The Department of Health has responded to the upcoming funeral practitioners' strike.It has stuck to its guns, saying certification, something many funeral practitioner do not have, will be a must.The striking funeral associations say they have been left by the wayside, while a select few controls this process.The Department of Health warned the upcoming funeral…
File photo: Funeral parlour staff prepare a grave for a victim of Covid-19 at Waterval Cemetery, Johannesburg. 17 funeral associations and forums will close its doors as it wants government to address a long list of grievances.During the shutdown period, starting on Monday, the grouping says there will be no removal of bodies from hospitals…
The South African Democratic Teachers Union (Sadtu) has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak. Sadtu has resolved that schools should close during the Covid-19 peak.It says, though, that approaching courts will be a last resort.Should the Department of Basic Education not meet its demands, the union said it will draft a programme…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.A group of angry demonstrators amassed Wednesday outside the state capitol building in Kentucky to voice their disdain for the closing of non-essential businesses to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus as Gov. Andy Beshear was inside the building making an announcement on the…
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
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