It seemed mundane on paper … but SA v Canada at the 1995 World Cup proved anything but that.The ill-tempered affair would be costly for Messrs Dalton and Hendriks; an unanticipated blessing for other Springboks.The Canucks smelled a rat with the floodlight failure that pushed back the kick-off by some 45 minutes.The match on 3…
The Western Cape accounts for more than 65% of SA's Covid-19 cases and deaths as of late May and remains, by far, the hardest-hit province.According to the latest projections, which show 9 300 people could die from Covid-19 in the province, it could surpass New York State, the epicentre of the outbreak in the US,…
As we have seen in America, racism will simmer away until there is one incident too many and it all becomes too much. This can easily happen in South Africa as well.On Saturday evening I was watching a video recording of a speaker at a rally in America, following the horrific killing of George Floyd…
Two 9-year old girls were allegedly killed in an exorcism ritual in KwaZulu-Natal to ward off "evil spirits" who were "forcing them to drink blood".A local pastor was called to pray for the girls and he also allegedly joined in the beating of the girls.The mother of the child, her relative and the pastor were…
Government-imposed business shutdowns to stem the spread of coronavirus helped erase nearly 597,000 jobs in the Bay Area during March and April — yet they also helped wipe out vehicle trips and traffic jams in a big way, according to a new economic report released Tuesday. The economic fallout ushered in by state and local…