Johnny Lee Peoples, 67, and his wife Cathy Darlene Peoples, 65, passed away of COVID-19 on Sept. 2, according to their joint obituary A family in North Carolina is weathering two tragedies after a husband and wife died just minutes apart from each other following a month-long battle with the novel coronavirus. Johnny Lee Peoples,…
A man and a woman have died after a fire broke out in Strand, while their 10-year-old son managed to escape, authorities have said.Western Cape police confirmed the man and woman's death on Monday.According to the City of Cape Town Fire and Rescue Service, the Strand couple died on Monday morning while their son managed…
The Hawks have made an arrest. Felix Dlangamandla, Gallo Images, Netwerk24 A Mpumalanga couple allegedly defrauded their own game lodge business by issuing fake invoices and pocketing the cash. Sibusiso Tshabalala, 41, and Ntombizodwa Tshabalala, 32, were released on R5 000 bail each following their brief appearance in the Nelspruit Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.READ |…
Nurses at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital made sure Betty and Curtis Tarpley didn’t die alone. FORT WORTH, Texas — Tim Tarpley has one word to describe the nurses he saw in the halls of Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth. “They’re just these little angels with eyes. You don’t even get to…
An Eastern Cape couple has been accused of defrauding the Umsobomvu Local Municipality of R2.3 million.Money was allegedly transferred by a former chief financial clerk to his wife's bank account.The husband also allegedly used the municipality's account to settle a loan.A former Umsobomvu Local Municipality clerk and his wife are accused of defrauding the municipality…
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…