The trial of a woman who allegedly killed her partner is set to start. The Centre for Applied Legal Studies is defending a mother of two who is accused of killing her allegedly abusive partner.The trial against the woman begins in the Palm Ridge Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.The woman was denied bail and has been away…
A man and woman are on trial for allegedly severely abusing their minor children.One child, a boy, died and the other suffered several injuries.Advocacy group WMACA is calling for the amendment of Section 110 of the Children's Act to make it compulsory for people to report child abuse they are aware of.A man and woman…
Within 12 hours of getting the second dose of an experimental COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Moderna Inc., Ian Haydon began to feel chills. Then came nausea, headaches, muscle pain and delirium. He took his temperature: 103.2 degrees.The 29-year-old Seattle resident, one of 45 participants in the company’s Phase 1 clinical trial, knew his body…
ATLANTA — Doctors in Atlanta are playing a major role in testing a potential COVID-19 vaccine. And Tuesday, they published encouraging results. Vaccines have typically taken about 10 years or so to develop, but there is hope from biotech company Moderna that it can finish a COVID-19 vaccine by the end of this year. Its…
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…