Minister of Public Works and Infrastructure Patricia de Lille. Hundreds of millions have been budgeted to upgrade politicians' homes and government buildings.R203 million have been allocated for facilities management at the Union Buildings and Presidency offices.The government is expected to spend R104 million on parliamentary villages in Cape Town.The government is splashing R423 million on…
Richard Phillips survived the longest wrongful prison sentence in American history by writing poetry and painting with watercolors. But on a cold day in the prison yard, he carried a knife and thought about revenge.By Thomas Lake, CNNVideo by Matthew Gannon, …
(CNN) — Leah Blomberg’s voice is still raspy from having a tube stuck down her throat for nine days. Her muscles are so weak, it takes her 45 minutes to take a quick shower. Now, as she struggles to recover from coronavirus, she wants protesters to stop “crying and complaining” about shelter-in-place orders, like the…
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…