Minibus taxis parked at a taxi rank. Gauteng Transport MEC Jacob Mamabolo says government is not scared of taxi operators.This comes after government allowed short distance taxi operators to carry a 100% load of passengers, while long distance taxis are permitted to carry 70% loads.Mamabolo said the taxi industry has been left to its own…
President Cyril Ramaphosa during the opening of the department of health's central Covid-19 Information Hub at the CSIR in Pretoria on 9 April 2020. News24 files application to the Department of Health to gain access to advisories, notes and correspondence between the department and scientists as well as detailed Covid-19 data.Repeated requests to the department…
Minister Jackson Mthembu has confirmed that the government communications headquarters has been shut down due to a coronavirus outbreak in the building.News24 understands at least 17 staffers have tested positive for Covid-19Mthembu says the building has been cleaned and will be ready for use again from Thursday.Minister in the Presidency Jackson Mthembu confirmed during a…
By Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Boris Johnson chairing the daily covid-19 press conference on 3 June.Andrew Parsons / No10 Downing Street Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 9 July UK government missed its target to return all covid-19 tests within 24 hours The…
Basic Education Minister Angie Motshekga is the least trusted senior government official among South Africans, a survey by Ask Afrika has found. On the other side of the coin, trust in President Cyril Ramaphosa and Health Minister Zweli Mkhize remain high. Ask Afrika has been conducting weekly research since the beginning of the coronavirus lockdown…
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…