28 April, 02:08 PM Ministers who serve on the National Coronavirus Command Council will on Tuesday, through the Economic Cluster, provide further details on their proposed socio-economic relief interventions.On Thursday, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that the country would move to a "level 4" risk on 1 May, with some lockdown regulations being relaxed to allow…
2020-04-28 12:57 The Pentagon has released three videos showing unidentified flying objects (UFOs) as it hopes to clear up any misconceptions about the footage. In a statement posted on the Department of Defence website, it said: "After a thorough review, the department" decided none of the clips reveal any sensitive information, or impinge on any subsequent…
"There are few birds that induce a warmer feeling than these cold-water birds that cannot fly." So says British wildlife photographer Paul Goldstein.April 25 is World Penguin Day. The day coincides with approximately the time most penguins migrate north from Antarctica as the weather worsens and temperatures plunge.All penguin species are native to the Southern…
27 April, 07:19 AM Health Minister Zweli Mkhize will brief the portfolio committee on health and the select committee on health and social services on Monday on the state of readiness of quarantine sites in the provinces. He will also update the committees on the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE), services provided to refugees and…
Many South Africans have stayed home for the past several weeks as the country tries to flatten the curve against Covid-19. For some, not going to work to earn a living has meant surviving off the little they have in their homes.Top chefs in the 'French corner' of the winelands, just outside of Cape Town,…
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