Gauteng Premier David Makhura during a Covid-19 provincial presentation. -@GautengProvince, Twitter As of 29 July, Gauteng recorded 168 369 confirmed cases of Covid-19 and 1 836 virus-related deaths.In six days, between 24 and 29 July, the province recorded 19 515 Covid-19 cases.Johannesburg remains the worst affected region, recording 70 330 cases.As Covid-19 infections continue to surge in Gauteng, Premier…
Almost 50 people were arrested following various protests in the Cape Town area.Included in the protest action was a call to disrupt the day by Gatvol Capetonian, as well as separate protests over land occupations.Police said one police officer was injured in an altercation in Mamre in Atlantis.A total of 45 people have been arrested…
Scenes of protest in Cape Town on Monday. Five people were arrested by early Monday morning, following protests in various Cape Town suburbs. Gatvol Capetonian, a self-described pressure group, threatened to shut down the city in an attempt to highlight the plight of backyard dwellers. City of Cape Town mayor Dan Plato called on law enforcement…
A pedestrian walks by a retail store that has reopened on June 16, 2020 in San Francisco, California. A pedestrian walks by a retail store that has reopened on June 16, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images A pedestrian walks by a retail store that has reopened on…
It has been 16 days since the killing of George Floyd - an unarmed black man who was pinned to the ground by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The officer, who has since been fired and charged for murder, knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, as Floyd pleaded "I can't breathe".Since…
9 min read The following story contains spoilers for Landman season 2, episode 10, “Tragedy and Flies.” "LIFE AIN'T GOT a plan for you. You got to have the plan. Then you wrestle with life to make it come true.” It was only one episode ago that T.L. (Sam Elliott), summabitch prophet that he is
You’re going through something big, but you don’t speak up. You’re exhausted, but you white-knuckle through the day. Your friends offer help, but you brush it off. If this sounds familiar, you probably pride yourself for being self-sufficient and always tending to your own needs. But when you make a conscious choice to remain an
Honestly, I am trying to take a few days off and enjoy time away for my wife’s birthday. However, I just got the below photo from the father of one of the 51 children impacted by the ByHeart botulism outbreak. He found the formula still on the shelf at a Safeway in Flagstaff, Arizona –