A warden at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth has raised the alarm over water shortages and overcrowding at the facility."Our working conditions are not [good] and I hate being there. For six years I have been working here, but never experienced a water crisis like this one. This prison is too big and…
TEO: GOOD MORNING, IT IS SATURDAY, AUGUST 8. CALIFORNIA SAYS IT HAS FIXED A COMPUTER SERVER ISSUE THAT CAUSED A LAG IN COLLECTING CORONAVIRUS TEST INFORMATION, BUT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 48 HOURS TO SEE THE ISSUE. CALIFORNIA DID NOT GET UPDATES FOR FIVE DAYS FROM QUEST DIAGNOSTICS. THE STATE HAS BUILT REDUNDANCIES TO…
More than 1 400 staff members at Pick n Pay have taken voluntary severance packages since March, the retailer has said in a trading update. The Cape Town-based group's voluntary severance programme (VSP) offers staff 1.5 weeks of pay per completed year of service, plus four weeks of notice pay.According to the group, its objective is to…
Round Rock care facility latest COVID-19 cluster A Round Rock care center has confirmed 48 residents and 33 staff have tested positive for COVID19. AUSTIN, Texas - A Round Rock care center has confirmed 48 residents and 33 staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. The Williamson County Rapid Response Viral Strike team says it…
According to last week's cumulative total, 375 staff members and 61 pupils had tested positive for Covid-19 in the Western Cape.Where there are multiple cases at schools, the education department says it closely monitors the situation.The Western Cape currently accounts for 56 780 – or 48% – of the total national infections.More than 700 teachers and school…
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted