More grades are expected to return to school on 6 July and 3 August. Teacher unions say all schools are not ready for such an influx. It pointed out that the department failed to deliver material for two grades in time and asked how it would deliver for more grades.The Department of Basic Education is two…
By Michael Le Page In the UK, tests for antibodies to the coronavirus must be done by a healthcare professionalTaechit Taechamanodom/Getty Images There are many antibody tests available that can reveal if you have had and recovered from the coronavirus. Is it worth paying for one of these tests? What can a coronavirus test tell…
President Cyril Ramaphosa. (GCIS) President Ramaphosa’s speeches are being stuffed with Latinate abstracts and circumlocutions. Professor Ian Glenn asks if too many speech cooks are spoiling this broth.How good or bad have President Ramaphosa’s speeches during the Covid-19 pandemic been? Most people liked his first speech and compared him and his response favourably to other…
Video above: Virus impact forcing massive job cuts at BoeingAs restrictions open up, and more Americans consider traveling to shake off the quarantine cabin fever, the safest way to travel may not seem so safe. Riding in an airplane, enclosed with people around you, seems like the opposite of social distancing. But with some workplaces…
We don’t know about you, but we’re ready to travel. And that typically means flying. We have been thinking through this issue as moms and as an exposure scientist and infectious disease epidemiologist. While we’ve decided personally that we’re not going to fly right now, we will walk you through our thought process on what…
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…