South African rugby resumes on Saturday with 12 Springbok World Cup winners on show in an empty stadium, where much of the media focus will be on what occurs before the two matches.World Cup captain Siya Kolisi was non-committal on Friday about whether he would take a knee in Pretoria to support the Black Lives…
Jakkie Grobler. (Supplied) Polokwane police are appealing to the public to assist them in locating a man following the brutal murder of an 80-year-old woman at a retirement village."The police in Polokwane are appealing to anyone with information that can lead to locating Legonya Thamsadu who can assist them in the investigation of the brutal…
52m ago Getty Images Ukraine's interior ministry on Friday said at least 20 people were killed when a military plane crash landed in the Kharkiv region in the east of the country.Ukraine's air force said the Antonov-26 transport plane was carrying crew and cadets. The interior ministry said there were "20 dead and two seriously…
Health workers test people in Al Hammah Range in Gabes, Tunisia. Nacer Talel/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Gauteng has recorded just over 4 000 Covid-19 related deaths.Of the total deaths, 53% are male and 47% are female.Gauteng govt notes that with the easing of restrictions, the risk of transmission remains high.The Gauteng provincial command council…
Andile Lungisa was granted bail on Friday by the Eastern Cape High Court in Makhanda, pending the outcome of his leave to appeal his incarceration before the Constitutional Court.However, it has since emerged that he has opted to stay in prison, to finish the programmes he started. This despite one of the prime points he raised…
Kataza the baboon. Facebook / Baboon Matters The City of Cape Town has asked the public not to feed a baboon that has relocated to Tokai. The baboon, known as Kataza or SK11, is slowly being integrated into the Tokai troop. Video footage, however, shows humans feeding Kataza. The City of Cape Town has requested that Kataza…
As SA Rugby moves to determine which franchises will go to Europe in future, Rassie Erasmus has noted several potential benefits for the local game should that route be followed.The national director of rugby believes the high world rankings of Wales, Ireland and Scotland mean PRO Rugby is competitive and that fans will eventually identify…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…