(Jaco Marais, Gallo Images, Netwerk24, file) Fifty shacks were gutted in Alexandra on Thursday.The shacks destroyed were inside and outside an old building.The cause of the fire is being investigated.Fifty families in Alexandra have been left homeless after their shacks were gutted in a fire on Thursday.Johannesburg emergency medical services spokesperson Robert Mulaudzi said they…
What happens to Cape Town's homeless as lockdown is eased?"The group of homeless individuals steadfastly refused accommodation at smaller shelters and opted to return to the CBD to be closer to the expanded Culemborg Safe Space," said councillor Zahid Badroodien, Mayoral Committee Member for Community Services and Health, in a statement."No provision has been made…
Cape Town convention centre to be used as temporary hospital"We have indicated on several occasions that it would be closing. We are at pains to point out that the phased closure is not because of pressure from any particular grouping."As of today, no more people will be taken in at Strandfontein. Those who require further…
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…