Life 23 September 2020 By Christa Lesté-Lasserre The Cameroon forest tree frog (Leptopelis brevirostris) has very large eyesChristian Irian Certain frogs have some of the biggest eyes of all vertebrates, relative to their body size, which is a significant evolutionary investment that has puzzled zoologists. Now, researchers have found that the eye size of these…
Danny Lawson/PA Images via Getty Images The Department of Health has reported 1 346 new Covid-19 cases.This brings the cumulative number of cases to 663 282.South Africa has recorded a recovery rate of 89.4%.The Department of Health has recorded 1 346 new Covid-19 cases as of Tuesday, bringing the cumulative number of detected ones to…
Cyril Ramaphosa during the 18th Nelson Mandela Annual Lecture. (GCIS) President Cyril Ramaphosa called for global solidarity and friendship in overcoming the Covid-19 pandemic.This in contrast to US President Donald Trump who will "proudly put America first".Ramaphosa told the UN General Assembly solidarity must overcome racism and prejudice, violence, war, extremism, poverty and inequality.The coronavirus…
(Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas) Police take the badge of infamy for being SA's most corrupt during the 2020 Covid-19 lockdown.Researchers claim the police lead a poisoned corruption procession from across all walks of society.Corruption has seeped foul into every corner of society.Thuggish, greedy police who engineer bribes were among the most crooked South Africans during…
A fuel leak has been contained at a Cape Town refinery. A fuel leak at the Astron Energy refinery in Cape Town has been contained, it said on Tuesday.Roads were temporarily closed on Tuesday afternoon as authorities responded to the incident.Cape Town Senior Traffic Services' Richard Coleman in an earlier update stated there were reports…
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…