# Today is International Picnic Day, a chance to pack a picnic basket and eat out in the open air with friends or family. Although there are no records about the exact origin of this day, it is believed to date back to the end of the French Revolution and the Victorian Era. According to […]
# Benoemings vir die 2025 Best of Merafong-toekennings is nou oop vir die publiek. Die geleentheid vereer plaaslike sakeondernemings wat uitmuntende diens in Carletonville, Fochville en omliggende gebiede in Gauteng lewer. Die organiseerders sê die toekennings gee erkenning aan besighede wat uit hulle pad gaan om goeie diens te lewer en moedig andere aan om […]
# The University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre is currently transforming, with the installation of a major new exhibition titled One and the Many. The exhibition will feature various constellations and groupings of artworks that explore how artists narrate the relationship between the individual and the collective. The university says thematic arrangements will investigate new […]
# Qatar Airways is vir ‘n rekord negende keer as die wêreld se beste lugredery aangewys op die Skytrax World Airline-toekennings, bekend as die Oscars van die lugvaartwêreld. Qatar is ook aangewys as die beste lugredery in die Midde-Ooste, die lugdiens met die wêreld se beste besigheidsklas en die beste besigheidsklas-sitkamer. Die vyfmalige wenner van […]
# Die musiek-ikoon en filantroop Dolly Parton, die akteur en vervaardiger Tom Cruise, die choreograaf en aktrise Debbie Allen, en die ontwerper Wynn Thomas gaan in November ere-Oscars ontvang op die Goewerneurs-toekennings. Parton gaan vereer word met die Jean Hersholt Humanitêre Toekenning terwyl Cruise, Allen en Thomas die Eretoekenning sal ontvang. Die akademie se president, […]
# Nominations for the 2025 Best of Merafong Awards are open to the public. The event seeks to honour local businesses that deliver outstanding service across Gauteng’s Carletonville, Fochville and surrounding areas. Organisers say the awards aim to spotlight businesses that go above and beyond, encouraging others to raise their standards. Last year’s ceremony was […]
# Qatar Airways has been named the world’s best airline for a record ninth time at the Skytrax World Airline Awards. The awards are known as the Oscars of the aviation world. Qatar was also named best airline in the Middle East, world’s best business class, and best business class airline lounge. Singapore Airlines, a […]
# Music icon and philanthropist Dolly Parton, actor and producer Tom Cruise, choreographer and actor Debbie Allen, and production designer Wynn Thomas will receive honorary Oscars at the Governors Awards in November. Parton will be recognised with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, while Cruise, Allen and Thomas will receive the Honorary Award. Academy president, Janet […]
# Finansiele druk, veroorsaak veral deur jeugwerkloosheid en werksonsekerheid, is besig om die egskeidingskoers in armer Chinese streke op te jaag. Volgens Reuters, waarsku demograaf Yi Fuxian die egskeidingskoers vir 2024 word op 2,6 per een-duisend gereken, wat hoër as die 2,0 koers gedurende die Covid-19 pandemie. Yi sê dit is aansielik hoër as Japan se […]
