This page is updated regularly. Since the new coronavirus was first reported in Wuhan, China, in December, the infectious respiratory disease COVID-19 has spread rapidly within China and to neighboring countries and beyond. The first confirmed coronavirus cases outside China occurred on Jan. 20, in Japan, Thailand and South Korea. On Jan. 21, the first…
Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo A collective failure by political leaders to heed warnings and prepare for an infectious disease pandemic has transformed "a world at risk" to a "world in disorder", according to a report on international epidemic preparedness."Financial and political investments in preparedness have been insufficient, and we are all paying the price,"…
RG Snyman (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) World Cup winner RG Snyman has been ruled out for at least six months with a knee injury.Snyman was injured in Saturday's PRO14 clash between his new club Munster and Leinster.The injury rules Snyman out of this year's Rugby Championship.The Springboks have been dealt a massive…
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Children at the Harris Academy’s Shortland’s school in London, UK in JuneDan Kitwood/Getty Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 4 August World faces “catastrophe” due to school closures, says UN chief The world…
The Springboks' bench proved instrumental at the World Cup. Former Springbok skipper Corne Krige believes World Rugby's investigation into changing the law around the number of allowed replacements is an "attempt to undermine our national team".Before last year's World Cup in Japan, former national prop Ollie le Roux suggested smaller benches as a way to…
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…