Covid-19: Infections could rise by 10% per day after lockdown lifts – top scientistThe latest number of positive cases stands at 5 951, with 217 522 tests having been conducted across the country.Those who reportedly died were from Gauteng, the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal."As we have undertaken to only report fully verify deaths,…
Viewfinder and GroundUpA 55-year-old Ravensmead man died on the first day of the national Covid-19 lockdown, shortly after being assaulted by police, eyewitnesses say. An autopsy found "heart failure" to be the cause of death. The Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID) decision to clear police of wrongdoing – because Petrus "Pietman" Miggels died of "natural…
There is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 are protected from a second infection, the World Health Organization warned Saturday as the worldwide death toll topped 200,000.The health body tweeted that it was continuing to review the evidence on antibody responses to COVID-19, adding that most studies suggest that people who…
grateful that the matter had been brought to a conclusion."It doesn't make things easier, but we can now start a new phase of rebuilding following that fateful day," he reportedly said."My family and I find what happened difficult to deal with. The pain remains, but we try to focus on the positive."Kruger's attorney, David Mey,…
The Covid-19 death toll has risen to 86 after seven more deaths were reported, Health Minister Zweli Mkhize announced on Saturday evening.Four were recorded in the Eastern Cape, two in the Western Cape and one in Limpopo.The number of confirmed positive cases nationally also increased by 141, with 4 361 people testing positive for the virus.Mkhize…
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
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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