Health 18 September 2020 By Jessica Hamzelou Apps to track periods are more accurate when they include information on body temperature and other biomarkersRichard Drury/Getty Images Fertility-tracking apps can provide misleading information, and shouldn’t be relied upon to help conceive or as a contraceptive tool, according to an analysis of mobile phone apps available in…
The Scooter Project was launched in the Eastern Cape on Friday. The Special Tribunal has granted an order interdicting the Eastern Cape health department from pursuing the scooter project, pending an investigation. The contract was set aside on Friday morning. The respondents did not oppose the application. The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has secured an order interdicting the…
South African athlete Caster Semenya has received support from a #LetHerRun movement.The movement has been established to support female athletes banned from participating in official events because they have above average natural testosterone levels.Semenya cannot compete in 400m, 800m and 1 500m events unless she takes medicine to lower her testosterone levels.A #LetHerRun movement has…
(Photo by Gallo Images/Ziyaad Douglas) Police at Mogwadi, in the Capricorn district of Limpopo, have arrested a member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) for allegedly shooting a 27-year-old man at a local shopping complex on Thursday afternoon at about 12:30.READ | SANDF member allegedly shoots man dead during mob altercationAccording to Limpopo…
Nelson Mandela Bay ANC councillor Andile Lungisa remained defiant when he reported to prison on Thursday. Lungisa was convicted and sentenced to three years in prison for assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm in 2018.The conviction was for smashing a glass water jug on DA councillor Rano Kayser's head during a scuffle in…
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…