A 17-year-old girl faces felony charges after allegedly killing a classmate's show goat with pesticide at Vista Ridge High ...

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

The Embassy of Haiti in the Dominican Republic reports that on Sunday, December 1, 26 compatriots working on a farm in ...

“EPA continues to prioritize the health of children,” says Michal Freedhoff of the EPA. “This proposed rule is a critical ...

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development (MOALD), has banned production, formulation, import, export, commercial ...

CAPE TOWN - The African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) in the Western Cape has added its voice to calls for the banning of a restricted pesticide known as organophosphate. The ...

A formal notification has been sent to the Haitian government regarding an incident in which 26 Haitian nationals, including two minors, were hospitalized after consuming contaminated juice. The ...

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

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.

"In response to these incidents, my department is working with the Department of Health to develop safety guidelines for schools on how best to mitigate the risks of organophosphate pesticides ...