Ian Glenn writes that even if information about Covid-19 pandemic comes straight from a doctor's mouth, we should still treat it with a healthy dose of skepticism.Who should the public believe at this time of medical crisis? Many have warned against fake news or talked about the infodemic of stories battering us. They usually suggest we…
Hiroshi Watanabe/Getty Images We all have days when we go home exhausted, fall into bed, turn off the light, and drift into a fitful sleep. For some of us, that happens almost every day. You might chalk it up to a difficult project, client, or boss stressing you out. But what you might not realize…
Stefanutti Stocks says Eskom is the one that owes it. Eskom says Stefanutti Stocks was overpaid to the tune of R1 billion for its work at Kusile.But the construction firm says it is the party owed by the power utility.It has taken the matter to an adjudicator.Stefanutti Stocks, one of the companies that Eskom fingered…
One of Port Elizabeth's largest funeral parlour services say some hospitals have asked him to store bodies as deaths rise.Another undertaker explains why he refuses to store the bodies of people who died of Covid-19.Private hospitals say they have made arrangements for holding facilities on their premises.One of Port Elizabeth's biggest funeral parlour services says…
The DA has explained why it is taking the government to court over the lockdown. The DA will continue its court challenge against the restriction on hairdressers and salons under Level 3 lockdown.This despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's announcement of the further easing of restrictions, including the reopening of salons.The party's John Steenhuisen says Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma…
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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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted