# Twee Suid-Afrikaanse restaurante het die gesogte lys van die Wêreld se 101 Beste Braairestaurante vir 2025 gehaal. VUUR op Stellenbosh – nommer 87 op die lys – is ook as Afrika se Beste Braairestaurant aangewys, terwyl The Blockman van Johannesburg 97ste geplaas is. Die Argentynse restaurant Don Julio Parrilla, in die hartjie van Buenos […]
# The elusive Boosmansbos long-tailed forest shrew has been found in the Western Cape for the first time in 46 years. Conservationists from CapeNature discovered the critically endangered mammal during an expedition. Using pitfall traps airlifted by helicopter, the team captured, recorded and released the tiny 13.7-gram creature. First described in 1979, the shrew is […]
# Apple Music has launched The Sounds Of Africa, a new initiative highlighting the musical influence of five African cities: Accra, Dar es Salaam, Lagos, Nairobi and Johannesburg. The campaign features curated playlists and DJ mixes by local artists. Johannesburg’s playlist includes voices like Kwesta, Nandi Madida and Samthing Soweto, celebrating the metro’s legacy from […]
# World-renowned engineer, artificial intelligence researcher and higher education leader, professor Tshilidzi Marwala, has been awarded an honorary doctorate in engineering by the University of Pretoria. This is in recognition of his exceptional contributions in South Africa and globally. Marwala is currently serving as Rector of the United Nations University in Tokyo, Japan. He says University […]
# Two South African restaurants have made the coveted World’s 101 Best Steak Restaurants list for 2025. Stellenbosch’s VUUR, which is ranked 87, has also been named Africa’s Best Steak Restaurant, while Johannesburg’s The Blockman is ranked 97th. Argentina’s Don Julio Parrilla, located in the heart of Buenos Aires’ ever-vibrant Palermo district, tops the list. […]
# Die Franse rolprentster Gerard Depardieu is ‘n opgeskorte vonnis van 18-maande opgelê nadat ‘n Paryse hof hom skuldig bevind het aan die seksuele aanranding van twee vroue op ‘n rolprentstel in 2021. Die hof het ook gelas dat Depardieu as ‘n seksoortreder geregistreer moet word, ‘n skouspelagtige val van glorie vir die 76-jarige wat […]
# A Paris court has handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021. The court also ordered that Depardieu, who was not present for the verdict, be registered as a sex offender, marking a spectacular fall from grace for […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse filmregisseur Ramadan Suleman is met die titel Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, een van Frankryk se hoogste kulturele eerbewyse deur die Franse ambassadeur Elisabeth Barbier bekroon. Die Orde van Kunste en Lettere vereer uitstaande bydraes tot die kunste en letterkunde. Suleman is erken vir sy vreeslose storievertelling en verbintenis tot sosiale […]
# South African film director Ramadan Suleman has been awarded one of France’s highest cultural honours, the title Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by French Ambassador Elisabeth Barbier. The Order of Arts and Letters, honours outstanding contributions to arts and literature. Recognised for his fearless storytelling and commitment to social justice, Suleman was hailed […]
