The SACC is set to hold a day of prayer against Covid-19 corruption. Church leaders across the country will stand in silent prayer on Tuesday to demonstrate against Covid-19 corruption. Throughout the pandemic reports have emerged of corruption relating to Covid-19 procurement. The SIU is investigating 658 contracts related to Covid-19 procurement worth around R5 billion.Church leaders…
Eskom will implement Stage 2 load shedding throughout the weekend, in order to replenish emergency reserves and to better prepare for the coming week.The power utility on Friday afternoon issued an update on the power system. Stage 2 load shedding will be implemented on both Saturday and Sunday, between 08:00 and 22:00, the statement read.Earlier in…
29m ago Jan Cronje Subscribers can listen to this article A candle in the dark. Getty Power utility Eskom says it will move from stage 2 to stage 4 load shedding at 15:00 on Wednesday due to "exceptionally high demand". Stage 4 power cuts will continue until 22:00. Eskom did not immediately say what caused the…
Sello Headbush, the owner of a funeral parlour, uses the light from his mobile phone during load shedding to check on a heap of discarded PPE left on a stretcher in front of the cold storage room in Port Elizabeth. MPs were left frustrated after Eastern Cape health officials presented the province's Covid-19 challenges without…
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
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