# University of Cape Town Emerita professor Sue Harrison has been elected an International Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, recognising her contribution to engineering research, innovation and capacity development. Harrison, now Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation at the University of Queensland in Australia, spent 30 years at UCT, where she built a […]
# CapeNature vra inwoners en besoekers om nooit pelsrobbe te nader, aan hulle te raak of te voer nie, en onmiddellik op te tree indien hulle gebyt of aan speeksel blootgestel word. Woordvoerder Luke Folb sê minstens 176 mense is deur robbe gebyt sedert hondsdolheid einde verlede jaar langs die kusl bespeur is. Hy sê […]
# Twee reuse-pandas het by die Atlanta-dieretuin in Georgia, Amerika, aangekom as deel van ‘n nuwe bewarings- en navorsingsooreenkoms met China. Hulle is in die Chengdu-navorsingsbasis gebore. Die dieretuin het voorheen 25-jaar lank reuse-pandas gehuisves voordat sy ooreenkoms met China in 2024 verstryk het. Sewe welpies is tydens daardie vennootskap in Atlanta gebore voordat hulle […]
# CapeNature is urging residents and visitors to never approach, touch or feed fur seals and act immediately if bitten or exposed to saliva. CapeNature’s Luke Folb says since rabies was detected along the coastline at the end of 2025, at least 176 people had been bitten by seals. He says anyone bitten must wash […]
# Suid-Afrika het geskiedenis gemaak deur ‘n silwermedalje in vliegtuig-onderhoud te verower op die Wêreldvaardigheids-kompetisie in Sjanghai, China. Nege-en-twintig studente het die land in 27 vaardigheidsvelde verteenwoordig en meegeding teen ongeveer een-uisend-400 jong beroepslui uit meer as 90 lande. Die kompetisie bevorder uitnemendheid in tegniese en beroepsonderwys en -opleiding. Span Suid-Afrika, bygestaan deur senior amptenare, […]
# Two giant pandas have arrived at Zoo Atlanta in Georgia yesterday, as part of a new conservation and research agreement with China. The pair were born at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. The zoo previously housed giant pandas for 25 years before its earlier agreement with China ended in 2024. Seven […]
# More than 300 inmates are taking part in the annual Funda Mzantsi Championship in George, Western Cape. The inmates are competing alongside students and community book clubs in reading, debating, spelling and book reviews. Organised by the Department of Correctional Services and the National Library of South Africa, the competition features 12 official languages, […]
# Die pop-sensasie Taylor Swit het geskiedenis gemaak deur die kunstenaar te word met die meeste toekennings in die MTV-video-musiektoekennings. Die 36-jarige Amerikaner, wat voorheen saam met Beyoncé voor was met 30 toekennings elk, het gisteraand drie toekennings ingepalm in Los Angeles. Swift het die eerste Artist Director Honours ingepalm, asook Video van die Jaar […]
# South Africa has made history by securing a silver medal in Aircraft Maintenance at the WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai, China. Twenty-nine students represented the country across 27 skills, competing against approximately one-thousand-400 young professionals from more than 90 countries. The competition promotes excellence in technical and vocational education and training. Team South Africa, supported […]
