By Colin Barras This ancient burial style is difficult to understand A.M. Herrero-Corral, et al. AN UNUSUAL 3700-year-old grave unearthed in Spain shows how little we know about some ancient burial practices. At the Humanejos site, 20 kilometres south of Madrid, there are about 100 ancient tombs. None is quite as strange as grave 31.…
A 19-year-old woman was shot dead during protest action in Kraaifontein, Cape Town.Police stopped protesters from storming a local trucking business.However, a man on the premises fired shots into the crowd and was later arrested.Police are investigating the murder of a teen who was shot dead during a protest in Kraaifontein, Cape Town.The area has…
Judy Kalnas remembers thinking that Jessica, the youngest of her six children, resembled the elastic-limbed cartoon character Gumby.As a child, she said, Jessica would topple off her bike and “get up laughing.” In high school, she fell during field hockey practice. Over the years, her worst injury was a broken toe. She felt embarrassed by…
(Duncan Alfreds, News24, file) A 17-year-old has been arrested for the alleged rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl.The girl had been missing since 14 June.The teenager is due to appear in the Mtunzini Magistrate's Court on charges of murder and rape on Friday. A 17-year-old has been arrested after the body of an 11-year-old…
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…