President Cyril Ramaphosa. Presidency director-general Cassius Lubisi says permitting all activities that arguably affect or gives full effect to various rights in the Bill of Rights would collapse the national lockdown.Lubisi has defended government's decision to prohibit the re-opening of gyms and other fitness facilities under Level 3 lockdown.United Gym and Fitness Facilities has taken…
ANC Secretary General Ace Magashule. The ANC National Executive Committee has decided to reinstate two Limpopo ANC leaders, Danny Msiza and Florence Radzilani, who had been implicated in corruption in connection with VBS Mutual Bank. ANC secretary general Ace Magashule said the pair have been suspended for two years and could not continue on suspension. He said…
Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Robert WilkieRobert Leon WilkieVA under fire as coronavirus infections among veterans, staff surge Overnight Defense: Army Corps turning DC convention center into hospital | Veterans will automatically get stimulus checks | Pompeo talks arms control with Russia Trump administration says recipients of VA benefits will automatically receive coronavirus checks MORE on…
peak infection rate of Covid-19 to September, a key objective."The issue is when we started with the lockdown we wanted to slow down the viral infection. To suddenly open without putting in place the necessary mechanisms for limiting the spread… if you just go back to normal, we are actually going to go to an…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has defended his plan to reopen some businesses in his state, including gyms and hair salons, later this week after facing strong backlash for what critics say is a premature and irresponsible action.THE CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK, STATE-BY-STATE"We are taking…
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
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have