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…
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
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