A view of SAA airplanes at Cape Town International Airport on February 18, 2020. Gallo Images/Jacques Stander As the date nears for SAA's creditors to vote on a business rescue plan for flag carrier, the Department of Public Enterprises says it will oppose any last-minute court actions that seek to interdict the meeting. In a statement…
The raccoon has not been located and Public Health said it's unknown whether the animal has rabies. EL PASO COUNTY, Colo. — El Paso County Public Health is looking for the person who brought a baby raccoon into a Petco store on Sunday to discuss the health of the animal. It's unclear what happened exactly,…
authorised the deployment of an additional 73 180 members of the SANDF to assist the police in battling the spread of Covid-19.Ramaphosa said the extra troops would be deployed until 26 June, augmenting the 2 280 who were already on the ground.The deployment will cost the fiscus almost R5 billion and it will consist of regular,…
This is the second staff member to test positive, says Director Scott Frakes This undated electron microscope image made available by the U.S. National Institutes of Health in February 2020 shows the Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, yellow, emerging from the surface of cells, pink, cultured in the lab. Also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus causes COVID-19.…
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…