(Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo) It is alleged that a East London businessman who had been dead for two years, scored a PPE tender during the Covid-19 pandemic.The Daily Dispatch reported that the deceased's company was listed as having received R992 105.The Special Investigating Unit was investigating 239 cases worth R622.4 million in the Eastern Cape. An…
Ernst Middendorp (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images) Midfielder Cole Alexander scored late as Bidvest Wits denied log leaders Kaizer Chiefs the chance to extend their lead in the Absa Premiership standings with a 1-1 draw at the Orlando Stadium.The opening minutes proved to be a cagey affair with both sides trying to impose themselves on…
Some of the women who have not received maintenance payments since the start of the lockdown gathered outside the court in Pietermartitzburg on Monday to demand answers from officials. (Nompendulo Ngubane, GroundUp) Several frustrated mothers gathered at the Pietermaritzburg Magistrate's Court to find out why they haven't got maintenance payments.Department of Justice and Correctional Services spokesperson…
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
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