Khomotso Phahlane. (Lindile Mbontsi, City Press) The former acting national police commissioner has been axed from SAPS, according to a media report.SAPS could not confirm or deny the report.Phahlane was suspended in June 2017 and is currently facing fraud and forgery charges relating to an R86m tender.Former acting national police commissioner General Khomotso Phahlane has…
Former CDC Director Dr. Tom Frieden said that while children may not suffer from coronavirus to the same degree as adults, there is still a lot of unknowns when it comes to how they are affected and having kids in school this fall could prove difficult in some places.In an interview with "Fox News Sunday," Frieden…
A former policeman and alleged kingpin of a rhino poaching syndicate in Mpumalanga has been rearrested.The arrest is connected to a body that was found floating in the Bushbuckridge Dam in Limpopo. Earlier this year, the murder docket was handed over to Mpumalanga's specialised tracking team.A former policeman and alleged kingpin of a rhino poaching syndicate…
Former SSA director-general Sonto Kudjoe has been appointed secretary for defence.Current defence secretary Sam Gulube will retire at the end of July - and Kudjoe will start on 1 August.Kudjoe also served as South Africa's ambassador to Sweden and Egypt.President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed former State Security Agency (SSA) boss Sonto Kudjoe as the new secretary for…
Johan Goosen scores a try against Australia in 2016. PHOTO: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images Former Springbok rugby player Johan Goosen is being sued for damages following a shooting accident in 2017. A claim of R9 million has been instituted against Goosen by his friend and former employee, Armandt Stoman. Stoman was shot in the leg and…
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…