Ever since her inclusion in President Cyril Ramaphosa's Cabinet in 2018, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma has established herself as a key player in the national executive. And over the last two years she has seemingly emerged as one of the president's most effective operators. It doesn't look like she's leading an insurrection, argues Pieter du Toit.She’s been…
By Layal Liverpool Drunk bats would be a flight risk KEVIN ELSBY/Alamy Humans, chimpanzees, gorillas, bats and other mammals with a diet that contains lots of fruit and nectar may be the best in the animal kingdom at metabolising their alcohol. Fruits and nectars are rich sources of energy that many animals rely on. However,…
3 Bay Area counties share data in report published by CDC By Mike Moffitt, SFGATE Updated 2:22 pm PDT, Monday, April 20, 2020 FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on Thursday, April 9, 2020, in Hayward, Calif. FILE: EMTs move a stretcher at the Gateway Care and Rehabilitation Center on…
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…