44m ago Subscribers can listen to this article Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden said on Friday that "there is no doubt" that the next US Supreme Court justice should be chosen by the winner of the election."There is no doubt - let me be clear - that the voters should pick the president and the…
A man standing on a pavement narrowly escaped injury after a taxi collided with a bus and car in Cape Town.In CCTV footage, the taxi is seen changing lanes into oncoming traffic and clipping a MyCiTi bus, but the taxi driver does not stop. The taxi then hits a car reversing and narrowly misses a man…
Mario Marco, Getty Images Five people accused of carrying out business robberies targeting foreign nationals and the Indian business community in Limpopo, have been denied bail.Nemulenzi Ritshidze, 19, Mutungutungu Nkhaniseni, 22, Nemulodi Nakisani, 23, Mudau Rabelani, 24, and Nemataheni Rabelani, 27, appeared in the Thohoyandou Magistrate's Court on Friday.The case has been postponed to 23…
Police officers outside the house of Charl Kinnear who was killed outside his house in Bishop Lavis. One of the last cases in which Cape Town anti-gang policeman Kinnear testified in was about the murder of a witness. The top cop, known for his investigations into gangs, was no stranger to witnesses being shot as he…
Police officers outside the house of Charl Kinnear who was killed outside his Bishop Lavis home. Police detective Charl Kinnear was shot and killed in front of his house in Bishop Lavis in Cape Town on Friday.Kinnear was attached to the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit as a section commander.Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit…
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…