Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. While Gauteng leads with the rate of infections in the country, KwaZulu-Natal is taking over.According to Health Minister Zweli Mkhize, the department is at a point where it must stay ahead of the surge.KZN has recorded just over 40 000 cases of Covid-19.Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize says that while…
ANC Gauteng MPL Mapiti Matsena, who was killed at his home. Supplied by GP Legislature Police have taken a man in for questioning in connection the murder of Gauteng MPL Mapiti Matsena.Matsena was stabbed to death by an intruder on Wednesday night at his house in Doornpoort, Pretoria.Police Minister Bheki Cele said the person they…
ANC Gauteng MPL Mapiti Matsena, who was killed at his home. Supplied by GP Legislature Intruders attacked and killed Gauteng MPL Mapiti Matsena in his home on Wednesday.Matsena was the chairperson of the Portfolio Committee on Community Safety.The Gauteng legislature's speaker, Ntombi Mekgwe, urged police to work with urgency to bring the perpetrators to book.Gauteng…
Healthcare workers at the triage tents at the Tshwane district hospital in Pretoria. Gauteng has surpassed the 100 000 mark for confirmed cases of Covid-19.As of 13 July, Gauteng has recorded 103 713 cases, which translates to 36% of the county's total cases of 287 796.The Covid-19 death toll has also increased to 4 172.Gauteng…
The smouldering shells of two cars that were set alight outside the IPHC headquarters in Zuurbekom where five people died in a hostage drama on Saturday. Forty-six suspects allegedly attacked the International Pentecost Holiness Church in Zuurbekom during the early hours of Saturday.Four men were found shot and burnt to death in a car, while…
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