More South Africans are happier to be home than at the beginning of lockdown according to a new study. Results of the Gross National Happiness study show that South Africans appear to be happier to be at home than they were at the start of lockdown, but there were other perplexing findings, writes Melanie Verwoerd. On…
It's time for white people to be part of the healing process and to listen when people speak about their experiences, writes Melanie Verwoerd. There is a time to talk and a time to shut up.I acknowledge that the Bible states it slightly more eloquently in Eccleciastes 3, but I think if the writers of the holy…
Insurance policies need to be looked at constantly as part of your personal finance journey. Picture: iStock We may be paying a fortune for insurance policies but it doesn't always mean we are actually covered, writes Melanie Verwoerd. I am sure I'm not the only one who has a healthy suspicion when it comes to insurance…
We need CEOs and we need essential workers. Yet, over the last century or so, we have gradually degraded the position of essential workers, while we have greatly elevated the positions of business people (and politicians). Earlier this week, on my way to an appointment, I saw a group of workers unblocking storm water drains…
Friends and relatives of slain Tshegofatso Pule hold balloons at her funeral, which took place in Meadowlands on Thursday. One of the balloons is imprinted with the image of her face and the message ‘Rest in peace, Tshego’. Picture: Tebogo Letsie The brutal truth is that, despite our beautiful Constitution, no woman in our country…
The recalled product was distributed nationally through the online platforms, Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Target, and the company's websites, tnvitamins.com and doctorspride.com. Published: June 12, 2026, 10:11 pm Total Nutrition Inc. of Deer Park, NY is voluntarily expanding its recall of TNVitamins and Doctor's Pride Ultra Potent Complete Green Superfood Moringa Capsules because they have
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