Police officers outside the house of Charl Kinnear who was killed outside his Bishop Lavis home. Police detective Charl Kinnear was shot and killed in front of his house in Bishop Lavis in Cape Town on Friday.Kinnear was attached to the Western Cape Anti-Gang Unit as a section commander.Police Minister Bheki Cele is expected to visit…
Health 14 September 2020 By Graham Lawton A family tree of the new coronavirus reveals it is mutating very slowlyKiyoshi Takahase Segundo / Alamy Like any other biological entity, Sars-CoV-2 has a family tree. It is not a very old one – the virus has only been recognised since December – but it still has…
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu. (Photo: Beeld) Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his family are unharmed after the living area of their house in Onrus near Hermanus was damaged in a fire.According to a statement, the couple did not sustain any injuries and "were in good spirits considering events that unfolded around daybreak" on Wednesday."Archbishop Emeritus…
The ANC is once again under fire over allegations of corruption in the tender processes for personal protective equipment (PPE) to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.Last month, two members of the ANC's leadership in Gauteng were hauled before the provincial integrity committee (PIC) following reports that the husband of Presidential spokesperson Khusela Diko, Chief Madzikane II…
Ronwille Jooste, 38, from Jamestown. A dad from Jamestown was shot dead in front of his family on Wednesday.He was gunned down during an armed robbery as he tried to protect his children.No one has been arrested.A father was shot dead while standing in front of his children to protect them from an armed burglar.Ronwille…
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…