By Michael Marshall Rats help out in a crowdAnil Kumar / Alamy Rats will often help their fellows if they are in distress, but they can be influenced not to – if other rats seem uninterested in the situation. This so-called bystander effect has been studied in humans for 50 years. That it also exists…
The details of the R350 grant to help unemployed people not receiving any form of subsidy or grant during Covid-19 were revealed on Wednesday. Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu said a social relief distress grant would be paid between May to October.It will be open to South Africans, refugees and permanent residents already in the Department…
April 23, 2020The panic spirals up from somewhere in Connor Langan’s midsection, and so quickly that his face changes; wild in the eyes, his upper lip trembling, he sometimes punches a wall in frustration. Such episodes resulted in Connor, 17, being placed on leave from high school late last year, and in early March he…
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…