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[morrislotto]

7 000 people arrested for not wearing masks got criminal records, says Bheki Cele

7 000 people arrested for not wearing masks got criminal records, says Bheki Cele

Police have arrested 20,116 people between 29 December and 11 January, Police Minister Bheki Cele confirmed during an interview with eNCA on Tuesday, 12 January. Cele’s revelation comes after the nation address by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday, where he extended the country’s level 3 lockdown period. The president announced that alcohol sales and some gatherings would remain prohibited…

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[morrislotto]

20 borders to close and 20 million doses of COVID vaccine secured, says Ramaphosa

20 borders to close and 20 million doses of COVID vaccine secured, says Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday night called on all South African to support the government’s plan to roll out the coronavirus vaccine. He gave an update on measures the country had in place to curb the spread of the virus. Ramaphosa said the government already secured 20 million doses of the vaccine for the current year. “We will administer vaccinations through hospitals, clinics,…

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[highwayman61]

#1995 #rugby worldcup1995 #rugbychampions1995 #lebombo #goodluckbokke Those that were there will remember this aircraft flying over Ellis Park at the final between the Springboks and the All Blacks at Ellis Park. Rugby World Cup Final 1995 (at Ellis Park Stadium) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-79m2qJGGy/?igshid=vnhbr36goeot

[ethnomathematics]

the Lebombo Bone is the oldest tally stick (and oldest mathematically related artifact!) dating to around 35,000 BC.  Originally a fibula of a Baboon, it has 29 notches carved into it, possibly to keep track of the lunar cycle or a woman's menstrual cycle, probably one of the earliest systems of calendar keeping that remains today.  It was found in Africa in present day Swaziland.

The Ishango Bone dates from before 20,000 years ago, found near Lake Edward, is a bit more cryptic in its message.  It has a piece of quartz on one end probably used for writing, and it bears a series of mostly-odd numbers etched into it, except its center column, which appears to group integers with their doubles, 4 and 8, 5 and 10.  Perhaps doubles and halves were early explorations into multiplication and division, and odd numbers being the curious ones which don't half evenly.