A local Covid-19 vaccine trial is under fire from activists for lack of transparency and community engagement.Advocacy groups and labour unions demand the trial be stopped immediately and re-reviewed by regulatory bodies.This follows previous calls for participants in the trial to be provided with safety equipment like masks and gloves.Labour unions including Cosatu representatives, as…
A SA Express jet on Cape Town International Airport's runway. Gallo Images/Grant Duncan-Smith The National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa and the South African Cabin Crew Association claim to have an investor from the United Arab Emirates potentially interested in buying a stake in SA Express.The regional state-owned airline is currently in provisional liquidation after a…
Five teachers' unions and four school governing body associations are satisfied with progress made on the reopening of schools.In a consultation with the basic education department, they were told school readiness was at 94%.They said their support was based on the understanding that schools that are not Covid-19 compliant will not reopen.Teachers' unions as well…
Education unions are concerned that schools – especially those in rural areas – are not ready to open on 8 June.A meeting between the unions and Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga has been rescheduled for Saturday.Union representatives fear that while there is pressure to open schools, the system is not ready.As the date of the…
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga. (Chanté Schatz/News24) The Department of Basic Education has decided to use the first week of June to orientate teachers and non-teaching staff - and ensure that all schools receive safety material in order to be Covid-19 compliant.Grade 7 and 12s, who were meant to be phased in from Monday, will…
As the name indicates, this is a running shoe with serious pedigree and debuted in the 90s and is now in its twenty-third iteration. This new version has a plush but responsive mid-sole, and crushes both long and short tuns. Brooks added two millimeters more of cushioning to the forefoot, reducing the drop to 8
EU Commission considers more cereulide testing Published: June 19, 2026, 12:06 am A charity in the United Kingdom has made several recommendations to regulators after the cereulide infant formula contamination incident. First Steps Nutrition Trust said the situation exposed important weaknesses in the safety and security systems governing infant foods. Contaminated products may have been
Getty Images; MH Illustration, Taryn Colbert 5 min read SO YOU PAID your $600 for the headliners at an event like Gov Ball, Bonnaroo, Coachella, and ended up seeing…the inside of the medical tent. Kind of classic, which is why there are such things as “event medical specialists.” And they’ve seen it all, from garden-variety