While the fall was grim, SA's economy did not halve between the first and second quarters of the year. Stats SA uses annualised data - a technique also employed in the USA and Canada - to headline GDP change between quarters. But one-off events like SA's hard lockdown can cause the data to be less helpful…
100 days into South Africa's lockdown, rugby still hasn't received clearance from the government to commence its Return-to-Training protocols, but the federation says approval is "imminent". Once given the green light, teams will first need to conclude a round of Covid-19 testing, which various unions have already done this week. However, it's not the availability…
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni presented a Supplementary Budget on Wednesday afternoon. Mboweni said the country is facing a sovereign debt crisis if spending isn't changed soon. Here are the nine key things you need to know about the budget. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni on Wednesday afternoon presented the Supplementary Budget for the 2020/21 financial year, which was necessary after…
Malema: You can't ban cigarettes and sell alcoholMalema pleads with worshippers: 'Do not go to church, you will die'You may NOT have social gatherings, or visit friends or family Dlamini-Zuma said all gatherings remain prohibited, unless they are a church gathering, or an agricultural auction. People will still be encouraged to stay at home, and will not…
The possession of cigarettes during the lockdown is not a crime, and police officers may not compel you to give an explanation on why you have it on your person, despite comments made by Police Minister Bheki Cele.During a media briefing on Friday, Cele answered a question regarding the legality of having cigarettes."It is not…
The U.S. company that sold infant formula related to the most recent outbreak of infant botulism imported the product from Germany. However, Nara Organics has not named the specific manufacturer of the formula. “Nara works with a state of the art manufacturer in Germany who has over 70 years of experience making top European infant
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