Page 20 - Jane Shaw News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

News Author: FMHS Marketing & Communications / FGGW Bemarking & Kommunikasie – Wilma Stassen Published: 02/03/2021 The stark inequalities within the South African population were brought to the fore in a new study by Stellenbosch University (SU) researchers that shows that poorer communities were much harder hit by the first wave of the Covid-19 pandemic than more affluent communities.  These findings suggest that lockdown regulations meant to curb the spread of Covid-19 held little benefit for socio-economically vulnerable groups whose living conditions prevent them from adhering to measu...

27 February 2021 - 11:14 The V&A Waterfront's new year Tribute of Light symbolising lives and jobs lost to Covid-19, as well as the coming together of a nation in solidarity. Image: Supplied The first wave of Covid-19 hit poorer people hardest, according to tests of 405 employees at the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront in Cape Town. The test volunteers at SA's leading tourist destination came from all social strata. But the 23.7% with Covid-19 antibodies were more likely to live in informal housing, said a team of pulmonologists from the Medical Research Council and Stellenbo...

Aussie Home Loans CEO James Symond has listed his double apartment with a $16m price guide.

from the magazine Science Betrayed The propaganda infecting K–12 science curricula, especially on the environment, won’t go away. Education It is a sad irony that the teaching of science in American schools is so unscientific. In a more rational world, children would learn about nature and a mode of inquiry—the scientific method—that would awaken them to the awe, fascination, and surprise that the universe should inspire. Instead, the chronic problems afflicting K–12 education and the growing politicization of science have pushed us ever further from that ideal. Sci...

for the oakland police department heather. that massive protest that began on broadway 150 plus arrested. then an overnight homicide. they are investigating a double homicide that began at 3:30 this afternoon. the crime scene was just in front of west oakland's acorn tower, known to some residents as the high-riseer. >> if you jump it, one jump and you can believe you are going to have kicked, stomped, everywhere, you won't even know where they will be coming from. >> a rough spot where some residents say violence can ignite with one wrong glair. at 3:30 folks nearby heard gunfire. >...