Former minister Nomvula Mokonyane at the State Capture inquiry. Papi Morake, Gallo Images Former minister Nomvula Mokonyane confirmed that her 40th birthday dinner was held at a Krugersdorp guesthouse. Mokonyane previously denied having a birthday party at the guesthouse. The owner of the guesthouse previously told the commission that the party was organised by Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi. Former…
Former minister Nomvula Mokonyane has accused former Bosasa COO Angelo Agrizzi of being insensitive towards her and her family. Mokonyane says there seems to be an "excessive desperation" by Agrizzi to discredit her and "'destroy the little of what remains" of her character. She says it is hurtful for Agrizzi to claim that Bosasa paid for her…
5m ago Commission chairperson breaks for tea. We will be back at 11:40. 6m ago Mokonyane: I am here chair, to respond to his continuous contradictions, the affidavit which I also think reflect the abuse of this commission for motives better known to him. #StateCaptureInquiry (@J_chabalala)— Team News24 (@TeamNews24) July 20, 2020 7m ago Mokonyane:…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it included more than one pathogen
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based