It's been 12 years since the Directorate of Special Operations, commonly known as the Scorpions, were disbanded by the ANC. It has hobbled South Africa's fight against corruption, perhaps permanently, writes Pieter du Toit.When Jacob Zuma was announced victorious at the ANC's divisive national conference at the Mankweng campus of the University of Limpopo in…
Steve Griffin, KSL By Graham Dudley, KSL.com | Updated - Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:25 p.m. | Posted - Jul. 19, 2020 at 1:01 p.m. is reporting 785 new diagnosed cases of COVID-19 in the state Sunday.The numbers bring Utah's count to 34,117 total confirmed cases since the pandemic began. No new deaths were reported…
South Africans will wake up to another day of load shedding on Sunday, Eskom has said. Stage 2 load shedding will start at 08:00 and continue until 22:00. "Implementing loadshedding [on Sunday] is necessary in order to replenish the emergency generation reserves to better prepare for the coming week. Due to the much colder weather, demand for…
by: Marissa Lute Posted: Apr 26, 2020 / 11:22 AM CDT / Updated: Apr 26, 2020 / 11:57 AM CDT PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The latest COVID-19 test result numbers as of 11 a.m. Sunday show the state with 11 total deaths in the state. According to data from the South Dakota Department of Health,…
Update by Santa Barbara County Public Health Department April 19, 2020 Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (PHD) reports an additional 9 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the county today. The total number of confirmed cases is 394. One (1) new case is a person who is incarcerated at the Federal Prison in Lompoc, CA…
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…