After recovering three generation units overnight, Eskom has announced that supply constraints have eased sufficiently to allow for the suspension of loadshedding. No loadshedding was expected for the rest of the weekend.Three generators were returned to service at the Lethabo, Medupi and Kusile power stations while another unit at Kusile was taken offline for repairs.Eskom…
Minister of Public Service and Administration, Senzo Mchunu. Salaries for suspended provincial and national department officials have topped R17 million.Public Service and Administration Minister Senzo Mchunu confirmed in reply to a parliamentary question from DA MP Michele Clarke that salaries have been paid to more than 230 provincial department employees and 50 in national departments.The…
Published on May 25, 2020HCQ trails suspended amid safety concerns | WHO | COVID-19 treatment The World Health Organisation (WHO) has temporarily suspended the trial of the controversial drug Hydroxychloroquine or HCQ. WHO has now cited safety concerns as the drug's efficacy is still under concern. #WHO #HCQ #HydroxychloroquineAbout Channel:The World is One News, WION…
Third Tygerberg Hospital nurse dies of Covid-19Kupelo claimed the dead nurse was infected by a family member from the Western Cape. He, however, described the reports of critical shortages of personal protective gear as allegations that do not hold water.National Education, Health and Allied Workers Union (Nehawu) regional secretary Mlu Ncapayi confirmed the suspensions. "It's…
Nurse Mike Gulick was meticulous about not bringing the coronavirus home to his wife and their two-year-old daughter. He’d stop at a hotel after work just to take a shower. He’d wash his clothes in Lysol disinfectant. But at Providence Saint John’s health center in Santa Monica, California, Gulick and his colleagues worried that caring…
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…