Nomzamo Mngupane has been a nurse for six years. She said there have been staff shortages since 2018 and it has got worse since the Covid-19 pandemic. (Ashraf Hendricks, GroundUp) Several nurses at False Bay Hospital have protested over personal protective equipment.They also claim their shifts run over 12 hours due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The…
Health officials want you to get tested for the coronavirus if you’ve been to a protest or any large gathering where people haven’t worn masks. The director of public health for Los Angeles County, Barbara Ferrer, says if you’ve been a part of any large crowd where people haven’t been wearing face coverings, and you…
Hunger in a time of protests, looting: 'People are looking all over for food'Protesters say they have not received food parcels since the lockdown started. (Supplied/JMPD)Protesters at the Eloff extension in Johannesburg have blocked the road. (Supplied/JMPD)This is a developing story.
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.Hundreds of people gathered Sunday in Southern California to protest the state's stay-at-home orders to prevent the spread of coronavirus, the latest in a growing number of demonstrations nationwide.The protesters assembled in San Clemente, near the city's pier, before marching a half-mile…
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here.An organized protest group gathered in northern San Diego County on Sunday afternoon to demonstrate against what they call the local government’s overreach in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protest, held in Encinitas, about 25 miles north of San Diego,…
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…