Police officers have been arrested. Eight Tactical Response Team officers have been arrested for allegedly taking money confiscated during an operation.Two arrests were made at a Kroonstad supermarket in June, when the owner and his wife were arrested for selling cigarettes while it was banned.After the store owner was released, it was found money confiscated…
July 24, 2020 | 9:15am | Updated July 24, 2020 | 10:38am Enlarge Image (Left to right, top to bottom) John Beames, 67, Jeffrey J. Hawkins, 64, Troy A. Ashmus, 58, David Reed, 60, Manuel Alvarez, 59, Scott Erskine, 57, Dewayne Carey, Richard E. Stitely, 71 CDCR More than a dozen inmates have died at…
Eight more people have died of COVID-19 in Minnesota, health officials reported Sunday. COVID-19 has caused 1,425 deaths across the state, according to data posted Sunday morning by the Minnesota Department of Health. Residents of long-term care and assisted-living facilities accounted for six of the newly announced deaths. The net count for positive test results…
The charge sheet details out how the R2.2 billion theft was perpetrated, and the attempts to hide it.Arrests on Wednesday flowed from the case opened by the South African Reserve Bank in 2018.Seven of the eight men appeared in court on Thursday, while former CFO Philip Truter is in quarantine due to Covid-19.The 81-page charge…
WATERBURY — Two nursing homes in Waterbury and Shelton have had the most residents die in the coronavirus pandemic. Public health officials on Thursday reported that Abbott Terrace Health Center in Waterbury and the Gardener Heights Health Center in Shelton have each had 15 residents die after testing positive for coronavirus disease 2019. The Lamont…
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…