The Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has under Section 23 of the Fertilizers, Farm Feeds, Agricultural Remedies and Stock Remedies Act, 1947 (Act No. 36 of 1947), made the regulations in the Schedule.
Providing an update on the investigation into the deaths of the six children at a media briefing on 28 October, Health Minister, Dr Aaron Motsoaledi confirmed that an organophosphate was found to be the cause of death
On 30 Sept 2024, the National Consumer Commission received an urgent precautionary product safety recall notification of the Top Score Instant Porridge brand produced in Namibia and supplied to the Spar Group in South Africa.