A serial rapist was found guilty of 28 charges by the Gauteng High Court in Pretoria on Thursday. The accused, Amos Ngubeni was found guilty of 13 counts of rape, some of which date back to 2011. Most of the victims were raped during hijackings and house robberies. A serial rapist was found guilty by the Gauteng High Court…
Health workers at a screening and testing site in Diepsloot. Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images Gauteng is seeing a drop in new Covid-19 infections per week. Residents have, however, been urged that it is not yet time to let their guards down. Hospitals were also seeing a decrease in admissions. Gauteng appears ready to relax lockdown…
ANC Gauteng provincial secretary Jacob Khawe. The ANC in Gauteng has resolved Merafong Mayor Maphefo Mogale-Letsie and MP Boyce Maneli should resign from their positions.The decision follows a recommendation by the Provincial Integrity Committee over their failure to act against officials involved in the collapsed VBS Mutual Bank.The ANC's PEC also accepted recommendations from the…
A doctor walks through a ward in a hospital. Gauteng has recorded more than 189 000 cases as of Friday. 4 749 people who tested positive in the province are still in hospital. The provincial health department has signed a memorandum of understanding with private hospitals to assist with beds at a standard fee. The Gauteng…
The ANC in Gauteng is set to hold a special executive committee meeting to discuss the Gauteng PPE scandal.Some have predicted a push for Health MEC Bandile Masuku to step aside will be met with suggestions for him to appear before the party's integrity commissionMeanwhile, calls for both Masuku and his wife, Loyiso who is…
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…