A health facility built to treat severe tuberculosis cases has been expanded to cater for Covid-19 patients.The facility will cater for large parts of Limpopo.The province says it doesn't have the money to build field hospitals in various districts.The Limpopo government on Thursday officially opened a Covid-19 health facility which will cater for patients who…
Jessie Duarte leads an ANC press conference. Palesa Dlamini, City Press ANC deputy secretary general Jessie Duarte says party structures in Limpopo back the decision to reinstate two officials implicated in the VBS looting scandal.She says the ANC will still discuss the matter with its alliance partners - the SACP and Cosatu.Duarte says it’s a…
A 21-year-old woman faces child abuse charges for allegedly forcing her child to drink alcohol and smoke dagga.The incident was shared in a video on social media.The police also arrested a 19-year-old who was encouraging the child to drink and smoke.A 21-year-old Limpopo mother has been arrested for allegedly forcing her toddler to consume alcohol…
A 27-year-old Absa bank consultant has been arrested for alleged fraud of R25 million. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 An operation involving Waterval police, the Hawks and Absa forensic investigators resulted in the arrest of a 27-year-old Absa bank consultant for alleged fraud of R25 million in Elim on Friday.According to Hawks spokesperson Captain Matimba…
ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule. Felix Dlangamandla, Netwerk24 ANC secretary-general Ace Magashule sent Cosatu in Limpopo an invitation to meet to discuss the party's decision to reinstate Florence Radzilani and Danny Msiza.Radzilani and Msiza have been implicated in the VBS looting scandal.The SACP has also voiced its displeasure over the ANC's decision to reinstate them.The Congress…
For more than thirty years I have represented the families on the other end of a foodborne outbreak — the parents of children on dialysis with hemolytic uremic syndrome, the survivors of a contaminated hamburger or a bag of spinach, the people left planning funerals. I built a career holding companies accountable when the food
More people are sick in a multi-country Salmonella outbreak in Europe mainly affecting children and young adults. A total of 83 confirmed cases had symptom onset between December 2025 and mid-May 2026. Another 24 cases identified in 2026 have not yet been sequenced and may be part of the outbreak. At least 20 people have
For over thirty years, I have been beating the same drum, and the last few days were no exception (some argue a bit too loudly and self-serving). I have been posting about public health officials — and the FDA — sending out outbreak documents with the names of companies, growers, processors, and retailers blacked out