The Land Bank which provides funding to emerging farmers who can't access commercial bank loans is in a financial pickle. (iStock) The Land Bank, which is urgently looking for R3 billion to cover its operating expenses, says it will default on yet another set of interest payments and debt that it is due this month.…
'Don't stand in way' of those who want to return - Motshekga confident schools are ready to openLimpopo, the Northern Cape and North West are some of the provinces experiencing problems with deliveries, which the education department was monitoring On Thursday, Motshekga visited three schools in Gauteng - Seshegong Secondary School in Olivenhoutbosch, Ivory Park Secondary…
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…