Former Springbok coach Carel du Plessis believes South African rugby should continue playing competitions in the southern hemisphere.His views go against a prevailing public mood that the local game's future lies in other regions like Europe, especially after New Zealand expressed its preference for a Super Rugby tournament without their arch-rival.But Du Plessis argues the…
published alarming data about 17,000 excess deaths which appear to show significant under-reporting of fatalities from Covid-19 here.As the researchers point out, a growing fear of going anywhere near hospitals or clinics - not unfounded in some places - may well be a significant factor.South African hospitalThis means that many people with the virus are…
Isaac Groves, USA TODAY Published 5:03 p.m. ET July 25, 2020 CLOSE South Dakota Gov. Noem provides a daily coronavirus update on Tuesday. Sioux Falls Argus LeaderThe claim: South Dakota took minimal government action to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and yet had the lowest spread of coronavirus while losing the fewest jobs.A meme that…
THANKS RENEE NOW TO YOUR TOP CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES AT SIX NEW CDC SAFETY GUIDELINES OR OUT THE INTENT TO HELP SCHOOLS REOPEN THIS FALL. THE CDC SAYS IT’S PREPARED TO WORK WITH EACH JURISDICTION, ENCOURAGING THE USE OF HAND SANITIZERS AND FACE COVERINGS. CORONAVIRUS HOSPITALIZATIONS IN FLORIDA ARE UP 83.5% JULY 4TH, THAT NUMBER WAS…
President Cyril Ramaphosa, participating in a virtual imbizo. While Covid-19 has had an impact on the economy, the problems were already there, writes Phumlani M. Majozi.At this point, it's fair to say that South Africa is a total mess. Anybody who disagrees with this assertion is fooling themselves.All economic fundamentals are in terrible shape – and…
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