Human Settlement, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu. Felix Dlangamandla, Netwerk24 South Africa’s municipalities owe water boards over R10 billion.Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu says the non-payments threatens the sustainability of water boards.Sisulu has also vowed to tackle corruption in her department.Human Settlement, Water and Sanitation Minister Lindiwe Sisulu has revealed debt…
A city in northern China on Sunday sounded an alert after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media here.Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, announced a level III warning of plague prevention and control, state-run People’s Daily Online reported.The suspected bubonic plague case was reported on Saturday by a hospital in…
Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera's continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I'm Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. The World Health Organization has warned of the risks of an "immediate second peak" as countries ease up on lockdowns, urging governments in Europe and the US to step up surveillance, testing and tracking measures to keep…
By Layal Liverpool Pale spear-nosed bats are members of an elite group of animalsLutz Wiegrebe/Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Bats can learn to mimic specific sounds, which puts them into an elite group of animals capable of this. Studying how bats can copy noises could help us learn more about humans’ unique capacity for speech and language. The ability…
By Layal Liverpool Pale spear-nosed bats are members of an elite group of animalsLutz Wiegrebe/Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Bats can learn to mimic specific sounds, which puts them into an elite group of animals capable of this. Studying how bats can copy noises could help us learn more about humans’ unique capacity for speech and language. The ability…
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…