Gauteng provincial legislature has approved 4.9% hospital tariff increase. The fee is for services payable by patients at provincial hospitals, mortuaries and for ambulance services. In approving the adjustments, the committee took into consideration the current unfavourable economic environment brought about by Covid 19 and its impact on citizens. The Gauteng provincial legislature's committee on scrutiny of subordinate…
Bundesliga match between FC Köln and FSV Mainz 05 (Getty Images) FIFA is to make available $1.5 billion in grants and loans as a relief fund to help associations impacted by the coronavirus, world football's governing body announced on Thursday.Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, said the relief fund had been "unanimously approved" by the members…
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Lockdown: Ramaphosa consults with tourism industry ahead of move to Level 3Those who wish to return to countries they reside in will need a valid copy of their South African passport.They would also need a letter confirming their admissibility under the circumstances from the embassy or other diplomatic representatives of the country they want to…
U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the country.The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday announced emergency authorization for antigen tests developed by Quidel Corp. of San Diego. The test can rapidly detect fragments of virus proteins in samples collected from…
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…