A man walks on footpath along Camps Bay beach as a cold front moves in over the ocean. Jaco Marais, Gallo Images Conditions on Thursday will not be too dissimilar to those experienced during the week, the South African Weather Service says, with cold and frost set to continue. WarningsExtremely high fire danger conditions are expected…
An intense cold front turned parts of the Western Cape highlands into a winter wonderland. Gale to strong gale force north-westerly to westerly winds (65-100km/h) are expected between Cape Columbine and Cape Agulhas spreading to Port Alfred, as well as over the entire Western Cape, the Karoo Hoogland of the Northern Cape and the western…
Irvin Khoza (Gallo Images) There have been seven positive tests for coronavirus at four clubs as the South African PSL - the richest soccer league in Africa - prepares to restart. As Sport24 has reported, Orlando Pirates midfielder Ben Motshwari was the first player to be infected with the COVID-19 disease and has made a…
Julius Malema at the party’s second national elective conference. Picture: Rosetta Msimango The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has set aside a controversial fuel supply tender awarded by the City of Tshwane.AmaBhungane last year exposed flaws in the tender process and a conflict of interest between one of the winning bidders and a city…
Predictive modeling that guided Minnesota’s initial response to COVID-19 is being “recalibrated” with the latest pandemic data and will offer new forecasts about the spread of the infectious disease. While growth in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths has eased in Minnesota, state health economist Stefan Gildemeister said Tuesday that modeling on the downside of the…
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…