Eight men have escaped from police holding cells in the Eastern Cape. Mario Marco, Getty Images Eight awaiting-trial prisoners escaped from police holding cells in the Eastern Cape.A task team has been put together to track and rearrest them. The men had been arrested for crimes such as murder, rape and assault. Eastern Cape police are on…
Two men have been found killed in their shack in Port Elizabeth. According to the police the two men who died were in their shack before being attacked. Their bodies of the two men were discovered by a neighbour.The motive behind the killings is unknown. Police in Port Elizabeth are hunting two suspects allegedly involved in…
Once again, the James Webb Space Telescope has been delayedNASA/Desiree Stover The launch of NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has been delayed once again. Its planned launch date has slipped from March 2021 to 31 October 2021, partially due to the coronavirus pandemic. This is just the latest in a series of delays and…
Mpumalanga police are searching for the alleged rapists of two underaged girls in that province. The youngest victim is two years old and was gang raped by two men. One man has been arrested in connection with the rape of an eight-year-old girl. Mpumalanga police are on the hunt for two men who allegedly raped a two-year-old girl…
By Leah Crane SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket is the first private spacecraft to launch astronauts to orbitaul Martinez/Getty Images Space history has been made. On 30 May, SpaceX and NASA launched two astronauts to space aboard the Crew Dragon spacecraft, the first time a private company has flown humans into orbit, and the first crewed…
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…