After months of diligently isolating, truck driver Tommy Macias, 51, made one error that cost him his life. He went to a barbecue party with some friends. He didn’t know that someone who had tested positive for COVID-19, but showed no symptoms, also was there.“It was all preventable,” said Gustavo Lopez, Macias’ 52-year-old brother-in-law. “That…
A truck driver from California penned a tragic last Facebook post tinged with regret just a day before dying from coronavirus.Tommy Macias, 51, who lived in Los Angeles, said he caught the killer virus at a party in early June as coronavirus restrictions in the state were eased.In the post he admitted he 'f***ed up'…
Three people were killed in the Eastern Cape on Thursday after the brakes of a truck they were in failed, causing it to overturn. The accident happened on Thursday morning on the R410 at Nonesi Pass in Komani, said provincial Department of Transport spokesperson Unathi Binqose. The truck was carrying a full load of maize meal, he…
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…