South Africa hosted the first-ever African Soccer World Cup in 2010 after winning the rights in 2004.Star midfielder Reneilwe "Yeye" Letsholonyane recalls the drive to the stadium before the opening match against Mexico.Letsholonyane remembers making a key interception that led to Siphiwe Tshabalala's opening goal.On 11 June 2010 - a Friday - the majority of…
Makazole Mapimpi (Getty Images) Springbok star Makazole Mapimpi's new Sharks contract allows the winger a Japan foray from this September to next April, to boost his earning potential.Mapimpi initially rejected a R9 million net offer from Johan Ackermann's NTT Docomo Red Hurricanes but will join them on loan instead.Sharks CEO Eduard Coetzee's deft handling of…
SINGAPORE (Reuters) - At least half of Singapore’s newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government’s virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state’s decision to ease lockdown restrictions very gradually. FILE PHOTO: Members of the multi-ministry taskforce, Director of Medical Services at the Ministry of Health Kenneth Mark, Minister…
By John GeddieSINGAPORE (Reuters) - At least half of Singapore's newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government's virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state's decision to ease lockdown restrictions very gradually.Tiny Singapore has one of the highest infection tallies in Asia, with more than 38,000 cases, because of…
40m ago Kyle Cowan and Sarah Evans The reported number of critical care beds shed little light on the true state of public sector readiness for the expected Covid-19 case surge.Only 350 ventilators were added to existing capacities of which 50 were donated.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed projections the government used.South African health authorities have added anywhere between zero…
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
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