Tshwane Metro Police officers during the memorial service of three police officers who were killed in an accident involving a suspected drunk driver. Phill Magakoe, Gallo Images Three officers died while providing backup after a vehicle driven by an alleged drunk driver was spotted driving recklessly in the Pretoria CBD.They will be buried in Limpopo…
Lungile Tom with his wife Nandipha Nombutuma. Supplied, Nandipha Nombutuma Lungile Tom, 45, a cameraman for eNCA, died of Covid-19 in a private hospital in Bellville, Cape Town, last month.His wife, Nandipha, is convinced her husband contracted the virus while covering a story.She had also been infected, but was recently retested. Her results were inconclusive.Lungile…
Pat Lambie (Gallo Images) Sibusiso Mjikeliso - Sport24 The Sharks were in Super Rugby pole position before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, playing an attractive rugby brand.Head coach Sean Everitt is described as an affable and honest character who "doesn’t have a big ego."Pat Lambie was part of the 2010 and 2013 Currie Cup-winning Sharks sides,…
Eastern Cape police commissioner self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19Leslie, a prison warder, said Andrew woke up the morning after the roadblock [1 May] complaining about a sore body. He suffered high fever on Monday 4 May, and died in hospital on Monday 11 May. He was buried three days later during a 30-minute funeral…
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…