A 21-year-old woman faces child abuse charges for allegedly forcing her child to drink alcohol and smoke dagga.The incident was shared in a video on social media.The police also arrested a 19-year-old who was encouraging the child to drink and smoke.A 21-year-old Limpopo mother has been arrested for allegedly forcing her toddler to consume alcohol…
Tragedy as seven-months pregnant mother wakes up from two weeks on a coronavirus ventilator to be told her unborn child had died in South AfricaMarzanne Lennox, 29, admitted to Life Wilgers Hospital in Pretoria on June 30 Mrs Lennox, who was 30-weeks along, was put on ventilator straight awayWas too weak for an emergency Caesarean delivery…
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The rush around the world to find a COVID-19 vaccine continues as fears of a second spike of cases grow. Among the clinical trials is one occurring right here in Philadelphia.Volunteers are stepping up to be among the first to try it out. The clinical trial for the DNA vaccine at Penn…
6-year-old snatched from mother's car. (Supplied:SAPS) In a shock twist, the mother of six-year-old Alexia Nyamadzawo, whose body was found in sugar-cane fields on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Tuesday, appeared in the Umhlali Magistrate's Court on Wednesday on a murder charge.Fungai Nyamadzawo appeared briefly on Wednesday, and has also been charged with two counts…
The mother of a 15-year-old girl who died over the weekend said she's numb, but is determined to tell her daughter’s story.|| Coronavirus updates | Maryland's latest numbers | Rumor Control ||Dar'yana Dyson's mom, Kandace Knight, said the teenager died from complications of the coronavirus. The teenager would have turned 16 years old next month.Knight…
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…