Western Cape: age distribution of cases in second wave is similar to first wave, but the spread is "much more intense," says Dr. Cloete. (There were concerns that the new variant would affect young people more than previous variants; unclear if this could still happen.)

More than 3,100 people with COVID are in hospitals in Western Cape right now. Cape Town hospitals are at 103% of capacity.

In the current COVID second wave, Western Cape is using 60 tons of oxygen per day. The peak in the first wave was 27 tons per day.

In 2012, 3 men met at Harvard. Together, they'd change human performance forever. THREAD: The unbelievable story behind building a fitness wearable startup valued at $3.6 billion.

Karpowership - Mantashe's clear favourite - will charge Eskom an effective tariff of around R2.80/kWh. The latest round of solar and wind projects will charge Eskom R0.47/kWh. Make it make sense. businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/col…

We researched some of the biggest Facebook groups promoting the Canadian trucker protest before they were shut down yesterday, and noticed something was a bit off. The only individual admin running some of the most active groups was one woman in Missouri. Or so it seemed.🧵⤵️

NEW: income inequality in US & UK is so wide that while the richest are very well off, the poorest have a worse standard of living than the poorest in countries like Slovenia ft.com/content/ef2654… Essentially, US & UK are poor societies with some very rich people. A thread:

To those in the West who defended Putin when he launched his war of aggression, who recycled Kremlin propaganda and transferred the blame to Ukraine or NATO: Any second thoughts? Regrets? Qualms about supporting a man whose fascistic autocracy was staring them in the face?

Congrats to my former ⁦Harvard University⁩ bandmate ⁦Carolyn Bertozzi⁩ on her ⁦The Nobel Prize⁩ in chemistry! We won the Ivy League Battle of the Bands in 1986 with our rockin’ group ‘Bored Of Education’, with her on keyboards & me in spandex. news.stanford.edu/2022/10/05/car…

William Shatner on his Blue Origin flight to space: "It was among the strongest feelings of grief I have ever encountered." variety.com/2022/tv/news/w…

[THREAD] 1. If the President resigns tonight it will open the door for the nastiest, most craven and unrepentant criminals in the ANC to start feasting again. Are you ready for “President David Mabuza”?

This is damning. According to News24’s reporting the SA Air Force, which planned the President’s flights and has extensive experience with clearances & permits, warned Maj Gen Rhoode of the SAPS PPS that they did not have the correct paperwork for their weapons. It was ignored.

Absolutely mind blowing that South Africa’s electricity minister is blaming the country’s small fleet of wind and solar farms for stage 6 rolling blackouts. Eskom data shows renewables output has been steady all week and even higher on the day stage 6 was announced.

THREAD/ This is prob one of the more obvious things you'll read today but these are the accounts undermining our elections by sharing vote rigging conspiracies in the South African elections "Big Lie" . #SAelections2024 #SADecides2024 #SouthAfrica #elections #disinformation

Final score 30-17. Party hats on please fellas.

RT to support: Dear #PravinGordhan WE SUPPORT YOU! You may not be a Minister but you are a true leader! Stand up against state capture.

Give these okes a Bells 🍻 for fighting against corruption! #PravinGordhan #McebisiJonas #cabinetreshuffle

Robert Downey Jr if you happen to be in the Durham City area next week then I'll buy you a beer in Castle Undercroft bar (Castle college bar)

Robert Downey Jr Castle Undercroft Tom Hiddleston Same goes for you

BREAKING: Hawks says a third person arrested in #GuptaRaid. Two others expected to hand themselves over. (Jeanette Chabalala 🇿🇦)