[ad_1] By The Washington Post 11h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare By Keith L. Alexander When Troy Burner was a teenager in the late 1980s, he worked as a radiology assistant at George Washington University Hospital. Occasionally he also sold crack on the streets of DC. Sporadic drug trafficking, Burner …
Read More »Coronavirus Science | Summary of the week: post-recovery fatigue, the latest in masks and Covid in children
[ad_1] LATEST SCIENCES AND RESEARCH READ | Fatigue is common in people recovering from Covid-19, regardless of severity As the Covid-19 outbreak continues, we have learned that people experience the disease differently. Some require hospitalization where the result can be fatal, while others can recover at home. But according to …
Read More »What will the ‘new normal’ look like for universities?
[ad_1] By Edwin Naidu 11h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Johannesburg – As South Africa awaits guidance from the Minister of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, Blade Nzimande, on plans to return to campus as the Covid-19 lockdown is eased, one of the country’s top academics warned that the days …
Read More »Critics Allege ‘Secret’ Operations Against Cape Peninsula Baboons
[ad_1] The city of Cape Town and a company that manages baboon troops on the peninsula are at odds with a group of concerned residents. Residents of Kommetjie and its surroundings live with baboons moving through their suburbs, threatening to damage property. But the methods used to manage the troops …
Read More »1,480 new cases of Covid-19 in South Africa
[ad_1] By IOL Reporter 9h ago Share this article: SharecheepShareShareShareEmailShare Cape Town – A total of 1,480 new Covid-19-related cases have been identified in South Africa, and the cumulative number of detected cases stands at 668,529. Health Minister Zweli Mkhize said in a statement on Friday that the number of …
Read More »Coronavirus Morning Roundup: Children vs Adults: How the Immune System Responds to Covid-19
[ad_1] LATEST SCIENCES AND RESEARCH READ | Children’s Immune Systems Respond Differently to Covid-19 Than Adults, Research Suggests Early in the Covid-19 outbreak, evidence showed that children are likely to experience milder Covid-19 symptoms than adults. A study published in Science Translational Medicine is the first to compare the immune …
Read More »These are the skills the government wants South African schools to cover
[ad_1] South Africa’s youth will require high levels of digital skills and 21st century life skills, including scientific, digital, financial and cultural fluency, says the Department of Digital Communications and Technologies. The department has published a new white paper focusing on a ‘national strategy for digital and future skills for …
Read More »South Africa’s International Travel List Will Be Based On Risk Levels – Minister
[ad_1] Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula says South Africa will adopt a risk-based system to select which countries will be allowed to travel to South Africa and which countries South African citizens will be allowed to fly. South Africa will open its international borders on October 1 subject to strict regulations. …
Read More »Free Laptops Corruption Delays and Allegations for South African Students
[ad_1] A canceled R3.75 billion tender for laptops sponsored by the Department of Higher Education, Science and Technology is in the limelight due to numerous delays and controversies, reports City Press. In May, Minister Blade Nzimande commissioned advisor Nqaba Nqandela to lead a task force that would urgently purchase 750,000 …
Read More »Teacher, 57, faints and dies in classroom
[ad_1] The Free State Department of Basic Education is in mourning after a teacher fainted and died in a classroom. Mahlonyana Francina Mkhwanazi, 57, died Wednesday at Mphatlalatsane Primary School in QwaQwa, Thabo Mofutsanyane district, the department said. He was teaching a class when he suddenly fainted and died on …
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