# US civil rights leader and pioneering labour organiser Dolores Huerta died at 96. She cofounded the United Farm Workers in the 1960s, working to change the lives of migrant workers. Her Spanish-language slogan “Sí, se puede!” which translates to “Yes, it can be done” was grounded in the belief that people could effect change. Her […]
# Chinese families are facing a growing burden of caring for elderly relatives as the country’s population ages and birth rates fall. Official figures show China had about 310-million people aged 60 and older last year, compared with roughly 240-million children under 16. The shift is putting pressure on working-age adults, who increasingly have to […]
# Die versorging van bejaarde familielede plaas al hoe meer druk op Chinese gesinne namate die bevolking verouder en geboortesyfers daal. Amptelike syfers toon daar was verlede jaar sowat 310-miljoen mense van 60 jaar en ouer in China, vergeleke met ongeveer 240-miljoen kinders jonger as 16. Dié verskuiwing plaas groter druk op werkende mense, wat […]
# ‘n Dieretuin-opsigter is dood nadat sy deur ‘n luiperd aangeval is in die Beekse Bergen Safaripark in Nederland. Die vrou het byna 40 jaar by die park gewerk en is aangeval toe sy in ‘n binnenshuise kamp saam met twee Persiese luiperds was. Sy het ernstige kop- en nekbeserings opgedoen en is Dinsdag dood. […]
# Kaapstad maak gereed om die feestyd op te helder met sy vlagskipgeleentheid, die Feesliggie-aanskakeling, op 29 November. Die gratis geleentheid op die Parade begin die middag 4-uur en spog met ‘n sterbelaaide program wat die kunstenaars Nasty C, Liquideep, Thukuthela, Monique Steyn, Dee Koala en Ricky Vani Frontline insluit. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en […]
# A zookeeper has died after being mauled by a leopard at Beekse Bergen Safari Park in the Netherlands. The woman has worked at the park for nearly 40 years and was attacked while working in an indoor enclosure with two Persian leopards. She suffered serious head and neck injuries and died on Tuesday. The […]
# Cape Town is set to light up the festive season with its flagship Festive Lights Switch-On on 29 November. The free event at the Grand Parade runs from 4pm to 10pm and features a star-studded line-up including Nasty C, Liquideep, Thukuthela, Monique Steyn, Dee Koala and Ricky Vani Frontline. Mayoral Committee member of Safety […]
# Prinses Anne van Britanje is volgende week in Kaapstad in haar hoedanigheid as president van die Koninklike Landbouvereniging van die Statebond. Sy sal die 31ste Statebond Landbou-konferensie bywoon, wat die volgende geslag boere byeenbring. Anne sal ook aan verskeie geleenthede deelneem om bande tussen Britanje en Suid-Afrika te beklemtoon. Dit sluit in ontmoetings met […]
# Britain’s Princess Anne will visit Cape Town next week as president of the Royal Agricultural Society of the Commonwealth. She will attend the 31st Commonwealth Agriculture Conference, which brings together the next generation of farmers from across the association. During the visit, the Princess Royal will also take part in engagements highlighting links between […]
