The death of six children from a pesticide galvanised the South African government to declare a national disaster.

Analysis of the results revealed that organophosphate exposure was not clearly associated with an increased risk of developing dementia; however, occupational exposure to this pesticide was shown ...

Picture: GCIS JOHANNESBURG - Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi has revealed that a pesticide known as organophosphate caused the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto. The children died earlier ...

The increase in global food demand is projected to drive the growth of the organophosphate pesticide market in the future. Food demand refers to the quantity of food that consumers are willing and ...

Investigators are trying to narrow down the cause of the contamination, which initial reports suggest may be a common ...

The Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) is looking at banning an insecticide used on pastures and grain crops and as a ...

The petition called on the government to immediately ban the toxic agrochemical Terbufos and institute mechanisms for ...

As reports of pesticide-related poisonings rise, South Africa faces a critical challenge in safeguarding children’s health ...

The government should ban the worst actors and take steps to restrict access to other agents that are hazardous,” London said ...