Connie Nxumalo. Department of Social Development Deputy director-general of welfare services Connie Nxumalo has died after being admitted to hospital with Covid-19 complications.Nxumalo was at the forefront of the fight against Covid-19 and served on national strategy groups.She was also the architect of a Department of Social Development's national action plan to combat violence against…
Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu. The DA has claimed that R11 billion in salaries was paid to public servants for not doing any work during the lockdown.Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu has rubbished claims saying that all public servants have been working during lockdown.Mchunu added that these salaries included MPs.Public Service…
Share on PinterestThere is little evidence to suggest that living at high altitudes protects against COVID-19.A recent analysis found that, compared with lowland areas, there is a lower incidence of severe COVID-19 in Tibet and parts of Bolivia and Ecuador that are more than 2,500 meters above sea level.Lead study author Christian Arias-Reyes — from…
Advocate Barry Roux in the Westonaria Magistrate's Court. Advocate Barry Roux claimed his clients, arrested for being behind the deadly attack at the International Pentecost Holiness Church killings, were innocent.Roux said the deceased and his clients belonged to the same faction at the church.Roux, representing 23 accused, claimed that the investigating officer was falsely implicating…
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…