Jurgen Vandekeere, 42, in court on Monday. PHOTO: Isabel Venter/Netwerk24 The trial of a man accused of raping a woman, slitting her throat and bathing her body in 2011 is finally under way.Chantelle Barnard was found dead in a house on a smallholding in Benoni in April 2011.Jurgen Vandekeere was arrested for the murder, but…
Residents in many Gauteng suburbs will once again wake up without electricity on Tuesday as Eskom continues to implement load reduction in implementing load reduction in high-density areas.The power utility said on Monday night that from 05:00 to 09:00, the following areas will be affected:Benoni: Benoni Citicon, Benoni East AH, Benoni Hillcrest AH, Breswol AH,…
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…