Staff at a hospital. Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo An investigation has been launched after a doctor died of Covid-19 at a Tshwane hospital.There have been allegations that the death was caused by a lack of PPE. The health minister has assigned a team to probe the issue.An investigation has been launched into the circumstances that led to…
An investigation will be launched into an accident involving the KwaNongoma mayor's convoy, which killed two teenage girls.The girls were reportedly walking next to the road when they were knocked down and dragged for several metres.KwaZulu-Natal Transport MEC Bheki Ntuli says the investigation will probe allegations of excessive speeding and the driver's condition at the…
Former minister Siyabonga Cwele was allegedly opposed to the State Security Agency's investigation of the Gupta family. Cwele had allegedly said the investigation was not pursued bona fide.The former SSA DG said Cwele did not instruct him to stop the investigation, but it was clear that he wanted it to stop.Former State Security minister Siyabonga Cwele…
All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesGray came under fire last week over comments to News24 in which she criticised some of government's lockdown regulations as being "unscientific" and, in some cases, being thumb-sucked.In an interview with News24 on Monday morning, Habib described the response to Gray's comments by the SAMRC board as "disproportionate", "over the…
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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