Mosebenzi Zwane. (Gallo Images) Former Free State human settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane has answered questions about why his department used a database to award housing contracts after abandoning an open tender process.The Zondo inquiry is currently focusing on the billion rand Free State housing project. The province was meant to build low-cost housing in 2010 and…
Traffic heading into KZN is high due to the long weekend. With many taking an extended break over the Heritage Day long weekend the N3 is seeing increased traffic.Construction sites on the N3 might have contributed to congestion heading towards KwaZulu-Natal.An appeal has gone out for weekend travellers to carefully plan ahead, and to remain…
A man was arrested on Thursday in connection with the murder of senior Western Cape detective Charl Kinnear.The man is former rugby player Zane Kilian.He appeared in court on Friday and will remain behind bars until his next appearance.A former professional rugby player has become the first person to appear in court in connection with…
The organisers of the Absa Cape Epic have decided to drop aQuellé as a sponsor after a News24 exposé revealed alleged human rights abuses and financial crimes at KwaSizabantu Mission. Orlando Pirates Football Club separately said it would monitor authorities' probes, as well as the mission's "independent review panel" to ensure adherence to the club's…
Life 25 September 2020 By Michael Le Page Tawny owls (Strix aluco) in Ähtäri animal park in Finland are evolving in response to climate changeRJH_IMAGES / Alamy Evolution normally helps organisms positively adapt to changing circumstances, but climate change may turn that on its head. A model of how some species could rapidly evolve in…
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…