Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm

Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
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Port Elizabeth Day Zero: Staff and inmates at St Albans prison scramble for water

A warden at St Albans Correctional Centre in Port Elizabeth has raised the alarm over water shortages and overcrowding at the facility."Our working conditions are not [good] and I hate being there. For six years I have been working here, but never experienced a water crisis like this one. This prison is too big and…

‘Absolutely brilliant’ Nama Xaba seizes chance as Stormers flex depth muscle

Nama Xaba was superb at Loftus Nama Xaba was one of the standout performers in a lukewarm second half showing by the Stormers this past weekend.The 23-year-old former Junior Springboks' robust defence and superb skill at the breakdowns proved that the Capetonians have ample depth to supplement its Springbok contingent.Meanwhile, coach John Dobson doesn't want…

Treasury seeks conditions on SAA loan guarantees

A South African Airways aircraft on the apron of Frankfurt Airport in 2018. Silas Stein/picture alliance via Getty Images South Africa’s National Treasury wants strict conditions attached to any guarantees it provides for loans to the country’s embattled state airline, according to two people familiar with the matter.Treasury and Department of Public Enterprises officials met…

The paleo diet may make your biological age older than your real age

Health 28 September 2020 By Michael Le Page The paleo diet claims to replicate what our ancestors ateRichard B. Levine/SIPA USA/PA Images A new way of calculating our biological age based on the bacteria in our gut has thrown up some surprising results. Among other things, it suggests that people following the paleo diet are…

How much is Kaizer Chiefs worth? R1 billion, says Tim Sukazi

TS Galaxy owner Tim Sukazi says Kaizer Chiefs' value would not be below R1 billion.Sukazi recently bought out Highlands Park's PSL status, which sees Galaxy shoot up from the NFD to the premier division.Sukazi made the comments in a conversation with the South African Football Journalists' Association (Safja).How much would you expect to pay if…

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City of Cape Town urges people to leave Kataza the baboon alone

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…

Rassie: There are various benefits for SA rugby to go north

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…

A Once-in-a-Century Climate ‘Anomaly’ Might Have Made World War I Even Deadlier

(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…