Health 24 August 2020 By Alice Klein Australia is turning the corner on covid-19Credit: JAMES ROSS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock Australia’s second wave of the coronavirus appears to be finally subsiding, but the country isn’t out of the woods yet. Australia succeeded in containing its first covid-19 outbreak by the end of April, but was hit by a new…
Neil Tovey says Kaizer Chiefs are still in a strong position to win the 2019/20 Absa Premiership title.Ernst Middendorp's side restarted their league campaign four points clear of Mamelodi Sundowns in second place but having played a game more.They struggled for consistency since their return, drawing with Bidvest Wits, before beating Polokwane City and losing…
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The coronavirus has been in the world for about eight months and the top Philadelphia health official thinks in order to combat it further, we need to take a step back and see where we've been.With the COVID-19 pandemic increasing across the United States, Philadelphia health commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley said Tuesday,…
Cheetahs wing Rabz Maxwane in action against Munster in a PRO14 encounter in Bloemfontein on 4 November 2018. Johan Pretorius/Gallo Images Rabz Maxwane says Elton Jantjies is the kind of flyhalf who sees spaces on the field that no one else does.The 24-year-old finished 2019/19 as the PRO14 top try-scorer with 14 touchdowns and is…
Along with the great outdoors—whether that’s the backwoods, your back yard, your local park, or your favorite running trail—comes insects. And certain insects like ticks can come with trouble. “Ticks carry organisms that cause illnesses such as Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, ehrlichiosis, tularemia, viral encephalitis, and hemorrhagic fevers,” says dermatologist and co-host of…
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…