Premier Sihle Zikalala speaking at a Covid-19 press briefing. KZN's new Covid-19 infections was 3 400 on Saturday, an all-time high for the province.The east coast province recorded over 20 000 new infections in just seven days.Premier Sihle Zikalala urged citizens to quarantine at government facilities.KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has sounded the alarm for Covid-19…
Harvard-trained molecular biologist Professor Christian Happi is the driving force behind the fight against killer diseases on the African continent.Happi runs the African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases, one of the most remarkable research facilities in Africa.Happi founded his laboratory in 2016 in an ageing building at Redeemer's University in Ede, an…
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…