The man accused of murdering SA-born doctor Walter Reynolds in Canada appeared in court on Wednesday. Deng Mabiour reportedly said he had "good reason" to kill Reynolds. Reynolds apparently refused to dispense medication to Mabiour, an alleged drug addict. The man accused of killing a South African-born doctor at a medical clinic in central Alberta, Canada, made a second bizarre…
Health Minister Dr Zweli Mkhize. Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize says, despite progress in recoveries, there are still challenges.Innovative stock surveillance solutions are needed for PPEs.Mkhize was presenting to the National Summit on Science and Innovation Response.Despite being the country with the fifth-highest number of Covid-19 cases in the world, South Africa has reason to…
Steenhuisen to Ramaphosa: 'Come out and address us'This was needed to revive the economy, Steenhuisen said. Speaking on the viability of virtual meetings, Mazzone said there was no reason why council meetings could not convene. She added they could either be held virtually or via a hybrid system with controlled numbers while some participate digitally."We now have…
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