Kgaogelo Shai's body was reportedly found in a stream.She was allegedly last seen with her boyfriend on 29 August. According to the SABC, her boyfriend was out on parole after serving 10 years for murdering his previous girlfriend.A 20-year-old Limpopo student who went missing, and whose boyfriend allegedly killed himself, has reportedly been found dead. News24 previously reported…
Protesters at a march against gender-based violence. (File, Alet Pretorius) A medical student has appeared in court over claims that he assaulted a fellow student.The 26-year-old faces charges of common assault and sexual assault.Bail was set at R500 and the matter postponed for further investigation.A final year medical student appeared in the Bellville Magistrate's Court…
People of the Eersterust community during the Stop Violence Against Women March in Pretoria. Stellenbosch University has suspended a final year medical student over claims that he sexually harassed and assaulted a fellow student.Western Cape police have since arrested the 26-year-old man on charges of sexual and common assault.The university's senior director of student affairs,…
Sibusiso Qongqo was due to return home for good in July to undergo in-service training at a local hospital after completing his medical studies in Cuba.The Department of International Relations and Cooperation and Eastern Cape health department said the repatriation mission was being delayed by a lack of flights due to Covid-19.His 60-year-old mother Nolubabalo…
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia reported 26 new cases of the coronavirus, including a seven-year-old boy, across three states on Monday in the biggest daily jump in two weeks. FILE PHOTO: A medical personnel administers tests for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at the Bondi Beach drive-through testing centre in Sydney, Australia, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Loren Elliott/File…
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…