Large numbers of sharks are cruising the coast of the Garden Route - and bathers and surfers should beware.This is the warning from the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), after their rescue teams spotted the apex predators in unusually great numbers.Spokesperson Craig Lambinon said: "NSRI are appealing to bathers, paddlers and surf boarders to be…
Kommetjie's surfing community is split down the middle, with many of them obeying the lockdown regulations - remaining out of the ocean and off the beach - while some are braving the threat of being arrested to catch some waves.One surfer, who contacted News24 and requested to remain anonymous, said that he was "disgusted" by…
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