(Photo by Nardus Engelbrecht/Gallo Images via Getty Images) Nearly a third of informal workers were "locked out" of employment during April, at the height of lockdown.Researchers suggest government increase social protections to informal sector participants substantially.Interventions call for the extension of the special Covid-19 grant to the end of 2020. To better protect informal workers from the…
Tobacco association plans to fight government's U-turn on cigarette salesThe NCCC, however, allowed spaza shops and informal traders to trade essential goods with a permit, in a bid to allow them to earn a living during the pandemic.SAITA - which conducts business in communities as traders - claims that smokers are now risking their lives…
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…