On Dec. 20, 2019, a 61-year-old man from Wuhan, China, presented to the Wuhan Jinyintan Hospital with a fever and a strong cough. He'd previously been diagnosed with chronic liver disease but was exhibiting a new, pneumonialike illness. The cause was unknown. Over the next week, his respiratory distress worsened. He was placed on mechanical…
A question about a SANDF deployment in terrorist-hit Mozambique went unanswered in a parliamentary committee.According to a DA MP, SA's special forces and maritime reaction squadron have been deployed in Mozambique.ISIS has threatened South Africa if it were to get involved in the conflict. A question on the deployment of the South African National Defence Force's…
Cogta Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma responded to several written parliamentary questions about key lockdown matters, saying the applicable information is not available.Yet, she has responded to some of these matters in court papers or in response to oral questions in Parliament.Misleading Parliament in written answers is a breach of the executive members' ethics code. Cooperative Governance and…
3.32am EDT 03:32 Chinese officials have released genome data for the coronavirus traced to a recent cluster in Beijing, saying it has similarities to a European strain. China has been under pressure to share the data with the World Health Organisation. It comes after Beijing reported nearly 200 fresh Covid-19 infections. Tens of thousands of…
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Health is looking into its testing data again, now that there are new questions about data that may have been mixed. State health officials confirmed that tests for the COVID-19 antibody have been included in the total number of coronavirus tests taken across Georgia. In a statement issued Wednesday…
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…