It was only after national outrage was sparked by the deaths of six children in Naledi, Soweto, last month that this issue ...

Analysis - South Africa's townships - urban areas created for black people under apartheid - have long experienced problems with massive pest infestations and the selling of pesticides on the streets ...

The analysis found no traces of cyanide, nitrate-nitrite, heavy metals, or any common insecticides such as Organophosphates, Organochlorines, Pyrethroids, or Carbamates. However, cyclopiazonic ...

An 11-year-old girl has died in Alexandra township north of Johannesburg after allegedly consuming snacks from a local spaza shop. Her four-year-old sister and mother are in critical condition in ...

He had begun to suspect organophosphates - a group of chemicals including nerve agents such as Novichok - by Monday evening, after remembering what he had learned while "studying for lots of exams".

An organophosphate pesticide, terbufos, has been confirmed as the cause of death for six children in Soweto, who reportedly consumed snacks purchased from a local spaza shop. “The ...