It’s easy to sense when someone’s the oldest child. Usually, she’s part neurotic, part anxious—always the first to send meticulously detailed calendar invites or drop words of wisdom whenever someone’s having a rough week. Ask any firstborn daughter you know, and she’ll relate to this kind of emotional maturity alongside the painfully familiar experience of
A Mpumalanga woman has died from burn wounds after her boyfriend allegedly set fire to their house during an argument.The man managed to get out of the burning house, while their little girl was shielded from the flames by her mother.The man was arrested and will appear in court again on Friday.25-year-old woman Nkosiphile Nkambule…
Abieda Paulse. Facebook/Cape Flats Stories Almost two weeks ago, Abieda Paulse was swept away after falling into the Vygieskraal canal in Athlone.A body was found in the Liesbeek River on Monday.Her mother Malikah believes it is her daughter, although DNA testing is still to be conducted.Malikah Paulse remembers clearly what her daughter Abieda had been…
Barry and Heidi Volkwijn died on Saturday, hours apart.Amy, who is still in isolation, said she was still coming to terms with losing both her parents.A joint funeral will be held for the couple next week.A Cape Town teenager lost both her parents to Covid-19 on one day. But as she herself recovers from the…
Fungai Nyamadzawo has been charged for the murder of her 6-year-old daughter, Alexia. Tania Broughton, Correspondent Fungai Nyamadzawo, charged with murdering her daughter Alexia, has a history of mental illness.A bail application was postponed as the court waits for medical records to establish if she must be sent for mental observation.Little Alexia would have turned…
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