A Mpumalanga woman has died from burn wounds after her boyfriend allegedly set fire to their house during an argument.The man managed to get out of the burning house, while their little girl was shielded from the flames by her mother.The man was arrested and will appear in court again on Friday.25-year-old woman Nkosiphile Nkambule…
Abieda Paulse. Facebook/Cape Flats Stories Almost two weeks ago, Abieda Paulse was swept away after falling into the Vygieskraal canal in Athlone.A body was found in the Liesbeek River on Monday.Her mother Malikah believes it is her daughter, although DNA testing is still to be conducted.Malikah Paulse remembers clearly what her daughter Abieda had been…
Barry and Heidi Volkwijn died on Saturday, hours apart.Amy, who is still in isolation, said she was still coming to terms with losing both her parents.A joint funeral will be held for the couple next week.A Cape Town teenager lost both her parents to Covid-19 on one day. But as she herself recovers from the…
Fungai Nyamadzawo has been charged for the murder of her 6-year-old daughter, Alexia. Tania Broughton, Correspondent Fungai Nyamadzawo, charged with murdering her daughter Alexia, has a history of mental illness.A bail application was postponed as the court waits for medical records to establish if she must be sent for mental observation.Little Alexia would have turned…
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) -- The daughter of an Iowa nursing home resident who died suddenly in a coronavirus outbreak says the state could have done more to stop the spread and protect vulnerable citizens such as her father. Roger Coe, 86, died Friday at the Crystal Heights Care Center in Oskaloosa after the virus…
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…