# Red LED streetlights have been installed along a bat corridor in Gladsaxe, Denmark, to mitigate light pollution, enabling seven bat species to move freely at night. Research confirms that red light doesn’t disrupt bat activity like white or green light, maintaining their feeding and movement patterns. Lighting designer Philip Jelvard from Light Bureau says […]
# The Garden Route in the Western and Eastern Cape has been ranked the world’s best road trip by Autotrader in a global study assessing scenery, road quality, weather, and driving experience. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the route includes the Wilderness, Knysna, and Tsitsikamma sections of the Garden Route National Park. He says visitors […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa sê die legendariese aktrise, model en mode-ikoon, Cynthia Shange, se lewe was ʼn persoonlike triomf en bron van nasionale inspirasie en bewondering. Sy is gister in die vroeë oggendure op 76-jarige leeftyd in ʼn KwaZulu-Natalse hospitaal dood. Shange was die eerste swart vrou wat Suid-Afrika by die Mej. Wêreld-kompetisie verteenwoordig het […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa says legendary actress, model and fashion icon, Cynthia Shange’s life has been a personal triumph and a source of national inspiration and admiration. She passed away at the age of 76 in the early hours of yesterday morning at a KwaZulu-Natal hospital. Shange was the first black woman to represent South […]
# The South African Weather Service says the inclement weather conditions are expected to continue in some parts of the country until Tuesday. The weather service has issued a yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, cold, wet and windy weather conditions. Forecaster Tokelo Chiloane says daytime maximum temperatures are expected to drop significantly, with […]
# Die Tshwane Universiteit vir Tegnologie sal ‘n ErasmusPlus-befondsde stelsel bekendstel om tweeduisend gegradueerdes oor ‘n tydperk van drie jaar op te spoor, met die doel om alumni-verbindings te versterk en datagedrewe beplanning te verbeter. TUT sê hy wil gegradueerdes in Dierkunde, Gewaswetenskappe, Tuinbou en Natuurbewaring van vanjaar tot 2028 opspoor. Hy sê die groep […]
# Die minister van Wetenskap, Tegnologie en Innovering, Blade Nzimande, het ‘n verstommende 41 nuwe navorsingsleerstoele bekendgestel. Die departement het die Suid-Afrikaanse Navorsingsleerstoel-program in 2006 bekendgestel. Nzimande sê die program wil uitnemendheid in navorsing en vernuwing by Suid-Afrikaanse openbare universiteite lok en behou deur navorsingsgeleenthede met ‘n beleggingstrajek van tot 15 jaar te vestig:
# The Tshwane University of Technology will pilot an ErasmusPlus-funded system to track two-thousand graduates over a three-year period, aimed at strengthening alumni connections and improving data-driven planning. It says the pilot will track graduates from Animal Sciences, Crop Sciences, Horticulture and Nature Conservation from this year to 2028. TUT says the cohort includes participants from […]
# Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Blade Nzimande launched a staggering 41 new research chairs. The department launched the South African Research Chairs Initiative in 2006. Nzimande says the programme aims to attract and retain excellence in research and innovation at South African public universities through establishing research chairs with a long-term investment trajectory […]