Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma. The Department of Cooperative Governance and Traditional Affairs' adjustment budget to help fight Covid-19 tops R107 billion.R20.4 billion goes to municipalities for Covid-19 relief and other preparations.Deputy Minister Parks Tau said 44 municipalities are under administration, highlighting the challenge in local government.The Department of Cooperative Governance and…
DA spokesperson on finance Geordin Hill-Lewis. Minister of Finance Tito Mboweni delivers an adjustment budget in response to the Covid-19 pandemic on Wednesday. Opposition party the DA says low economic growth and high debt have impacted on SA's ability to save in times of plenty, and to spend in a time of crisis.It requires a "resilience budget"…
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…