A 30-year-old man died after his car was involved in an accident on Main Road in Rondebosch, Cape Town.A picture of the mangled front of the car suggests it collided with something head-on.Cape Town police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said there was no indication that another car was involved in the accident.Rwexana said the cause of…
LAKE ELSINORE, Calif. — After months of diligently isolating, truck driver Tommy Macias, 51, made one error that cost him his life. He went to a barbecue party with some friends. He didn’t know that someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms, also was there. “It was all preventable,” said Gustavo…
After months of diligently isolating, truck driver Tommy Macias, 51, made one error that cost him his life. He went to a barbecue party with some friends. He didn’t know that someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms, also was there.“It was all preventable,” said Gustavo Lopez, Macias’ 52-year-old brother-in-law. “That…
The accident scene in Fourways where a cyclist was struck by a BMW. A man appeared in the Randburg Magistrate's Court on Monday following the death of Steve Preston, a cyclist, on Thursday. The man allegedly drove his BMW into the cyclist while intoxicated and dragged him down the road. Ishe Davani is accused of drunken driving…
Rodney Jackson. (Tami Jackson, Facebook) A taxi driver and his "gaartjie" (door guard) were shot and killed in broad daylight in Bishop Lavis in the Western Cape.The driver died at the steering wheel while his right-hand man was shot while he attempted to flee.Police say no one has been arrested.A taxi driver and his "gaartjie"…
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…