(Jaco Marais, Gallo Images, Netwerk24, file) Fifty shacks were gutted in Alexandra on Thursday.The shacks destroyed were inside and outside an old building.The cause of the fire is being investigated.Fifty families in Alexandra have been left homeless after their shacks were gutted in a fire on Thursday.Johannesburg emergency medical services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said they…
What happens to Cape Town's homeless as lockdown is eased?"The group of homeless individuals steadfastly refused accommodation at smaller shelters and opted to return to the CBD to be closer to the expanded Culemborg Safe Space," said councillor Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, in a statement."No provision has been made…
Cape Town convention centre to be used as temporary hospital"We have indicated on several occasions that it would be closing. We are at pains to point out that the phased closure is not because of pressure from any particular grouping."As of today, no more people will be taken in at Strandfontein. Those who require further…
EU Commission considers more cereulide testing Published: June 19, 2026, 12:06 am A charity in the United Kingdom has made several recommendations to regulators after the cereulide infant formula contamination incident. First Steps Nutrition Trust said the situation exposed important weaknesses in the safety and security systems governing infant foods. Contaminated products may have been
Getty Images; MH Illustration, Taryn Colbert 5 min read SO YOU PAID your $600 for the headliners at an event like Gov Ball, Bonnaroo, Coachella, and ended up seeing…the inside of the medical tent. Kind of classic, which is why there are such things as “event medical specialists.” And they’ve seen it all, from garden-variety
The manufacturer uses milk from 100 contract farmers who supply it with more than a million liters of milk every day. Published: June 18, 2026, 12:06 am Officials with Nara Organics continue to refuse to report the manufacturer of their infant formula, which has been linked to an outbreak of infant botulism. However, a German