The Department of Basic Education in the Free State is in mourning after a teacher fainted and died in a classroom.Mahlonyana Francina Mkhwanazi, 57, died on Wednesday at Mphatlalatsane Primary School in QwaQwa, Thabo Mofutsanyane District, the department said.She was teaching a class when she suddenly fainted and died on the spot, department spokesperson Howard…
A teacher at Mowat Park High School was suspended following accusations of sexual misconduct. The school's SGB chairman says about 40 girls have reported incidents of sexual misconduct. The KwaZulu-Natal education department is aware of the allegations against the teacher.A teacher at Mowat Park High School has been suspended following accusations of sexual misconduct from girls at…
The body of a 56-year-old teacher was found lying on the bed in her home in Mmadinonyane village.The body was discovered by the teacher's colleagues.It appears that she had been strangled.Police are investigating after the body of a 56-year-old teacher was found in her home in Mmadinonyane village, near Vryburg in the North West.The woman's body was discovered…
The man is a high school teacher in Kwamhlanga, Mpumalanga.He allegedly assaulted the mother of his child by kicking her and beating her with a wooden pole.He has been arrested and charged with three counts of assault.A 34-year-old man, who allegedly assaulted the mother of his child by kicking her and beating her with a…
(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/GALLO IMAGES). The victim was discovered in her rented home in Magong village, near Mogwase in the North West, on 29 June.Her hands and feet were bound, and police believe the cause of death to be strangulation.A 40-year-old man has been arrested, and was allegedly found in possession of the deceased's bank card.A…
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