DA interim leader John Steenhuisen Felix Dlangamandla, Netwerk24 DA interim leader John Steenhuisen has accused President Cyril Ramaphosa of turning into a spectator in the battle against the novel coronavirus.He says the president shouldn't allow his party's factional battles, ideology and egos from getting in the way of common sense.Steenhuisen also says the president should…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. While the Covid-19 fatality rate is low in South Africa compared to the rest of the world, the rising number of infections is a caution against complacency.Dear Fellow South African, For those fortunate enough to have an elderly parent or grandparent still alive, not being able to spend time with them has been…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has informed Parliament of his decision to extend the deployment of the South African National Defence Force from 27 June to 30 September.An extra R1.5 billion has been budgeted to keep 20 000 soldiers on South Africa's streets as part of the country's fight against Covid-19.The defence force will support police in…
President Cyril Ramaphosa, participating in a virtual imbizo. President Cyril Ramaphosa said the ban on cigarettes will be lifted, but did not say when.He said the "social ills" brought on by the unbanning of alcohol are "deeply regrettable".He called on South Africans to accept the reality of the pandemic and take the necessary precautions.The ban…
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host a virtual imbizo on the coronavirus pandemic on Wednesday at 18:00.Ordinary South Africans can send questions for the president to answer.The imbizo will be broadcast on TV, community radio stations and on social media.If you ever wanted to personally ask President Cyril Ramaphosa a question about the Covid-19 pandemic and…
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