Jakkie Grobler. (Supplied) Polokwane police are appealing to the public to assist them in locating a man following the brutal murder of an 80-year-old woman at a retirement village."The police in Polokwane are appealing to anyone with information that can lead to locating Legonya Thamsadu who can assist them in the investigation of the brutal…
Police officers outside the house of Charl Kinnear who was killed outside his house in Bishop Lavis. One of the last cases in which Cape Town anti-gang policeman Kinnear testified in was about the murder of a witness. The top cop, known for his investigations into gangs, was no stranger to witnesses being shot as he…
The World Health Organization warned Friday that the coronavirus is "not going away," noting that it's still killing about 50,000 people a week. "That is not where we want to be," Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO's health emergencies program, said of Covid-19 deaths during a news conference at the agency's Geneva headquarters. "It's…
A woman has been arrested. KwaZulu-Natal police have arrested nine people in connection with the murder of a police officer. Constable Thandekile Promise Sikhakhane was shot in Ezakheni after giving two women a lift home. Her service firearm was stolen during the attack, as well the cellphones and wallets of her passengers.Nine people have been…
Medical officials said you should get tested for COVID-19 even if you're not showing symptoms. HOUSTON — Houston's elected officials are begging people to get tested for COVID-19 as the city saw four consecutive days of increased daily new cases. The Houston Health Department reported 1,456 new cases and 14 newly reported coronavirus deaths on…
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed federal policy on vaccine research, vaping, and drug access on Science Friday on May 8. Rovner also discussed the Supreme Court decision on the abortion pill mifepristone on NPR’s Morning Edition on May 5. Click here to hear Rovner on Science Friday. Click here to hear
Here in Washington, we’ve been hearing about tensions between the White House and one of its most controversial — but, at least in some circles, most popular — figures: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Polling of likely voters indicates that the Health and Human Services secretary can be an asset to Republicans when he’s talking about improving the nation’s food supply or labeling ultraprocessed foods. But when he’s talking about removing recommendations for routine childhood vaccinations, he can be a detriment. So, when I
Several states have joined President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts and are taking federal reporting requirements to immigration authorities a step further — by using their public health agencies as arms of enforcement. North Carolina, in late April, became the latest member of a growing group of Republican-led states to require their public health agencies to