Two people have been arrested for alleged possession of explosives. The suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led operation that uncovered a small cache of explosives. The suspects were also found in possession of more than R100 000 in cash.Both suspects are expected to appear in court on Monday. Two suspects were arrested in the East Rand…
In January, early reports out of China started to hint that people infected with the coronavirus were contagious before they started to show symptoms. That’s unusual for a respiratory virus like this one, and it worried public health experts all over the world: it’s much harder to control the spread of a disease if someone…
By Michael Le Page Sickle cell disease can distort red blood cellsStocktrek Images, Inc/Alamy Two people with beta thalassaemia and one with sickle cell disease no longer require blood transfusions, which are normally used to treat severe forms of these inherited diseases, after their bone marrow stem cells were gene-edited with CRISPR. Result of the…
DEAR AMY: I’m gay and in a long-distance relationship with my partner/boyfriend. I live in a city on the East Coast and he lives in a city on the West Coast. Columnist Amy Dickinson (Bill Hogan/Chicago Tribune) I visit as often as I can, but until we can live together, we’re not monogamous. I don’t…
University of Cape Town constitutional law expert Pierre de Vos on Wednesday argued South Africa should get rid of inheritance and heavily tax it as a form of redistribution in the country. On his popular blog, Constitutionally Speaking, De Vos said inheritance was a method white South Africa was able to retain the wealth they accumulated…
2 min read ONE THING I appreciate about Mack Weldon is that the brand doesn’t limit itself to just one category of menswear. Sure, it makes some of the best underwear we’ve ever tested, but that’s only scratching the surface. From everyday T-shirts and henleys to cozy sweaters, outerwear, workout gear, and accessories, it’s practically
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has declared an end to a dual outbreak of E. coli and Salmonella traced to alfalfa sprouts and the seeds used to grow them. The outbreak traced to Everything Sprouts of Minneapolis, MN, and Berlin Seeds of Millersburg, OH, was unusual because it included more than one pathogen
For 20 years I have been saying some version of the same thing about leafy greens and cattle. Water runs downhill. Cows poop. Lettuce grows at the bottom of the hill. Now FDA’s own scientists have put real numbers on it, and they deserve credit for doing it. A new paper in the Journal of Food