A fine, warm day leads us into the weekend, the South African Weather Service says.Warnings:- Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over the northern and north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape, central and northern parts of the Free State and north-western parts of KwaZulu-Natal.The weather in your region:Gauteng will be partly cloudy and warm…
Accused kidnappers Piet van Zyl, Laetitia Nel, and Tharina Human are seen during the Amy'Leigh de Jager kidnapping case. Deaan Vivier, Gallo Images, Netwerk24, file The father of a Vanderbijlpark girl who was kidnapped in September last year says he is relieved the case has finally ended. The four accused were convicted of kidnapping and attempted…
Environment 17 September 2020 By Michael Le Page It’s possible to train bees to prefer the scent of particular flowers AFPhoto / Alamy It is possible to train honeybees to prefer certain flowers. Feeding them food with a sunflower scent makes them more likely to visit sunflowers, boosting seed production by up to 60 per…
A cashier was allegedly held up at the Sasol petrol station in Motherwell, Port Elizabeth on Sunday.He was asked to empty the tills by an armed man and was then pistol whipped.The two armed men made off into the bushes with a small amount of cash, said a police spokesperson.CCTV footage captured the moment an…
Gavin Hunt (Gallo Images) Gavin Hunt has been appointed as the new head coach of Soweto giants Kaizer Chiefs on a three-year deal, the club announced on Thursday.The former Bidvest Wits head coach replaces the outgoing Ernst Middendorp who was sacked by the club last Wednesday after narrowly missing out on the league title."We looked at our situation…
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…