo Images / Sowetan / Veli Nhlapo Thulani Ngcobo, known as Pitch Black Afro, will serve an effective five years in jail after being found guilty of culpable homicide.Ngcobo was initially charged with murder which was later changed to culpable homicide after the…
Thulani Ngcobo, also known as Pitch Black Afro. Rapper Pitch Black Afro has reportedly been found guilty of culpable homicide for the murder of his wife.The rapper's trial started last year in March when he was in custody on charges of premeditated murder and defeating the ends of justice.He previously admitted to the court he…
Black Lives Matter Solidarity SA held a vigil at Constitutional Hill on Sunday.The group's message was that black trauma is borderless.BLM Solidarity SA stands with the movement in the USA, while also recognising the injustices at home.Black Lives Matter (BLM) Solidarity SA took to Constitutional Hill on Sunday to hold a drop-by vigil against the…
Demonstrators on the Römerberg in Frankfurt, Germany, show their solidarity with the anti-racism protests in the US. Boris Roessler/picture alliance via Getty Images Post a blackout image, hashtag to your heart’s content, just don’t forget to give some of that same empathy, support, and attention to your own backyard first, writes Charlene Naidoo. By now…
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
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have