A teacher protests against the closing of Bishop Bavin school in Johannesburg. Staff and teachers, dismissed from Bishop Bavin, are taking the school to the Labour Court on Tuesday.They say their dismissal was unfair and the school did not follow the necessary processes laid out in the Labour Relations Act. They demand to be reinstated…
A prestigious school is said to have closed because of financial issues. Prestigious private Bedfordview school has shut its doors, allegedly due to a financial crisis.Gauteng Department of Education learnt on Friday about the closure and said officials were gathering information.Calls to the school from News24 went unanswered.The Gauteng Department of Education says officials are…
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…