The wreckage following a fatal crash in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday. A man died when he seemingly lost control of his vehicle, veered into oncoming traffic and crashed into a truck on the N2 southbound, near Tugela in KwaZulu-Natal on Sunday. READ | 13 dead in crash between fuel tanker and taxi in KZNIPSS Medical Rescue said…
Anne Schuchat, director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), speaks during a U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, March 3, 2020.Stefani Reynolds | Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe coronavirus is spreading too rapidly and too broadly for the U.S. to bring it…
The South African government plans to retain a minority shareholding in South African Airways, while ceding management control to its investors, an official said."We are not obsessed with control," Kgathatso Tlhakudi, deputy director-general at the department of public enterprises, said in an interview on Johannesburg-based Radio 702 on Wednesday."If we find the right partner who…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.For decades, China has waged an espionage war with the United States, exploiting America's comparatively open society and free-market economy to steal critical information, trade secrets and technology tools.But as the coronavirus, officially termed COVID-19, continues to assault the globe –…
April 20, 2020 | 9:44pm Calls to poison control centers have skyrocketed due to incidents related to cleaning products amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. From January to March, poisons centers reported a 20 percent increase in calls compared to the same time in…
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…