A New York City ER doctor who killed herself at the height of the coronavirus crisis told friends she felt she 'couldn't help anyone' and was 'embarrassed' when she suffered a breakdown because of mental health stigma in the medical community.Dr. Lorna M. Breen, 49, the medical director of the emergency department at New York-Presbyterian…
The father of slain four-month-pregnant KZN mom Zakiyyah Ahmedjan Ismail wants Police Minister Bheki Cele and President Cyril Ramaphosa to ensure justice is done.He said the three masked men who attacked her and her family on their Weenen farm killed her in front of her children.He described his daughter as warm, innocent and loving, saying…
A 30-year-old man died after his car was involved in an accident on Main Road in Rondebosch, Cape Town.A picture of the mangled front of the car suggests it collided with something head-on.Cape Town police spokesperson Noloyiso Rwexana said there was no indication that another car was involved in the accident.Rwexana said the cause of…
(PHOTO: GETTY IMAGES/GALLO IMAGES). The victim was discovered in her rented home in Magong village, near Mogwase in the North West, on 29 June.Her hands and feet were bound, and police believe the cause of death to be strangulation.A 40-year-old man has been arrested, and was allegedly found in possession of the deceased's bank card.A…
A toddler has died in an accident in Bloemfontein. A three-year-old girl has been killed and her father seriously injured after a bakkie knocked them down on the N8 outside Bloemfontein. Paramedics found the toddler and father lying on the ground next to the highway. Bloemfontein police are investigating a case of culpable homicide. A three-year-old girl…
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…