CARROLLTON, TEXAS >> A surprise birthday party that resulted in 18 people testing positive for the coronavirus has left a North Texas man horrified as his father continues to fight for his life in a hospital intensive care unit. Ron Barbosa, who is married to a doctor and refused to attend the May 30 party…
Mihle Msindo,10, was brutally murdered during an attack at her family home in Poortjie,Rietfontein in Gauteng. (Supplied) Two girls were alone in a house in Rietfontein, in Gauteng, when they were attacked by unknown men.One of the girls was found dead in a pool of blood after being stabbed in the throat; the other is…
Bhekithemba Phungula died in a hail of bullets as unknown assailants opened fire. The family of Ward 84 Umlazi councillor Bhekithemba Phungula have spoken out about his death.His daughter says they witnessed him being shot and killed on Tuesday evening.They could not identify the assailants, only saying they came out of nowhere.The family of an Umlazi…
Tshegofatso Pule, 28, who was found stabbed and hanged in a veld on Monday. She was eight months pregnant. (@Keba99, Twitter) The body of a Soweto woman was found hanging from a tree in Roodepoort on Monday.She was eight months pregnant and had been stabbed to death.She was last heard from after allegedly having an…
Two 9-year old girls were allegedly killed in an exorcism ritual in KwaZulu-Natal to ward off "evil spirits" who were "forcing them to drink blood".A local pastor was called to pray for the girls and he also allegedly joined in the beating of the girls.The mother of the child, her relative and the pastor were…
Social media algorithms love challenges with a number. I, for one, can’t get enough of the viral 12-3-30 treadmill workout (walking at 12% incline, at a speed of 3 miles per hour, for 30 minutes). I’ve yet to dabble in any others, but there’s a new one circulating that I’m tempted to take for a
Editors note: Doralice Goes, a Brazilian public servant, visited an organic products fair in her home city of Brasília in Federal District, on Dec. 31, 2021. Among the artisanal products was a tomato and almond pesto sauce. The 49-year-old stored it in her pantry and, 23 days later, on a Sunday night, opened the sauce
Another outbreak was traced to the consumption and handling of meat Published: February 23, 2026, 12:05 am Researchers have shared details of an outbreak at a funeral in Uganda that killed three young people. Aeromonas bacteria can cause food poisoning with an incubation period of 12 hours to seven days, typically 24 to 48 hours. In February 2024