Sifiso Skenjana (supplied) SA's young people continue to face severe challenges – worsening unemployment, inequality and poverty. Two key areas need attention in order to address this.Firstly, as Covid-19 further drives a migration to digital learning, online qualifications must be recognised by qualifications authorities. Secondly, the cost of job seeking cause many young people to…
Sifiso Skenjana (supplied) Binge drinking impacts productivity. Working remotely, employees can hide the effects of drinking on the job - or having a hangover - more easily. The coronavirus gives us an opportunity to revisit policies on drinking and the workplace, to see if there's a way to reduce losses. As the country adjusts to alert Level 3,…
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