A jobs protest in the North West last month. South Africa's official unemployment rate has risen to 30.1%, the highest rate in the past decade.Statistics South Africa on Tuesday released its quarterly labour force survey for the first quarter of the 2020.In the fourth quarter of 2019, SA's unemployment rate was 29.1%, meaning it has…
Springboks (Getty Images) England's RFU is looking into whether pre-match war cry Swing Low, Sweet Chariot ought to be banned from Twickenham.The song, according to preliminary investigations, was first sung in the late 1980s as an homage to Martin "Chariots" Offiah and Chris Oti, England's black wingers of the time.It is unclear whether Swing Low,…
(Wei Leng Tay/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The country has breached the 100 000 coronavirus mark, with 4 288 new infections, exactly 110 days after it recorded its first case.This brings the number of Covid-19-positive cases to 101 590. In a statement issued on Monday night, the health department said there have been 61 more virus-related deaths,…
Cricket South Africa confirms seven cases of coronavirus after internal testing.The organisation was due to host the Solidarity Cup on 27 June, but that has been postponed as government did not give approval.Acting CEO Jacques Faul confirms that over 100 tests took place and that the number of positive cases is 'quite low'.Cricket South Africa…
according to model projections by the PolicyLab at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.Southern officials in particular are speaking out with increasing alarm about the large number of cases turning up in young adults.At least 100 cases were linked on Friday to employees and customers of bars in the Tigerland nightlife district near the Louisiana State University…
Can't see the audio player? Listen on: The Host The Trump administration this week missed a deadline to nominate a new director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Without a nominee, current acting Director Jay Bhattacharya — who is also the director of the National Institutes of Health — has to give up
The whole concept of low-impact cardio exercises may sound like an oxymoron. After all, can you really jack up your heart rate without running or jumping? The answer is yes, absolutely! And we have a bunch of different bodyweight exercises (20, to be exact!) as proof. Low-impact cardio exercises can be a smart choice for
7 min read BASEBALL SEASON IS finally here, just in time for Anthony Eyanson to make his professional debut with the Red Sox. The 21-year-old already has a sizable reputation: After finishing third in Division I for strikeouts, he helped Louisiana State University clinch the national championship. He was also named First Team All-American in