Poison

Pakistani wife kills husband and 12 members of his family with poisoned lassi

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Oct 2017

Asiya Bibi mixed poison into her husband's milk last week but he initially failed to drink it and it was blended into a batch of yoghurt-based lassi

Slice Of Life: To give another a life

Article Carl Collison - 6 Feb 2017

Valerie saved a life by bumping into an old friend.

NPA ‘dragging their feet’ with Zuma poison plot – MaNtuli’s lawyer

Article bogdan TagDiv - 13 Nov 2016

"If there are allegations to answer, why not bring her to court and test [them] in court?," he said.

Hazardous poisons taken off the shelf

Article Fiona Macleod - 20 May 2011

Two of SA's most dangerous pesticides will be removed from store shelves this year, but they are likely to remain accessible for some time.

Agriculture department tests poisonous dog food

Article Staff Reporter - 28 Apr 2011

Food acidity tests are being conducted on three brands of locally produced dog food believed to have caused the deaths of a number of pets in Gauteng.

Police taste food to protect India and Pakistan

Article Staff Reporter - 29 Mar 2011

Two policemen are working as official food tasters to protect the Indian and Pakistani cricket teams ahead of the World Cup semifinal clash.

Unlike lightning Poison has struck twice

Article Staff Reporter - 23 Jul 2008

Henrietta Rose-Innes, winner of the 2008 Caine Prize for African Writing for her short story Poison, talks about bringing home the 'African Booker'.

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National

The Mogale Centre: A place of hope for young offenders

Athandiwe Saba - 30 Mar 2020

In the last story of her series about children behind bars, Athandiwe Saba speaks to young men who have committed serious crimes and are now living behind the walls of the Mogale Child and Youth Care Centre

Coronavirus

Covid-19 fight to enter house-to-house testing phase

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President urges people to continue staying at home for the next 17 days

Coronavirus

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Joan Van Dyk - 26 Mar 2020

Tracing the close contacts of people who test positive for coronavirus disease is a delicate dance. Here’s why these health workers wait for the cover of darkness to take action