Legal Practice Council says it has received a number of applications from legal practitioners in need of financial assistance. LPC has established a "benevolent scheme" in an effort to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on the legal profession. Each applicant will receive a R5 000 grant. The Legal Practice Council (LPC) is currently taking applications from legal practitioners…
British American Tobacco South Africa's (BATSA) case challenging the tobacco ban was due to be heard next weekNow it has been postponed for more than a full month until early AugustBATSA says the "shock news will... cost South Africa more than R1.4 billion and thousands of jobs as justice is delayed by almost six weeks."South…
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…