Like the youth of 1976, today’s young people are full of energy, ambition and willingness to develop their skills and stand on their own two feet, to thrive and lead fulfilling lives, writes Panyaza Lesufi.Halfway through the 2020 Youth Month themed “Youth Power: Growing South Africa together in the period of Covid-19,” it is relevant to…
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. @GautengProvince, Twitter Gauteng MEC Panyaza Lesufi tested negative for Covid-19.Lesufi went into self-isolation after two staff members at the Gauteng Department of Education head offices in Johannesburg tested positive for the virus. The offices were closed on Wednesday and have undergone decontamination.Gauteng MEC Panyaza Lesufi has tested negative for Covid-19,…
Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi. @GautengProvince, Twitter Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is self-isolating after two staff members tested positive for Covid-19.Lesufi is isolating as a precautionary measure while he awaits his test results.335 public servants have tested positive since March.Gauteng's Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi is self-isolating after two staff members tested positive for Covid-19,…
Tshegofatso Pule, 28, who was found stabbed and hanged in a veld on Monday. She was eight months pregnant. (@Keba99, Twitter) The body of a Soweto woman was found hanging from a tree in Roodepoort on Monday.She was eight months pregnant and had been stabbed to death.She was last heard from after allegedly having an…
164 miners from Ashanti's Mponeng mine in the Merafong district tested positive for Covid-19. Most of the miners were reportedly asymptomatic. The MEC was speaking during a visit to Ga-Rankuwa Primary School on Tuesday where he was inspecting compliance ahead of its reopening. Grades 7 and 12 pupils are expected to be the first to return to school…
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…