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US scrambles to contain flesh-eating screwworm outbreak

Today at 12:07 PM, via SowetanLIVE

After the first confirmation of the flesh-eating parasite screwworm on a US farm in decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested this week.

South Africa

Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant resume operations

Today at 11:29 AM, via SAnews

Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant resume operations

The City of Tshwane has announced that the Bronkhorstspruit Water Treatment Plant has resumed operations following the successful repair of a critical raw water pump that had caused disruptions to water production earlier this week.

The plant suffered a mechanical breakdown at its raw water abstraction works section on...

South Africa

Anti-corruption campaign goes to Oshoek border

Today at 11:06 AM, via SAnews

Anti-corruption campaign goes to Oshoek border

The Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum (BMIACF) will host its quarterly anti-corruption campaign at Oshoek Port of Entry on 10 June 2026. 

The BMIACF is chaired by the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) and seeks to proactively root out corruption from South Africa’s ports of entry.

Border Management Authority (BMA)...

Politics

Migration diplomacy drive unveiled

Today at 00:30 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Kenyan President William Ruto’s state visit highlights the tension shaping South Africa’s relations with the continent, along with other barriers to interregional trade

Science/Tech

Scientists warn Trump plan to axe US ocean monitoring system will leave world ‘flying blind’

Today at 12:00 PM, via The Guardian

Experts say dismantling the ocean observation system will ‘severely degrade’ the accuracy of weather predictions

The Trump administration’s plan to dismantle an ocean observation system vital to understanding the climate crisis and marine ecosystems would “severely degrade” the accuracy of weather predictions and El Niño forecasts, with economic consequences for the US, European and...

Health

1 in 4 births in England now by emergency C-section

Today at 11:12 AM, via BBC News

A quarter of all babies in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean operations, BBC analysis shows – marking a significant rise over the last five years.

Health

How Gold Is Driving the Spread of Ebola

Today at 11:04 AM, via New York Times

Mining has been the lifeblood of this remote Congolese hill town for decades. Now, it is fueling the spread of a devastating outbreak.