South Africans should prepare for a cold weekend. PHOTO: Jason Oxenham/Getty Images South Africans should brace themselves for cold conditions over the weekend.A second cold front will hit the southern parts of the country following a major cold front that developed on Thursday.Rain, snow, strong winds and low temperatures are expected.The South African Weather Service…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) – the body that monitors the public service – has not been classified as an essential service and will subsequently have difficulty finalising complaints against errant officials.Dovhani Mamphiswana, the director-general of the PSC, told the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has "brought…
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