The Hlalani community say they risk infection as the municipality battles its water shortage.One resident pleads with the government for more intervention.Residents say they can go for days without water."We will not escape Covid-19, please help us Mr President," said community members of the Hlalani informal settlement in Makhanda in the Makana local municipality, Eastern…
Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, (Photo: Netwerk24) The judicial commission of inquiry into state capture resumes on Monday.The Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (Prasa) will be in the spotlight as proceedings continue.The inquiry will hear testimony from former chairperson of the Prasa board, Popo Molefe.The judicial commission of inquiry into allegations of state capture -…
The situation at some Nelson Mandela Bay hospitals has not eased up, with staff still struggling amid a staff shortage and go-slows.News24 visited Livingstone Hospital, where dirt was strewn on the floor and packed in boxes in hallways.At Uitenhage Hospital, one nurse said residents have volunteered to help clean.The dept says the staffing issues are…
One of Port Elizabeth's largest funeral parlour services say some hospitals have asked him to store bodies as deaths rise.Another undertaker explains why he refuses to store the bodies of people who died of Covid-19.Private hospitals say they have made arrangements for holding facilities on their premises.One of Port Elizabeth's biggest funeral parlour services says…
A Johannesburg woman was robbed at gunpoint in front of her home on Thursday.The armed robbers stole items valued at R50 000.A case of armed robbery is being investigated by police.Police are searching for armed robbers who stole R50 000 worth of items from a woman in front of her home in Sandton, north of…
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food
Published: November 08, 2026, 8:00 am Quick bites from around the food safety arena this week Infant formula maker ByHeart has “discontinued” manufacturing its products after getting caught up in an outbreak of infant botulism. ByHeart’s founders started a new company, MeridianMade, earlier this year and announced in late October that it would purchase Dublin-based
Published: November 07, 2026, 9:48 pm The County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health is wrapping up its investigation into an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections linked to Brookshire Farms in San Luis Obispo. Fifteen people are included in the outbreak – five who were laboratory confirmed. The county previously reported that