Technology | Analysis 3 August 2020 By Chris Stokel-Walker TikTok is a popular video-sharing appDavid Talukdar/Shutterstock Video-sharing service TikTok is in a race against time to complete a deal with Microsoft, after US president Donald Trump threatened to ban the China-owned app. For Trump, TikTok being overseen by Microsoft would allay a major fear he…
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Donald Trump restarted his flagging re-election campaign with a speech rejecting nationwide claims of police racism.Joe Biden claimed Trump has run away from a meaningful conversation on systemic racism and police brutality for weeks.While election watchers are reluctant to make any predictions, Trump's polling numbers have suffered a marked dip.US President Donald Trump on Thursday…
Allan Donald. (Gallo Images) Heinz Schenk - Sport24 Anyone who believes former top-level players get coaching gigs easier than those who didn't play competitively hasn't exactly followed Allan Donald's recent exploits too closely.In February, almost 13 years of graft, extensive travel and saint-like patience finally culminated in the legendary Proteas fast bowler landing his first…
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…