A Gauteng woman has been arrested for allegedly killing her boyfriend. A Gauteng woman who allegedly murdered her boyfriend has been arrested and is expected to appear in court on Monday. Police spokesperson Captain Kay Makhubele on Sunday said the 22-year-old woman was expected in the Pretoria Magistrate's Court on Monday following her arrest on…
Minibus taxis parked at a taxi rank. (Duncan Alfreds, News24) Scores of commuters in Gauteng will be left stranded after taxis have threatened to down tools on Monday.Santaco is aggrieved over the loss of income, and fears banks will resume deducting debts from 1 July.Also, the National Taxi Alliance has allowed its members to increase…
The Gauteng education department is meeting with Pretoria High School for Girls to address grievances raised by pupils.Some pupils say their grievances have not been addressed since the department intervened in 2016.Pupils claim that racism at the school is rampant and that no one is being held accountable.The Gauteng Department of Education says it is…
Premiers of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng have warned its citizens against the abuse of alcohol during the lockdown. Premiers of the Eastern Cape, Western Cape and Gauteng have warned its citizens against the abuse of alcohol during the lockdown.Of the three, Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has stated that he wants the…
A 12-year-old boy, now identified as Ben Thafeni, who died on Thursday, has tested negative for Covid-19.The stigmatisation of the family led to the results being revealed, the Health MEC explained.The family are awaiting the post-mortem results, which will reveal the cause of death.The MEC of Health in Gauteng, Bandile Masuku, revealed on Sunday that…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it included more than one pathogen
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