UN Secretary-General, António Guterres. UN secretary-general, António Guterres did not mince his words when he called on governments and private elites to do better when it comes to transforming inequalities. He was delivering the 18th Nelson Mandela Lecture under the theme: "Tackling the inequality pandemic: A new social contract for a new era".He said Covid-19 exacerbated…
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Fiona Goodall/Getty Images The UN's secretary-general will deliver this year's Nelson Mandela annual lecture.It will be the first lecture to be hosted digitally, due to the coronavirus pandemic.It will be streamed live from Johannesburg and New York.United Nations secretary-general António Guterres will deliver the 18th Nelson Mandela annual lecture on…
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…