Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm

Global Statistics

All countries
695,781,740
Confirmed
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
627,110,498
Recovered
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
All countries
6,919,573
Deaths
Updated on September 26, 2023 9:04 pm
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Kaya FM boss takes leave as claims of sexual, financial misconduct rock station

Kaya FM boss Greg Maloka. Allegations have been made of financial impropriety, sexual harassment and favouritism at Kaya FM.The allegations include the misuse of company resources, inappropriate sexual behaviour with female staffers, and an in-house relationship understood to have led to favouritism. The station's managing director, Greg Maloka, has taken a leave of absence. Allegations of financial…

COVID-19 takes a bite out of West Nile Virus testing

SALT LAKE CITY — Testing for West Nile Virus in Utah this season has been a fraction of what it was last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Mosquito abatement districts and health departments said they’ve shifted resources away from West Nile Virus out of necessity to help in the coronavirus response.“Fortunately, this year, we’re just…

‘Whoever takes over has big boots to fill’ -19 | News24

Shafick April, 82, served as president of the Cape Malay Choir Board for over 30 years.He recently had a stent replacement and was subsequently found to have Covid-19.Described as intelligent and knowledgeable, his nephew says his replacement has "big boots to fill".Shafick April was selected to be president of the Cape Malay Choir Board in…

Town in UK takes steps to test entire population for coronavirus

By Michael Le Page Saliva tests would be easier than swab tests (pictured)Getty Images/iStock A town in the UK is about to start testing thousands of people each week using easily collected saliva and a cheap, quick way of detecting the coronavirus. If the initial trial in Southampton is successful, the aim is to test…

Tsogo Sun takes over 3 hotels as Marriott withdraws due to lockdown | Fin24

Tsogo Sun Hotels announced on Tuesday that they would be taking over three hotels from which hotel group Marriott International decided to withdraw.Via its subsidiary, Hospitality Property Fund, Tsogo Sun Hotels owns a controlling stake in the three hotels, with which Marriott is terminating its relationship. The hotels are the Mount Grace in Magaliesburg, the…

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City of Cape Town urges people to leave Kataza the baboon alone

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…

Rassie: There are various benefits for SA rugby to go north

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…

A Once-in-a-Century Climate ‘Anomaly’ Might Have Made World War I Even Deadlier

(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…