Get used to Lukhanyo Am and Steven Kitshoff being involved in more local derbies next year. (Gallo Images) Confusion has reigned over the past few days over New Zealand apparently dumping South Africa and Argentina from Super Rugby, but that's not actually the case.Instead, 2021 - because of its expected border closures due to Covid-19…
Six months into the coronavirus crisis, there’s a growing consensus about a central question: How do people become infected? It’s not common to contract Covid-19 from a contaminated surface, scientists say. And fleeting encounters with people outdoors are unlikely to spread the coronavirus. Instead, the major culprit is close-up, person-to-person...
Cabinet meeting on Tuesday over NCCC terms of referenceThe director general in the Presidency, Dr Cassius Lubisi, who had resigned from his position but was asked to stay on as a result of the crisis, as well as the acting director general of health Anban Pillay, play an important role in NatJoints, it was explained. They…
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…