Almost every metric used to track the spread of Covid-19 for South Africa is showing a downward trend, while cases still increase at significant rate.Gauteng, the province which has contributed by far the highest number of cases to the national total, is showing a marked decline in cases reported daily.While testing has declined, the number…
Judge Patrick Jaji. (Patrick Jaji, Facebook) An Eastern Cape high court judge has died days after testing positive for Covid-19.Judge Patrick Jaji died on Sunday. Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge said the effects of the pandemic had now reached the doorstep of the judiciary. Eastern Cape High Court Judge Patrick Jaji has died of Covid-19, the…
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The number of coronavirus cases in Oregon reached a new second-highest daily number Saturday with 277 cases, just one day after it was set at 250. Another death from coronavirus has been reported, as well.Multnomah County saw the highest increase of any county with 59 cases. Umatilla County had the second-highest increase with 56. Washington…
By Emery Glover | June 5, 2020 at 5:24 PM EDT - Updated June 5 at 5:24 PM COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control announced 447 new cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and 13 additional deaths. This is the second time cases in South Carolina…
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…