Rob Vember with his father, Ralph. The father of former KFM presenter Rob Vember has died of Covid-19.Vember, who lives in the US, is back in the country to be with his family.He, too, has now tested positive for Covid-19, and is in self-isolation.Vember says it was heart-breaking that he wasn't able to say goodbye.Former…
By Jonathan O’Callaghan A composite image of the ASKAP radio telescope gives an idea of how fast radio burst signals are spread outICRAR and CSIRO/Alex Cherney One space mystery has helped solve another, with the discovery that strange space radio signals can help pin down the universe’s missing matter. While dark matter often grabs the…
By Leah Crane The CHIME radio telescope in British Columbia, CanadaCHIME We may finally know where fast radio bursts (FRBs) come from. These mysterious flashes of radio waves from space have now been spotted in our galaxy and appear to be connected to neutron stars called magnetars that have powerful magnetic fields. FRBs are powerful…
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…