High capacity water tank. The Department of Education in KwaZulu-Natal has denied a claim that they paid R170 000 each for water tankers.Officials said it is misinformation and tanks cost R28 000.The department said there is a campaign to tarnish its image.Social media posts claiming the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Education purchased water tankers at a…
States may be forced to reimpose strict coronavirus abatement measures like social distancing and store closures if cases increase "dramatically," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned Friday.Many states have loosened restrictions that were imposed in March over the last few weeks.The warning comes as some states, like Utah and Texas, are seeing a…
By Adam Vaughan Social “bubbles” that include people from different households may not be allowed in the UK for some time Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images Socialising indoors with more than one household in social ‘bubbles’ during the covid-19 crisis looks unlikely to be allowed any time soon in the UK, judging…
All the latest coronavirus and lockdown updatesNews24 has spoken to various sources who have indicated that Nakedi Tebatso Ntshane has not died of coronavirus-related causes, nor was she a pilot during the repatriation.A Facebook post claimed that Ntshane was a "female pilot from Atteridgeville who fetched S. Africans from China", stating that she has died of Covid-19.The…
VIENNA — Social isolation is a word on the tip of everyone’s tongues these days. Staying away from others during this pandemic is keeping us safe, but a new study finds that prolonged social isolation is also quite dangerous. Researchers warn that socially isolated people are over 40% more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke,…
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…