Health 22 September 2020 By Nilanjana Bhowmick A woman wearing a mask passes by a coronavirus-related mural in Mumbai, IndiaHindustan Times via Getty Images India is on track to overtake the US as the country with the highest number of coronavirus cases worldwide. With more than 5.56 million recorded cases, India set a new record with 97,859…
A puff adder, spotted by accident underneath a pile of leaves, tried to safeguard itself before being removed by seasoned KwaZulu-Natal snake catcher Nick Evans.Evans said it is more likely to see these species in the bushy areas of outer west Durban, where the 60cm reptile was found. Evans appealed to the public to stay away…
Subscribers can listen to this article Eskom's Kusile power station in Mpumalanga. Eskom on Tuesday evening asked South Africans to reduce their electricity usage, saying the national grid was under "severe pressure".While the beleaguered power utility has managed to avoid implementing load shedding for most of September, it has emphasised that power cuts could be…
Mosebenzi Zwane. (Gallo Images) The Zondo commission heard how former Free State Human Settlements MEC Mosebenzi Zwane instructed a department head to appoint contractors allegedly close to him to be part of R1 billion housing scheme.This week, the commission shifted its focus to the "irregular" and "fraudulent" housing project. The commission heard that millions of rands…
Life 22 September 2020 By Jake Buehler A notch in a male fork-tailed flycatcher’s wing may broadcast their availability to matesJuan Jose Arango / VWPics / Alam As male fork-tailed flycatchers zip around, their wings can produce a high-pitched trilling, and new research shows these whistles have dialects and may be used for communication. Fork-tailed…
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…