West Nile virus -- the first two cases of the mosquito-spread disease this year, health officials announced Friday.The first reported case was an Essex County man in his forties earlier this month and the second, more recent case involved a man in his seventies from Monmouth County, according to a release from the New Jersey…
. TE WE ARE NOT KIDDING ABOUT THE NEED. WE HAVE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. GOOD MORNING. I’M TEO TORRES. TONI: AND I’M TONI VALLIERE. HERE’S OUR TOP CORONAVIRUS HEADLINES THIS MORNING. TEO: 21 STUDENTS, FACULTY, AND STAFF AT SACRAMENTO STATE HAVE TESTED POSITIVE. SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY IT IS CRITICAL THAT PEOPLE FOLLOW SAFETY…
Violence erupted in a Cape Town suburb today when SAPS and the City of Cape Town dismantled allegedly illegal dwellings. The piece of land in question lies between the suburb of Kensington and Wingfield military base, near Goodwood in the city’s Northern Suburbs. It is understood that the land is state-owned. (Picture: Leslie Swartz) Yet…
Private security guards have had a stand-off with residents who had "illegally occupied" a portion of Kalkfontein farm outside Polokwane.Police were forced to intervene and a "truce" was reached.The leaders of the association created to represent the residents' interests have been accused of selling stands on the farm illegally.Residents who have been declared illegal occupiers…
Three residents of the Risen Son Christian Village in Council Bluffs have died from COVID-19, according to a news release from the nursing home.According to the news release, the first confirmed positive case of COVID-19 at the community was reported June 26.Since then, a total of 19 residents and 11 associates have tested positive, according…
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…