All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesThe measures require departments to set up internal Covid-19 steering committees to implement and monitor plans and ensure service delivery."Care should be given to all pertinent issues, including leave arrangement for employees and reporting mechanisms in relation to gaps caused by lack of laptops for each employee,”" Mchunu said.Heads…
The Public Service Commission (PSC) – the body that monitors the public service – has not been classified as an essential service and will subsequently have difficulty finalising complaints against errant officials.Dovhani Mamphiswana, the director-general of the PSC, told the Portfolio Committee on Public Service and Administration on Wednesday that the Covid-19 pandemic has "brought…
By KCRG News Staff | Posted: Mon 4:30 PM, May 04, 2020  | Updated: Mon 5:57 PM, May 04, 2020 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – Public health officials in Linn County have identified the site of an outbreak of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, the fifth such occurrence in the county since the pandemic began.Heather Meador,…
By KCRG News Staff |  Posted: Mon 4:30 PM, May 04, 2020  |  Updated: Mon 5:57 PM, May 04, 2020 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) - Public health officials in Linn County have identified the site of an outbreak of the illness caused by the novel coronavirus, the fifth such occurrence in the county since the pandemic…
When health experts warned the president that a dangerous virus had emerged in the United States, he took swift action to protect the public. No, not Donald Trump and the coronavirus, or Barack Obama and H1N1 influenza in 2009, or even Woodrow Wilson and the 1918 Spanish flu epidemic. The year was 1976, the president…
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…