World Health Organization (WHO). They note that the most common form of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for 60–70% of all cases.In the United States, the National Institute on Aging estimate that more than 5.5 million people have Alzheimer’s disease. Most of them are over 65 years of age. The disease is a neurological…
Deputy President David Mabuza. (GCIS) Deputy President David Mabuza has called on South Africans to fight gender-based violence with the same vigour it fought apartheid.Mabuza said the government would work to serve and protect women.He has called on men to do introspection and advance a moral regeneration.Society needs to act against the scourge of gender-based…
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…