By Clare Wilson People returned to bars in London after they reopened on 4 JulyDANIEL LEAL-OLIVAS/AFP via Getty Images Pubs, restaurants and cafes in England welcomed customers back through their doors on 4 July, sparking warnings of a second wave of covid-19 infections. Yet there have been warnings of another wave since the country began easing…
A health worker process for Covid-19 antibodies after getting blood from a patient. The Gauteng health department said there were delays in verifying and processing information.Health MEC Bandile Masuku, however, said there is nothing untoward and it "takes long".The provincial department only submitted the updated figures for Sunday's publication, Mkhize's office said.The Gauteng health department…
Lockdown might've given the Proteas' injury-prone quicks an extra rest, but Tumi Masekela warns it's not necessarily a positive thing.Rest and some "normal" fitness training can't prepare bowlers' bodies for the "shocks" to the system when they have to start bowling again.It's because of these "shocks" that supporters need to understand why a team needs…
Damian Willemse (Gallo Images) Lloyd Burnard - Sport24 SA Rugby remains optimistic that it will be given the green light to host domestic Super Rugby derbies as restrictions during the national lockdown are gradually lifted. Register your interest for the British & Irish Lions tickets in South Africa 2021New Zealand's Super Rugby Aotearoa, an 11-week competition that…
South Africa has some legendary "kanniedood" (can't die) vehicles, famed for clocking up massive mileages on their odometers. The old square-jawed Toyota Hilux comes to mind.But meet a Cape Town man who has clocked up almost half a million kilometres - on his bike.Andrew Wheeldon has already ridden the distance to the moon - 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…