A man was sentenced for beating to death his girlfriend. Getty Images/Gallo Images Man sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for the murder of his girlfriend.The man hit his girlfriend with a broomstick and fled the scene when realising she was no longer breathing.He was arrested a day after trying to flee the scene of the…
Wayde van Niekerk Shaun Botterill/Getty Images The 400 metres world record holder Wayde van Niekerk says he wants to become the first athlete to break the 43-second barrier for the one-lap event.The 28-year-old South African - who timed 43.03sec in the 2016 Rio Olympics final to set the new mark - said in a BBC…
Taxi driver arrested while allegedly raping passengerPolice noted that Ndala's legal representative had argued Ndala was a breadwinner with three children, was a first-time offender and suffered from a chronic illness.But the prosecutors had countered that taxi drivers held a duty of care to protect their passengers – not harm them. "When handing down sentence,…
U.S. oil prices plunged Friday after China reported its gross domestic product shrank for the first time since recordkeeping began in 1992 as the economy was shut down to slow the spread of COVID-19.West Texas Intermediate crude oil for May delivery tumbled by as much as 9.26 percent to $18.03 a barrel, its lowest since October…
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…