A record-breaking surge in coronavirus cases was reported yesterday as almost 260,000 people tested positive for the virus in 24 hours. The most significant increases were noted in the US, Brazil, India and South Africa, as the total number of confirmed Covid-19 cases surpassed 14.2 million. On Saturday, the World Health Organisation reported 71,484 new … Read more
Zindzi Mandela, the daughter of South African anti-apartheid leaders Nelson and Winnie Mandela, tested positive for coronavirus the day she died. Her son Zondwa Mandela today revealed his mother did have the disease – but it has not been confirmed what caused her death aged 59 in hospital in Johannesburg on Monday. Zindzi is the … Read more
A monument to British mining magnate Cecil Rhodes has been decapitated in South Africa. Rhodes, who was a 19th century businessman who founded the De Beers diamond company and gave his name to Northern and Southern Rhodesia – now Zambia and Zimbabwe – has been a target of anti-colonialist campaigners in Britain and South Africa. … Read more
Nelson Mandela’s daughter Zindzi dies in Johannesburg at the age of 59 Zindzi Mandela, 59, died this morning in a hospital in Johannesburg Zindzi had been South Africa’s ambassador to Denmark since 2015 She rose to international fame in 1985 after reading her father Nelson Mandela’s letter which rejected a deal with the South African … Read more
A British Falklands War hero was shot dead while protecting his partner during an armed raid on their ranch in South Africa. Former Royal Navy sailor Julian Stobbs, 59, was shot in the head and chest after four robbers broke into his home near Lanseria as he slept on Friday. His long-term partner Myrtle Clarke, 53, … Read more
Tiny antibodies found in ALPACAS could help suppress a second wave of coronavirus and allow countries to safely lift lockdown, researchers claim Scientists in Sweden and South Africa have used ‘nanobodies’ from an alpaca The experts have claimed that their research ‘potently neutralises the virus’ The small antibody targets the spikes of the virus which … Read more
The giant diamond cut into gems that now adorn the Crown Jewels was formed 400 miles below Earth’s surface — three times deeper than other precious stones. Analysis of similar diamonds by the Gemological Institute of America revealed that the Cullinan was a ‘super-deep’ diamond — and one of the rarest objects on Earth. The largest … Read more
That dashing flight, shining blue back, and burst of twittering which sounds more like gossip than birdsong — there is no mistaking the most beautiful, agile and heart-lifting of birds, the swallow. Swallows make one of the most thrilling journeys in the natural world, bringing hope and renewal with them. We need that hope more … Read more
Home-grown wines have been given the chance to shine this year as the lockdown turned off the taps from our usual sources around the globe. As Britain ground to a halt, sales of alcohol jumped by 50 per cent as shoppers stocked up in preparation for the long evenings ahead. And with wine giants such … Read more
Motsi Mabuse has revealed the struggles of growing up in South Africa under Apartheid before she battled to break through into the dance world. The Strictly Come Dancing judge, 39, appeared on Loose Women on Thursday amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Speaking about her childhood, she told the panel: ‘I have to be honest, you … Read more