Police Minister Bheki Cele and national police commissioner Khehla Sitole. The police take rural safety seriously, Police Minister Bheki Cele says.The figures show there were more farms attacks from January to March than April to June.The police's visible policing budget will be increased. While crime figures don't show an increase in farm attacks during the lockdown,…
By Jessica Hamzelou A Sling the Mesh protest in May 2019Haydn Wheeler/Alamy The UK’s “unresponsive and defensive” healthcare system has failed thousands of women who developed life-changing conditions after pelvic mesh surgery, according to a review into the treatment. “The report is hard hitting, harrowing and recognises the total failure in patient safety, regulation and oversight…
LoCO Staff / Today @ 6:14 p.m. / COVID-19 and Humboldt Here Are the Safety Measures Retail Businesses Must Take in Order to Reopen Tomorrow From the Humboldt County Joint Information Center: The Office of the Governor and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) today released updated industry guidance for businesses to reduce the risk…
READ | 7 mental health warning signs to look out for in your children during the coronavirus pandemic, according to expertsShould the safety measures not be in place, workers may not return to work, the unions have stressed."Workers will not be expected to report for duty because there will be no safety. The law requires…
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…