International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor (Morapedi Mashashe) International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor says her predecessor, Lindiwe Sisulu, initiated two investigations in the department.Pandor revealed in a parliamentary reply to DA MP Darren Bergman the irregular expenditure investigation was conducted by Open Water.Former justice minister Brigitte Sylvia Mabandla led a panel which…
9.26am EDT 09:26 The FDA commissioner, Stephen Hahn, is on CNN’s State of the Union. He is asked about President Trump’s assertion that 99% of Covid-19 cases are harmless. Host Dana Bash points out that WHO says 20% of people diagnosed with the virus need hospital treatment. Is the president wrong in that case? Hahn,…
The Breede Valley Municipality is mourning the death of 29 people from Covid-19.Simple acts of kindness have turned out to be dangerous, as sharing food was cited as one cause of contracting the virus.The municipality is imploring people to follow Covid-19 safety protocols.The simple, kind act of sharing food with a workmate could turn out…
By Leah Crane Inside the vacuum chamber that houses the qubits in Honeywell’s quantum computerHoneywell International Inc. Honeywell, a company best known for making control systems for homes, businesses and planes, claims to have built the most powerful quantum computer ever. Other researchers are sceptical about its power, but for the company it is a…
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted