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Humans 17 September 2020 By Douglas Heingartner There are acoustic similarities between emergency sirens and howling wolvesGlenn Nagel / Alamy There is an uncanny similarity between wolf howls and emergency sirens. The sirens might be effective because we evolved to be alerted by howls, suggest researchers. Hynek Burda at the Czech University of Life Sciences…

There are no long term disease death predictions available, making it difficult to assess if the numbers of death from Covid-19 are correct. Annual deaths have been declining since 2006, but in 2020 Covid will increase our death toll this year by 10% or more.Covid-19 has been the worst short-duration pandemic since 1919.Eight months into…

The virtual Parliament generally has been capable of providing a national forum for debate.While the high-profile amendment to Section 25 had to be put on hold, the legislature passed the budget and adjusted budget.MPs from the governing ANC will have to pull up their socks as far as executive oversight is concerned.While the Covid-19 pandemic…

News24 will launch digital subscriptions at R75 per month on 8 August.It comes at a time when publishers have seen massive audience growth during Covid-19, proof that when people absolutely have to have credible information, they know where trusted news publishers are.Brands that went the subscription route years ago, withstood the shock of Covid-19 better…

National Treasury director general Dondo Mogajane. Ziyaad Douglas, Gallo Images The government will have to spend an addition R37.8 billion this year if it were to fulfill a 2018 agreement to give civil servants above-inflation increases. National Treasury has told the courts the government cannot simply afford it and it would be a debt for future…