Minister Jackson Mthembu has confirmed that the government communications headquarters has been shut down due to a coronavirus outbreak in the building.News24 understands at least 17 staffers have tested positive for Covid-19Mthembu says the building has been cleaned and will be ready for use again from Thursday.Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu confirmed during a…
Minister of Communications Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams. Lisa Hnatowicz, Gallo Images, Foto24 Opposition MPs slammed Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams for attempting to supersede the National Assembly's powers in the appointment of the Icasa council.The Portfolio Committee on Communications obtained a legal opinion that what the minister proposed was unlawful. The committee agreed not to accede to Ndabeni-Abrahams' request…
Ramaphosa, in delivering seven national addresses since the start of the lockdown, hasn’t faced one press conference - not one - where he can be asked to explain and clarify and expand on the myriad issues in the public domain, writes Pieter du Toit.Over the past 48 hours it seems as if government's policy and…
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two
Nurse Crystal Dhooghe is used to dealing with blood and broken bones in the emergency room. But she didn’t expect to witness so much violence against her own colleagues. “I’ve seen nurses get shoved, pushed, scratched. The biggest one is bitten,” said Dhooghe, who works at Henry Ford Genesys Hospital in Grand Blanc, Michigan. The