The confirmed death toll stood at 73 at 02:00, but with more than 3 000 wounded and hospitals struggling to cope, a much higher final count seemed inevitable.Every parked vehicle within a radius of several hundred metres sustained damage from blast.Ambulance sirens rang throughout the area as vehicles ferried the dead out for at least…
May 30, 2020 | 11:54am | Updated May 30, 2020 | 12:50pm Enlarge Image Chickens roost at a poultry farm in Taizhou, China. Getty Images The coronavirus has killed over 365,000 people worldwide in just five months — but that’s nothing compared to what could be coming if humans don’t clean up their act when…
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…