President Cyril Ramaphosa (Supplied: GCIS) President Cyril Ramaphosa says no school should reopen unless it has put in place all necessary Covid-19 precautions.He has called for transparency about how prepared each school is.He says concerns from teachers and parents are justified.In the wake of confusion about the reopening of schools, President Cyril Ramaphosa has urged…
I'm still gobsmacked by extent of state capture devastation - NPA's Hermione CronjeShe said, while the courts had been open during the lockdown, there were logistical issues which have made it difficult to bring the matters to court. However, she believed that as the lockdown was eased, it would be easier to bring the matters…
*Note: Due to different reporting times, the provincial numbers will differ to the national numbers for given provinces by a few cases per day.KwaZulu-Natal is preparing to migrate to Level 3 of the national lockdown, despite having recorded at least 45 deaths.The province was the first to report a Covid-19 case after patient zero was…
said that the United States was failing with regards to testing, Dr. Bristow, said that it “really struck me.”Dr. Bristow felt inspired to collaborate with other members in the Vashon community to develop a model to test, trace and isolate — in essence, a coronavirus response plan that they call the Rural Test & Trace…
AB de Villiers (Gallo Images) Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers is still hopeful of returning to the national side for the T20 World Cup but admits things are very much up in the air right now.With the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, the T20 World Cup - slated for October and November in…
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…