Doctors making use of personal protective equipment (PPE). The SIU has obtained an order to freeze the bank accounts of at least 40 entities linked to an irregularly obtained PPE tender by the Gauteng Department of Health.Among these were accounts linked to Ledla Structural Development, Royal Bhaca Projects and Mediwaste.The SIU special tribunal also interdicted…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. Cabinet has been advised to lift the tobacco and alcohol sales ban and move the country to Alert level 2 of the lockdown. News24 understands that President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to announce his decision this week. A meeting of senior government officials on Sunday first touted the matter. The National Coronavirus Command Council (NCCC)…
Struggle stalwart Andrew Mlangeni's funeral was held at the University of Johannesburg in Soweto on 29 July. The ANC apologised for the contravention of lockdown regulations outside liberation hero Andrew Mlangeni's home.The party thanked those who showed the 95-year-old's family support while in mourning.It also says it will cooperate with the police as they investigate…
Ernst Middendorp (Photo by Anesh Debiky/Gallo Images) Premier Soccer League (PSL) teams will be permitted to make a maximum of FIVE substitutions per game for the remainder of the season.This was confirmed in a statement on the PSL's official website on Tuesday. Organisers said nine substitutes can be named on the team list - not…
Tera Mtembu during a Sharks training session at Kings Park in Durban on 28 July 2020. Tera Mtembu's move to Major League Rugby side New England Free Jacks was confirmed on Thursday.The loose-forward spent 10 years at the Sharks, whom he captained in 2014, after succeeding Keegan Daniel.The 29-year-old joins South Africans such as New…
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…