After the death of Amos Komeni, an official in the office of Deputy Speaker Lechesa Tsenoli, due to Covid-19, some thought it was Tsenoli who had died.It appears a television news report on Komeni's death that used a picture of Tsenoli is the source of the misunderstanding.Tsenoli has been regularly screened and is taking every…
We're making coronavirus coverage available without a subscription as a public service. But we depend on reader support to do this work. Please consider joining others in supporting local journalism in Alaska for just $3.23 a week. In the run-up to the Independence Day weekend, Alaska recorded another death and another record-high daily count of…
Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize. Signs of Gauteng being the new epicentre are becoming clearer as the province registered more deaths than the Western Cape in the past 24 hours.Gauteng recorded 38 deaths, Western Cape, 29 and KwaZulu-Natal, 16.The total number of deaths is 2 844.The predicted impacts of coronavirus in Gauteng are becoming visible…
Health Minister Zweli Mkhize. (Jaco Marais) There were 73 more deaths recorded in the country, taking the death toll to 2 529.The cumulative number of confirmed Covid-19 cases in South Africa is 144 264.Over the last 24 hours, the country had 6 130 new infections.Health Minister Zweli Mkhize reported on Monday that 73 more people…
Published June 28, 2020Updated June 29, 2020, 12:57 a.m. ETHOUSTON — Melissa Estrada had tried to be so careful about the coronavirus. For months she kept her three children at home, and she always wore a mask at the grocery store. She and her daughter even stitched face coverings for relatives and friends.But over the…
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…