A child was killed during a high speed pursuit. A child has been killed and another is in hospital after being hit by a stolen vehicle during a police chase in Cape Town on Wednesday.Western Cape police spokesperson Captain FC van Wyk said crime scene experts were still on the scene in Valhalla Park.He said…
A man will spend the rest of his life in jail for killing a 12-year-old boy. A man was sentenced to life in prison for killing a 12-year-old boy during a drug purchase in 2018. Jerome Cupido shot the boy and two other men at a house in Athlone when Cupido and a friend went there…
Ten people have been killed in a horrific car accident between Mqanduli and Xhora in the Eastern Cape, the provincial transport department said on Tuesday."Our officers are on the scene to establish the real cause and the extent of the accident. However, they have sadly confirmed fatalities to be at 10," department spokesperson Unathi Binqose…
World motorcycling superstar Valentino Rossi said a stray bike, travelling at around 320 kmh, almost "killed me" in a horrifying near-miss at the Austrian Grand Prix on Sunday.The 41-year-old Italian, a nine-time world champion, was left badly shaken after Franco Morbidelli's Yamaha flew across the track just centimetres in front of him.Morbidelli had collided with…
Mauro Rojas had been looking forward to a few family trips he planned to take this year and had been working at chemical plants to save up money for starting an aquarium business to support his young family.Within a month's time, Rojas, just 25, was hospitalized, placed on a ventilator and died from the coronavirus,…
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…