Mpumalanga police have warned the community of a transport scam in Pienaar near Mbombela, where motorists lured under the pretence of being paid to transport herbs were robbed and their cars stripped. According to police, armed men call unsuspecting bakkie owners pretending to need someone with a vehicle to transport traditional herbs to another area.…
Mpumalanga Disaster Management employee allegedly shot dead by husbandIn another incident, also on Thursday, an 18-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a 31-year-old man believed to be her friend. The incident also took place at Vosman. Hlathi said an argument had broken out between the two, after which the man allegedly assaulted and raped the woman.…
WATCH | 'Kom, julle bliksems!' - worshippers arrested at Mpumalanga mosque"There are such things that community members themselves are provocative towards the police. We do check the members. The only problem, we don't have the structures to check the community when they are provocative, when they are offensive, to the law enforcers."He complained that police…
State and federal public health officials are investigating a new outbreak of infant botulism poisoning. So far the outbreak has sickened three babies across three states: California, Pennsylvania and Washington, according to the Food and Drug Administration. The California Department of Public Health has reported that the infections are among infants who were fed Nara
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
The consumer group wants the USDA to release information about previously approved testing methods the department now says are unsatisfactory because of false positives. Published: June 12, 2026, 12:05 am Consumer Reports says the USDA should release information about Salmonella testing methods for some chicken products that it first deemed adequate but under the Trump