Over 100 Rhodes University students fell ill in a gastrointestinal outbreak, prompting probes into water and food safety during Makhanda’s prolonged water crisis.
Rhodes University is investigating a cluster of gastrointestinal illnesses affecting its campus community in Makhanda, Eastern Cape, after at least 109 cases were reported, with the...
A disturbing discovery at a Woolworths store in Johannesburg has raised questions about food safety and customer trust after fly larvae were found near packs of...
A light-hearted social media moment has prompted a serious response from Carnival Cruise Line after a viral video showed a guest using a dining fork for...
A two-Michelin-star restaurant is under investigation after serving ants as a dessert garnish; about 49,000 ants were reportedly imported and the chef could face a year...
The Public Protector has found that Gauteng municipalities are not adequately enforcing food safety and hygiene regulations at spaza shops and other informal food outlets, following...
The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has alerted South Africans to a nationwide recall of selected yoghurt products after a production fault was found that could cause...
Johannesburg Johannesburg Metropolitan Police Department (JMPD) officers uncovered a large‑scale operation in the inner city where expired food was being chemically altered and repackaged for sale,...
Court orders release of medical records in Tiger Brands listeriosis case Nearly a decade after South Africa’s deadliest recorded foodborne disease outbreak, the courts have made...
Bird flu is spreading globally, here’s what South Africans need to know now It’s no longer just a farming problem For years, “bird flu” sounded like...