The Anti-repression Working Group is monitoring and collecting complaints made against security agencies operating during the lockdown. Ashraf Hendricks, Ground Up, file The Anti-Repression Working Group has been established by the Covid-19 People's Coalition.Hundreds of monitors have monitoring and reporting back on how lockdown regulations are being implemented.The group has set up a tracker where…
Health | Analysis 21 April 2020 By Layal Liverpool People in the US have access to drive through covid-19 testingCurtis Compton/ABACA/PA Images During the coronavirus epidemic, people from black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) backgrounds are being hit particularly hard, according to emerging data. The most recent figures compiled by the UK’s Intensive Care National…
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…