By Jason Arunn Murugesu Naked mole rats have poor hearing and now we know whyNEIL BROMHALL / SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Naked mole rats have poor hearing because, unlike other mammals, they have abnormal outer hair cells which cannot amplify sound. The animals could be used to model human deafness and help develop treatments. “Naked mole…
Customers wearing protective clothing and face masks enjoy a drink at the Wellington Pub in Borehamwood, England. Pubs have opened in the UK after a lockdown.But police in the UK say there has been poor observing of physical distancing.Police said they had to deal with fights and other unruly behaviour during the weekend.Britain's police said…
An excerpt of a conversation including City of Cape Town Mayco members JP Smith and Malusi Booi has been circulating on social media.It shows a housing official responding that Bulelani Qolani's newly rebuilt shack will have to be demolished, "with or without a naked man".A High Court order allows the City to remove any new…
Cape Town Mayor Dan Plato says City footage shows that Bulelani Qolani was clothed "moments" before his eviction.However, he maintains he doesn't condone that the man was dragged out of the shack naked.Four law enforcement officers were suspended amid a public outcry and many people are accusing the City of being anti-poor.Cape Town Mayor Dan…
Cape Town mayor Dan Plato admits the actions of four law enforcement officials caught on camera manhandling a naked man in Khayelitsha were shameful.Plato has, however, said municipalities across South Africa have a duty to prevent illegal land occupation.Since 2018, 357 hectares of private and public land had been invaded in Cape Town, he said.Cape Town…
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…