(Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Nigel Owens will become the first referee to take charge of 100 Tests after being appointed to oversee France's Autumn Nations Cup clash with Italy on 28 November.It will be the 49-year-old Welshman's second game of the newly-created tournament that replaces the traditional autumn tours, which have been scrapped because…
Eskom has issued a load reduction notice for various high-density areas in five provinces on Thursday evening as it battles to prevent network overloading which often leads to explosion of transformers.Electricity will be cut off from 17:00 to 22:00 around Soweto, the Vaal, Newcastle, Ehlanzeni and Mopani District in Limpopo. The power generator said it…
Life 24 September 2020 By Jake Buehler A male of the new species of fairy shrimp found in Iran’s Lut DesertMilan Pallmann Tiny freshwater shrimp live in the world’s hottest desert – and their eggs can lay dormant for years when water is scarce. In 2006, satellite measurements recorded temperatures in the Lut Desert reaching…
Duane Vermeulen (Supplied) Bulls director of rugby Jake White has announced a strong 30-man match-day squad that will battle against the Sharks in this weekend's Super Fan Saturday at Loftus Versfeld.Springbok World Cup-winning star Duane Vermeulen will lead the Bulls squad which includes many of their new signings made during the coronavirus-enforced off-season.The backs are loaded…
With wildfires raging, the outlook looks bleak from San Francisco. Thinking about the future in terms of “hope horizons” can help, writes Annalee Newitz Humans | Comment 23 September 2020 By Annalee Newitz Tony Avelar/AP/Shutterstock OUTSIDE my window, the skies are brown and the sun is a deep reddish-orange. Unfortunately, that isn’t because I’ve moved…
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…