A woman was killed in Dobsonville, police say. According to the police, the victim was murdered elsewhere and her body was then dumped under a tree in an open veld in Dobsonville Extension 3, in Gauteng.It is estimated the victim was in her early thirties.Police have appealed to the public for any information.A woman was…
Bandile Skosana. (Supplied) Bandile Skosana was assaulted, stabbed 18 times and crushed with a boulder, the grief-stricken dad says.The little boy was found about 2km from his father's house in Bronkhorstspruit.The motive has not yet been established and no arrests have been made, police say.The Spiderman outfit little Bandile Skosana, 4, would have worn to his…
Sibusiso Sandile Langa has been charged for allegedly killing the men who were found in a room with gunshot wounds to their heads.The victims were aged between 21 and 36.The police say they cannot rule out the possibility of more arrests. A 23-year-old man arrested for a bloodbath that left seven people dead in eMsahweni, Durban,…
By Michael Marshall Archaeologists used remote sensing to build a 3D image of the site of Aguada Fénix in Tabasco state, MexicoTakeshi Inomata The oldest and largest known monument built by the Mayan civilisation has been found in Mexico. Called Aguada Fénix, it is a huge raised platform 1.4 kilometres long. Aguada Fénix was built…
From the land down under — People may have used beeswax to shape the miniature stencils. Kiona N. Smith - Jun 2, 2020 6:46 pm UTC Brady et al. 2020 Ancient artists used several techniques to paint images on rock. Sometimes they drew by hand, but other times they would place an object like a…
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…