Dr. Monde Mnyande. Gallo Images/Foto24/Denvor de Wee Dr Monde Mnyande, chair of the Central Energy Fund, has died after a short illness, Mineral Resources and Energy Minister Gwede Mantashe said on Monday. In a brief statement, the department of mineral resources and energy said the minister learned of Mnyande's death on Sunday. "The minister extends…
MEXICO CITY — Martín Mateo had a cold. Or so he thought: sore throat, body aches, runny nose. “He felt bad but kept working,” said his son, Carlos. The 50-year-old father had labored for decades as a tomatero — a tomato man — at Latin America’s biggest food market. Coronavirus? He didn’t believe in it.…
Telegram & Gazette Staff Thursday Apr 23, 2020 at 6:13 PM Apr 23, 2020 at 6:13 PM Worcester officials announced Thursday afternoon that the city has had 1,542 confirmed COVID-19 cases, an increase of 97 over the numbers announced Wednesday. Worcester County has had 3,798 cases and 155 deaths. The most densely populated counties have had the most cases — such as Suffolk County, which…
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…