Happy Valley residents in Cape Town clash with members of SAPS, Metro Police and private security guards. Jaco Marais, Gallo Images, Die Burge A human rights organisations called C19 is hoping the data gathered on its free-to-use site will change police brutality.More than 100 complaints have been shared on the website since its launch in…
ER24 response vehicle. (Supplied) Two 13-year-old girls were involved in the collision.When medics arrived at the scene one girl showed no signs of life. Local authorities are conducting an investigation. A 13-year-old girl was killed and another critically injured after their motorbike collided with a vehicle in Vanderbijlpark on Saturday, ER24 has said.According to ER24 spokesperson Russel…
The next two weeks are shaping up to be critical for California as officials wait to see if the sweeping restrictions imposed in late June and July show any signs of slowing the rapid spread of coronavirus in communities across the state.This week was marked by a series of grim milestones as California shattered a…
A man was critically injured when two vehicles collided as he crossed the road. A Johannesburg man is being treated at Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital after he got pinned between a truck and a car. The car's bumper had to be removed, so that the man could be freed.Eyewitnesses said he was crossing the road when…
40m ago Kyle Cowan and Sarah Evans The reported number of critical care beds shed little light on the true state of public sector readiness for the expected Covid-19 case surge.Only 350 ventilators were added to existing capacities of which 50 were donated.The number of confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed projections the government used.South African health authorities have added anywhere between zero…
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…