A 30-year-old man was gunned down while sitting in his car at a KZN taxi rank.Unknown suspects opened fire on the man and fled the scene.A case of murder was opened at Verulam police station for investigation.Police have launched a hunt after a man was reportedly shot nine times in his car by an unknown…
Science|Can You Boil an Egg Too Long?turn a tan color as the glucose in the egg undergoes a Maillard reaction, the same process that makes cooked meat and caramelized onion turn brown.Most hard-boiled egg recipes call for heating the egg for a matter of minutes, or, in the case of slow-cooked eggs, a few hours.…
May 10, 2020Updated 9:43 a.m. ETWhen will the Covid-19 pandemic end? And how?According to historians, pandemics typically have two types of endings: the medical, which occurs when the incidence and death rates plummet, and the social, when the epidemic of fear about the disease wanes.“When people ask, ‘When will this end?,’ they are asking about…
The 10 doctors she consulted between 2016 and 2019 — four orthopedists, three neurologists, a rheumatologist, a podiatrist and her internist — reached disparate conclusions. One suggested she was clumsy. Others suspected her problem was primarily orthopedic or could find no clear explanation.It wasn't until September 2019 that a scan revealed what Hardy-Fanta had come…
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…