Minister of Health Zweli Mkhize Health Minister Zweli Mkhize described the DA comparing the Western Cape government's approach to Covid-19 against other provinces as destructive.He says the focus should instead be on ways to resource, improve and address weaknesses hindering quality health care.The minister revealed 80% of healthcare workers infected with Covid-19 last month were…
It seems so simple: You put on a mask to help fight the spread of the coronavirus when you’re going to possibly be around other people. You take it off when you’re back home. But then your glasses fog up, so you pull the mask lower. Your voice is muffled, so you hold it away…
May 6, 2020, 5:00 a.m. ETEver since the coronavirus became a threat, many of us are doing a lot more cleaning at home, spraying and wiping pretty much everything in sight, especially high-touch surfaces like door knobs and faucet handles.But many of us are used to giving a surface a quick spray, followed by a…
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…