Lockdown offers homeless substance abusers a platform for changeMolefe lost both his legs in 2004 when he was electrocuted in Heidelberg.Molefe and Lebusa, who are from Evaton and Residensia respectively, met in Lenasia and have been friends since.Lebusa pushes Molefe in his wheelchair while asking for money at intersections to buy food and drugs."We are…
Drugs worth more R800 000 were seized during police raids in KwaZulu-Natal and the Western Cape this week.According to police spokesperson Sergeant Christopher Spies, a white Toyota Hilux bakkie was stopped on the N2 highway, near Plettenberg Bay on Thursday.When the 35-year-old driver was unable to produce the required documentation, he was escorted to the…
CONNOR BAMFORD, THE CONVERSATION 17 APRIL 2020 As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread across the world, killing thousands and bringing economies to their knees, doctors, scientists and governments are on the lookout for safe and effective treatments to help those who are sick. And yet a large issue with COVID-19 is that there is,…
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…