A nurse checks a Covid-19 patient's ventilator. Marcelo Hernandez/Getty Images In what could be a first for the country, a Durban doctor says one of his patients has contracted Covid-19 twice within three months.The patient had initially presented with flu-like symptoms after travelling in another African country and tested positive for the virus. Then, three months…
SAPS official attending to a crime scene. A Free State man and woman have been arrested for allegedly offering a police officer a R20 000 bribe.According to provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Motantsi Makhele, the pair attempted to get the head of detectives in Senekal to release four people who were arrested for a business robbery…
A woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping a seven-month-old baby girl in Cape Town. A woman has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping her sister's seven-month-old baby girl in Cape Town. According to Western Cape police, the baby girl had last been seen with her aunt.It is believed the two were at Cape Town International Airport…
Knocking out pregnancy discomforts with foodPregnancy can come with discomforts like nausea, fluid retention, heartburn and constipation. Registered dietitian Willow Jarosh shares recipes from her book “Healthy, Happy Pregnancy Cookbook” to help counterbalance some of those symptomsCan a pregnant woman spread the coronavirus to her fetus?It’s possible, but it seems to be relatively rare and…
Marzanne and Thomas Lennox on their wedding day. A mother-to-be from Midrand lost her unborn baby boy after contracting the coronavirus.The woman has been in hospital on a ventilator for more than two weeks. She was only informed of her baby's death on Tuesday after she gained enough strength. A pregnant Midrand woman has lost her unborn…
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…