Health Minister Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi has confirmed that an organophosphate was responsible for the deaths of six children ...

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 ...

Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during pregnancy may have varying effects on the risks of childhood ...

Minister of Health Aaron Motsoaledi said swabs were being tested to determine whether the pesticide that caused the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto, was present at their local spaza shop.

Gauteng Health Department confirms over 600 food poisoning incidents this year, urging Diepkloof residents to maintain ...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa will soon address the nation on the government’s response to recent foodborne illnesses and ...

The spate of deadly foodborne illnesses has been declared a national disaster. The National Disaster Management Centre’s ...

Ramaphosa issues a directive that municipalities should, within 21 days, register all spaza shops in their jurisdiction ...