Rugby Championship trophy (Getty Images) While rugby is set to return to South Africa at the end of the month, there is still no news as to whether the Springboks will take their place in the Rugby Championship.SA Rugby CEO, Jurie Roux has indicated that plans are still being pursued to allow the Springboks to…
Public Service Commission director-general Dovhani Mamphiswana. President Cyril Ramaphosa has, to date, taken no action against PSC director-general Dovhani Mamphiswana.The DA says Ramaphosa and his government are attempting to cover up the crimes committed by their "Bonnie and Clyde".The minister of public service and administration denies that Ramaphosa has not acted, saying the president ordered…
People rest inside social distancing markers at Domino Park in the Brooklyn borough of New York in late May. Stay-at-home orders in New York helped to lower the state's "reproduction number," which estimates how many people one sick person could infect with the coronavirus. Michael Nagle/Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Michael Nagle/Xinhua…
Deciding when to try to conceive a baby can be complicated during the best of times. Even when your jobs are stable, are you sure you’re really financially ready? Even if you’d like to wait a little longer, is your age starting to creep up enough that you worry your window may be closing? What…
AMELIE BOTTOLLIER-DEPOIS, AFP 20 APRIL 2020 Even as virologists zero in on the virus that causes COVID-19, a very basic question remains unanswered: do those who recover from the disease have immunity?There is no clear answer to this question, experts say, even if many have assumed that contracting the potentially deadly disease confers immunity, at…
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…