Journalist Dianne Hawker falls down the rabbit hole deep into Wonderland trying to transfer her electricity account to a prepaid meter.I have lived in Johannesburg for 10 years now, but it has only been in the past two years, since I have owned a home here, that I have seen the true ridiculousness of the City of…
The broader oil industry has been one of the world's most important industrial sectors for the past 100 years and has been closely entwined with politics.The Covid-19 pandemic has been decimating global oil demand. Oil demand is normally correlated with the global economic cycle, but is now fraught with uncertainties thrown up by an entirely new…
Cricket SA president Chris Nenzani during a media briefing at OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg on 7 December 2019. Johan Rynners/Gallo Images) Cricket SA's board is complicit in some of its suspended CEO Thabang Moroe's questionable decision-making.Moroe was suspended after headline sponsor Standard Bank pulled out - on the same day.The board refused to…
How does a hypochondriac handle a pandemic? Robin Utrecht/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Im Pandemics are not for sissies. They are not easy for anyone. But, from experience, I can confirm that they are particularly difficult for hypochondriacs, writes Howard Feldman.In the past week, I have suffered from Covid-19 a number of times. The exhaustion, sweats and…
Tendai Mtawarira / Foto: Gallo Images A beautiful new short film, narrated by rugby superstar, Tendai ‘The Beast’ Mtawarira, is released as hardships continue across the continent in the face of Covid-19, writes James Elder.Okay, who is still confused by Covid-19?After months and months of 24/7 coverage it seems the jury is out on so many…
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…