(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…
Everything Sprouts LLC of Minneapolis, MN, is recalling three varieties of alfalfa sprouts products because they have been linked to a 15-state outbreak of Shiga toxin producing E. coli (STEC) and/or Salmonella. The recalled products were distributed by Everything Sprouts from May 27 to Aug. 21 to wholesale distributors and to grocery stores located in
The patient count for an outbreak of infections from the Cyclospora parasite linked to iceberg lettuce has topped 10,000. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 10,930 patients as of Aug. 21, up from 9,481 reported on Aug. 13. The sick people are spread across 17 states. There are 454 patients who have
A senior adviser at the Department of Health and Human Services spent this week posting three claims about food safety on X, each one preceded by a red exclamation point and the word FACT. As of Thursday, August 20, 2026, CDC counts 10,930 people sick in the federal Cyclospora outbreak, at least 454 of them hospitalized, two