A serial rapist was found guilty of 28 charges by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. The accused, Amos Ngubeni was found guilty of 13 counts of rape, some of which date back to 2011. Most of the victims were raped during hijackings and house robberies. A serial rapist was found guilty by the Gauteng High Court…
Health workers at a screening and testing site in Diepsloot. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images Gauteng is seeing a drop in new Covid-19 infections per week. Residents have, however, been urged that it is not yet time to let their guards down. Hospitals were also seeing a decrease in admissions. Gauteng appears ready to relax lockdown…
ANC Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Khawe. The ANC in Gauteng has resolved Merafong Mayor Maphefo Mogale-Letsie and MP Boyce Maneli should resign from their positions.The decision follows a recommendation by the Provincial Integrity Committee over their failure to act against officials involved in the collapsed VBS Mutual Bank.The ANC's PEC also accepted recommendations from the…
A doctor walks through a ward in a hospital. Gauteng has recorded more than 189 000 cases as of Friday. 4 749 people who tested positive in the province are still in hospital. The provincial health department has signed a memorandum of understanding with private hospitals to assist with beds at a standard fee. The Gauteng…
The ANC in Gauteng is set to hold a special executive committee meeting to discuss the Gauteng PPE scandal.Some have predicted a push for Health MEC Bandile Masuku to step aside will be met with suggestions for him to appear before the party's integrity commissionMeanwhile, calls for both Masuku and his wife, Loyiso who is…
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
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump