Teachers at Dr GJ Joubert Primary School in Strand, Cape Town, have made special desk shields to protect their pupils from Covid-19.The classrooms at the school are not big enough for pupils to abide by the strict social-distancing protocols, but the shields help to minimise the risk.The shields were made from wood off-cuts and plastic…
A woman was the victim of a smash-and-grab at a busy Johannesburg intersection on Youth Day.The window of her Mercedes Benz was smashed and her cellphone stolen.Police are appealing to the public to keep their valuables out of sight when driving in their vehicles.This brazen thief smashed an unsuspecting motorist's window in a busy intersection…
A man was shot as a heavily armed militia group attempted to defend a statue from US protestors in New Mexico.The victim is believed to be in a critical but stable condition.Mayor Tim Keller said that the statue had been temporarily removed to contain the risk to public safety.A man was shot on Monday as…
A G4S cash-in-transit van has been attacked by a group of robbers travelling in an unidentified red JeepThey ordered the G4S security guards out of the car, before bombing it and stealing an undisclosed amount of money.A group of onlookers then looted the scene, scrambling to get their share of the money notes left on…
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
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Published: November 06, 2026, 10:41 pm Last updated: November 07, 2026, 12:20 am A California pumpkin patch and petting zoo associated with an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infections reopened Nov. 6 with the owners saying environmental tests for the pathogen had come back negative. The San Luis Obispo county health department has not posted