Vehicles from the Scooter Project. Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane plans to continue with the controversial medical scooter project.Mabuyane says the project was approved by Cabinet last year and his province will continue with it despite criticism. The province has lost more than 2 000 healthcare workers to Covid-19, he says.The Eastern Cape government plans to…
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane. Masi Losi/ The Times/Gallo Images/Getty Images The latest statement comes ahead of a meeting with an association of liquor traders to discuss the province's stance.Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane made the remarks after criticism, mainly from liquor traders and consumers, for calling for the ban. The province's coronavirus command council…
Eastern Cape Premier Oscar Mabuyane has his temperature tested. Premier Oscar Mabuyane wants national government to bring back a ban on alcohol in his province.This after a massive rise in alcohol-related cases, and the danger it poses to fighting the spread of Covid-19.The Eastern Cape is also looking at dividing its hotspots into sub-districts to…
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…