# Namibië herdenk vandag die Cassinga-massamoorde van 48 jaar gelede. Meer as 600 mense, meestal vroue en kinders, is in 1978 dood toe Suid-Afrikaanse magte SWAPO se vlugtelingkamp in Cassinga in die suide van Angola aangeval het, en die People’s Liberation Army of Namibia se militêre basis. Die Verenigde Nasies het die aanval as moreel […]
# Dit is vandag Internasionale Brandbestrydersdag en die Stad Kaapstad gee erkenning aan brandbestryders se moed, vasberadenheid en diens. Die metro se Brand- en Reddingsdiens het die afgelope jaar op 30-duisend-302 voorvalle gereageer, wat 454 meer is as die vorige jaar. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekerheid, JP Smith, sê hulle is hoofsaaklik uitgeroep na […]
# Namibia today marks the 48th anniversary of the Cassinga massacre. More than 600 people, mostly women and children, were killed in 1978 when South African forces attacked the South-West Africa People’s Organisation’s refugee camp at Cassinga in southern Angola and the People’s Liberation Army of Namibia’s military base. The United Nations describes the attack as […]
# With today being International Firefighters Day, the City of Cape Town says it acknowledges the courage, determination and service of firefighters. In the past year, the metro’s Fire and Rescue Service responded to 30-thousand-302 incidents and increase of 454 incidents. Mayoral committee member for Safety and Security, JP Smith, says vegetation fires, motor vehicle […]
# ‘n Nuwe studie in die Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities toon ‘n skerp toename in die gebruik van velbleikprodukte onder Afrika-vroue. Minstens 50-persent van die deelnemers gebruik die middels. Navorser Oyenike Balogu sê dit dui op ‘n gaping tussen vroue se verklaarde tevredenheid met hul velkleur en onderbewuste voorkeure. Kenners sê die […]
# A new study in the Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities reveals a sharp rise in the use of skin-lightening products among African women. At least 50-percent of participants reporting usage. Researcher Oyenike Balogu highlights a gap between women’s stated satisfaction with their skin tone and subconscious preferences. Experts say the trend reflects […]
# Die minister van Sport, Kuns en Kultuur, Gayton McKenzie, het Suid-Afrikaners aangespoor om inskrywings vir die Wêreldbeker-ondersteunerskompetisie in te dien voor die sluitingsdatum vandag om 5 nm. Twintig wenners sal ‘n volledig betaalde reis na Mexiko wen om Bafana Bafana se 2026 Wêreldbeker-openingswedstryd te kyk. McKenzie sê ‘n geldige paspoort is verpligtend, met wenners […]
# Sport, Arts and Culture minister Gayton McKenzie has urged South Africans to submit entries for the Mzansi to the World Cup Lucky Fan Competition before the 5pm deadline today. Twenty winners will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Mexico to watch Bafana Bafana’s 2026 World Cup opener. McKenzie stressed that a valid passport is mandatory, […]
# Banksy het gister bevestig dat hy die groot standbeeld op ʼn voetstuk naby die Mall in die seremoniële hart van Londen opgerig het. Dit beeld ʼn man uit wat ʼn vlag swaai wat oor sy gesig waai. Banksy se handtekening is op die voetstuk. ʼn Video op die ontwykende straatkunstenaar se Instagram, wys dit […]
