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

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 ...

Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, has acknowledged the challenges in addressing ongoing deaths and infections linked to foodborne illnesses.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the immediate closure of all tuck shops implicated in the recent food-borne ...

An insecticide used on pastures and grain crops and as a biosecurity treatment for pest species could soon be banned.

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 ...

An investigation into the deaths of six children in Soweto, a township in Johannesburg, revealed in early October that they had ingested organophosphate pesticide, commonly known as "Terbufos." ...