Pretoria: In a strategic move to curb the rising cases of foodborne illnesses, the South African government has announced a comprehensive public education and awareness campaign. Drawing from the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and its va…
Johannesburg: Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has acknowledged the challenges in addressing ongoing deaths and infections linked to foodborne illnesses. This as Gauteng police have opened an inquest docket after a five-year-old boy died on Wedne…
Johannesburg: The Department of Agriculture will, in the next few days, conduct inspections at all five registered manufacturers of Terbufos to ascertain controls, and to determine if markers are put into locally produced products to distinguish betwe…
Johannesburg: The Department of Basic Education is working to prevent the infiltration of industrial and agricultural pesticides into schools as part of a broader multidisciplinary effort to address the recent deaths of school-going children due to fo…
Pretoria: National Police Commissioner, General Fannie Masemola, has issued a warning that the police, through the National Joint Operational and Intelligence Structure (NATJOINTS), will be closely monitoring adherence to the law. This announcement co…
Pretoria: The South African Reserve Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has, in a unanimous decision, opted to cut the repo rate by 25 basis points, bringing it down from 8% to 7.75%, effective from Friday. This marks the second consecutive repo ra…