The ANC in Gauteng is set to hear from Premier David Makhura and Health MEC Bandile Masuku on claims of corruption regarding tender processes at the provincial health department.The party says it will only speak on the claims after understanding what processes were undertaken by the two.The SIU has also confirmed it would be meeting…
Gauteng Premier David Makhura viewing one of the ambulances donated to the province by BMW. The Gauteng provincial government has signed a multimillion-rand memorandum with BMW South Africa to assist in the fight against Covid-19. BMW donated over 700 beds to the department to assist eight identified hospitals. Premier David Makhura has urged communities to work…
Covid-19 case numbers low, but hotspots emerging in over 12 Gauteng townships, suburbs - MakhuraMakhura said the province was not enjoying the closure of the economy - but, when the economy opened, measures had to be put in place to ensure the environment was not harmful to people.ALSO READ | 2 veteran officers die of…
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two