Image caption Students in some halls at Manchester Metropolitan University are locked down in halls The government should promise university students that they will be allowed to return home for Christmas, Labour has said.Shadow education secretary Kate Green said it was "unthinkable" that students could continue to be locked in halls and unable to see…
Life 24 September 2020 By Adam Vaughan White-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys) singingGerry Matthews / Alamy If you thought birdsong sounded different during lockdown, it turns out you were probably right. The uniquely quiet circumstances of the covid-19 restrictions in San Francisco saw birds respond by lowering their pitch, singing sexier songs and making their songs…
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that testing will be ramped up under Level 1. As the country moves to Level 1 lockdown, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced Covid-19 testing would increase.Ramaphosa said due to the decline in new infections and the reduced pressure on health facilities, there was sufficient capacity to expand the criteria for testing.Effective testing…
Discovery CEO Adrian Gore during the announcement of Discovery Bank at the group's headquarters on November 14, 2018 in Sandton. According to Gore, the world's first behavioural bank, which is set for official launch in March 2019, will reward customers for their good behaviour, applying a similar strategy to that used by its health-insurance operation.…
Western Cape Premier Alan Winde addressing the Cape Town Press Club. Western Cape Premier Alan Winde wants the curfew lifted and a date for international travel to resume.Premiers are meant to meet with President Ramaphosa and the NCCC to discuss the lockdown.Winde also hopes to have clarity on events and sporting businesses.Western Cape Premier Alan…
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…