The 17 policemen found themselves homeless and with no possessions when a fire destroyed their barracks.The blaze was caused by loadshedding, according to Eastern Cape Transport, Safety and Liaison MEC Weziwe Tikana-Gxotiwe.The business community has responded with donations for the policemen. Donations are pouring in for 17 Lusikisiki police officers who were left with nothing but the…
By Michael Le Page One of the first volunteers takes part in the South African Oxford vaccine trialSIPHIWE SIBEKO/POOL/AFP via Getty Images An experimental coronavirus vaccine developed at the University of Oxford produces the hoped for immune responses in people. Even though it isn’t yet clear if this means the vaccine will prevent infections, the…
“When the spores find their way to a jelly or a jam that’s not stored well, they’re really happy.” Yum? Photo: Getty Images Sqirl is a restaurant in Los Angeles that is best known as a place where beautiful California people and tourists from Brooklyn have brunch. They do sorrel pesto brown rice bowls. They…
Cricket South Africa's launch of 3 Team Cricket as a way for competitive action to return has been met with intrigue, but there are various questions over the finer details.Graeme Smith, national director of cricket, noted that it was 'interesting' to assemble the group of 24 players for the three teams. The federation also provided assurances…
The Margin Published: June 11, 2020 at 3:16 p.m. ET A report about growing outbreaks of EEE virus, or Eastern equine encephalitis, has gone viral Mosquito bites spread various diseases that kill hundreds of thousands of people a year. nechaev-kon/iStock Turns out, murder hornets aren’t the killer insects to worry about this summer. Mosquitoes are…
When I started suing food companies more than thirty years ago, after E. coli O157:H7 in undercooked Jack in the Box hamburgers killed four children and sickened hundreds, proving where a pathogen came from was slow, painstaking, and often impossible. Investigators matched bacteria using crude “fingerprinting” methods that could tell you two samples looked similar
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