More than 30 students and two staff members at the University of Fort Hare (UFH) have tested positive for Covid-19, while 900 others are waiting for their test results. According to Eastern Cape health spokesperson Siyanda Manana, the outbreak is linked to a party that was held earlier this month, which most of the students […]
The rector of Stellenbosch University has begged students to be responsible and focus on their looming exams instead of partying. In an impassioned letter to students, Wim de Villiers urged students not to jeopardise their studies “so close to the finishing line”. “Together we have endured despite much uncertainty and major changes in our academic […]
With summer season right on the doorstep, many South Africans are consolidating their travelling plans, with some planning beach holidays while for others this will be time to reconnect with families in their home provinces. But the country’s leading epidemiologist and infectious diseases specialist, Prof Salim Abdool Karim, has cautioned that interprovincial holidaying may not […]
Recently appointed Kaizer Chiefs coach Gavin Hunt is still familiarising himself with his new surroundings but has been in Naturena long enough to know that he has an incredible talent on his hands in Njabulo Blom. Hunt joined Chiefs on September 17 and while he is still getting to know the many people who call […]
US president Donald Trump called coronavirus task force leader Anthony Fauci a “disaster” on Monday, airing his frustration with the scientist during a call meant to reassure campaign staff he has a path to victory on November 3. Trump and Fauci, a member of his coronavirus team, have been at odds over how best to […]
A constable from the Nkandla police station in northern KwaZulu-Natal has been remanded in custody while the Independent Police Investigative Directorate (Ipid) investigates the death of a man at a nearby garage. According to an Ipid statement, Const Buyisani Biyela, 28, was on his way home from work when he stopped at the garage to […]