NCC probes sanitary pad suppliers after study raises concerns about chemical exposure
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The National Consumer Commission (NCC) has launched an investigation into nine sanitary pad and panty liner suppliers following new research that found traces of hormone-disrupting chemicals in commonly used menstrual products sold in South Africa. The probe follows a study conducted by the University of the Free State titled The presence of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in sanitary pads: A study done in South Africa, which examined the safety of widely available menstrual hygiene
Power has been fully restored, and flight operations are gradually returning to normal at Cape Town International Airport following a fire that caused significant disruptions earlier on Tuesday. Airport management confirmed the fire broke out at approximately 11:15 in the Northern Service Yard along the international inner lane on the landside of the airport. Emergency teams responded swiftly and extinguished the blaze shortly afterwards, with all passengers, staff and visitors evacuated safely and
The Wynberg Regional Court has sentenced 42-year-old convicted serial murder accused Ayanda Dayi to four terms of life imprisonment for the murders of four men in separate incidents. Dayi was sentenced on Tuesday in the Wynberg Regional Court. In addition to the four life terms, he received 15 years’ imprisonment for robbery with aggravating circumstances, three separate 15-year sentences for illegal possession of firearms, four years for illegal possession of ammunition, and
The Presidency has confirmed that a second group of South African men, reportedly recruited to fight for Russia in the war in Ukraine, arrived in Moscow last night and are expected to return home soon. Presidency spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says four men have already returned to South Africa, while two remain in Russia. “One is in a Moscow hospital, and the other is being processed before finalising his travel arrangements.” He
A Camp’s Bay murder, apparently perpetrated at the end of last year, remains unsolved. Meanwhile, Cape Town Police have asked the public to help them find two persons of interest, who were spotted leaving the victim’s home on the 28th of December 2025 at around 15:45 pm. Camp’s Bay murder remains unsolved Captain Frederick Van Wyk says officers had found the body of 86-year-old Gerhard Ernst Kopatz in a separate apartment at
