At least another four shooting incidents have been recorded in the Cape Town area this week.Among those killed are a 17-year-old and an unknown man, while several others have been injured.This comes after two children and a man were shot in Manenberg on Monday, while a 32-year-old man and his 2-year-old son were shot on…
Another fine day is expected across the country on Thursday, says the South African Weather Service.The weather in your region:Gauteng will be fine and cool to warm. The expected UVB sunburn index will be high.Mpumalanga will be fine and cool but partly cloudy in the east, with morning fog patches in the south-eastern parts of the Highveld.Limpopo will…
All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe case was recorded in the first week of teachers' return to school to prepare for the phased reopening this Monday for grades 7 and 12.Spokesperson for Education MEC Debbie Schäfer, Kerry Mauchline, confirmed that the school was closed and would reopen after the department's protocols, such as deep-cleaning, were…
comments to News24.Mkhize rebuked Gray's comments on Wednesday, calling it "destructive behaviour".Following comments made by Gray and Mkhize, News24 reached out to most of the 51-member MAC. The majority declined to comment or did not respond by the time of publication. On Saturday, a group of scientists, academics and policy experts condemned the threat against Gray "for…
three police stations in the Eastern Cape were temporarily closed after it was discovered that some of their officers had tested positive for Covid-19.SAPS management in the province provisionally closed the stations so that the facilities could be decontaminated. All these processes were done through the advice and guidance of Department of Health officials, police…
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…