South Africa bows to the hazardous chemical industry and allows the use of scores of pesticides banned in Europe ...

The Department of Agriculture hopes that its investigation will help confirm the source of and how banned and restricted ...

The insecticide aldicarb was known for four decades among farmers for its effectiveness against nematodes and early season insects. Nonetheless, tarnished by several high-profile safety incidents ...

from poisoning reminds one of a report in a daily newspaper about the poisoning of farm workers in 1995 who were given “dop” from an empty aldicarb container. In the face of industry pressure, the ...

South African leaders call for urgent government action to combat rising food poisoning cases linked to spaza shops, ...

According to The Citizen, while the deaths were initially blamed on food poisoning, experts suggest a more sinister cause may be at play. The expert, who spoke anonymously to the publication due to ...

Police investigating the nerve agent poisoning of an ex-Russian spy were told he was not living in the area and they were "overreacting". Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found slumped ...