‘n Klein groepie mense van die #NotInMyName-stigting het Vrydag voor die Amerikaanse ambassade in Pretoria plakkate rondgeswaai om teen die dood van George Floyd van Amerika en Collins Khosa van Suid-Afrika te betoog.Foto: Deaan Vivier Both George Floyd and Collins Khosa came into confrontation with policing systems that presumed criminality because of race, writes Ralph…
2020-05-12 09:30 One thing observable since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic is that this virus is impossible to spin. All leaders who sought to miscommunicate this virus are already on the wrong side of history, writes Ralph Mathekga.The only thing worse than a disaster is bad communication. Bad communication can bear the negative impact…
2020-05-05 11:07 Because stubbornness is mistaken for strategy in some quarters, chances are that government would aim to defend the cases in court instead of opting to engage with groups and find a workable solution, writes Ralph Mathekga.President Cyril Ramaphosa's administration is facing the criticism of executive indulgence in its handling of the novel coronavirus…
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…