President Cyril Ramaphosa receiving on behalf of government a R1 billion consignment of critical personal protective equipment (PPE) and other medical supplies. The Auditor-General has released shocking findings about Covid-19 PPE government contracts. Kimi Makwetu says there are clear signs of overpricing, unfair processes and potential fraud.He says he will "converge" his report with that…
Three teachers injured, one driver dead following taxi-violence shooting (Supplied) KZN Premier Sihle Zikalala announced that clear plans would be presented in the next few weeks to deal with the spate of murders in the province.It would also include the return of the Multi-Party Political Intervention Committee.He called on communities to out criminals in their…
Image caption Kelly Morellon (right) and her mother Sylvie have designed a face mask with a transparent window It's now part of daily life now for many of us - struggling to work out what someone in a supermarket or at work is saying when they're wearing a face mask. But for people who are…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A study of COVID-19 patients in China who received hydroxychloroquine showed the anti-malarial drug did not clear the patients of the virus."The overall 28-day negative conversion rate was not different between [standard-of-care] plus [hydroxychloroquine and standard-of-care] group (Kaplan-Meier estimates 85.4%…
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