Life 7 September 2020 By Donna Lu An acorn woodpeckerSahas Barve When acorn woodpeckers spot a potential new home, they join forces with their brothers and sisters for a battle royale. Up to a dozen teams of two or three woodpeckers fight to claim the spot for up to 10 hours per day for almost…
Mary Oppenheimer and Daughters, a company linked to the family of late mining baron Harry Oppenheimer, has criticised a rival offer for some of the assets of horse racing and betting company Phumelela Gaming & Leisure.The company says a September 1 deadline imposed by UK bookmaker Betfred on Phumelela to accept its offer is "unrealistic".Phumelela filed for…
Coronavirus vaccine research is currently the most needed drug in various countries Wealthy countries have already locked up more than a billion doses of coronavirus vaccines.The US, Britain, European Union and Japan have so far secured about 1.3 billion doses of potential Covid-19 immunisations.The World Health Organisation, the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations, and Gavi,…
Polokwane Municipality executive mayor Thembi Nkadimeng. The Morena Seaka Home Owners' Association has approached the Polokwane High Court to have its members declared the lawful occupiers of a farm in Dalmada.News24 previously reported that the association faced claims it illegally sold plots of land to some of the occupiers.Blue Dot Properties, which owns the land…
It seemed mundane on paper … but SA v Canada at the 1995 World Cup proved anything but that.The ill-tempered affair would be costly for Messrs Dalton and Hendriks; an unanticipated blessing for other Springboks.The Canucks smelled a rat with the floodlight failure that pushed back the kick-off by some 45 minutes.The match on 3…
On a typical busy day at the Seminole Family Medical Clinic in Seminole, Texas (population, 7386), Leila Myrick, MD, PhD — who’d moved to the rural town 5 years earlier after graduating from Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta — was about to see her first real case of measles. Until then, she’d only seen
3 min read HAVING A HEART attack can be a scary and life-changing event. It's not something you would want to experience again. Fortunately, scientists agree. And they've found an ingenious way to torpedo the chances of a second heart event. Now we're not talking about eating a heart-healthy diet or getting enough exercise—though both
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