# South African artist Marlene Dumas has set a new world record for the most expensive work sold by a living female artist. Her 1997 painting, Miss January, sold for approximately 245-million-rand at Christie’s New York auction. The 280-centimetre-tall portrait surpassed the previous record held by Jenny Saville’s Propped in 2018. Dumas, who began her […]
# The University of Limpopo says it is making significant strides in education through its Adopt a School programme. The programme aims to connect classroom theory with real-world experience while inspiring learners to explore study options and careers in agricultural sciences. The university says the programme extends beyond the traditional classroom, with learners being taken […]
# Final Destination Bloodlines, die sesde aflewering van die riller-konsessie, was in sy eerste naweek die beste verkoper by Noord-Amerikaanse kaartjiekantore. Kaitlyn Santa Juana speel die rol van ʼn jong vrou wat ontdek haar ouma kan die dood kul en talle lewens red, maar met skrikwekkende gevolge. Disney en Marvel se Thunderbolts is tweede en Ryan […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Grammy-bekroonde sanger Tyla word vanjaar die eerste Afrikaan wat die Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice-toekennings aanbied. Die 23-jarige Tyla wie se regte naam Laura Seethal is, is benoem as gunsteling musiekster wêreldwyd en gunsteling-medemusikant vir Show Me Love saam met WizTheMc en Bees and Honey. Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, Kendrick Lamar en Selena Gomez […]
# Final Destination Bloodlines, the sixth instalment in the horror-thriller franchise, topped the North American box office in its opening weekend. The film stars Kaitlyn Santa Juana as a young woman who discovers that her grandmother was able to cheat death and save numerous lives, although with frightening consequences. Disney and Marvel’s Thunderbolts slipped to second with […]
# Die Stad Tshwane verwelkom die Vergenoeg-mynmaatskappy se skoolskoenveldtog. Die maatskappy het onlangs meer as 100 pare skoolskoene geskenk aan leerders van die Hosea Kekana High School in Hammanskraal. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Ruimtelike Beplanning, Sarah Mabotsa, sê baie kinders in Suid-Afrika het nog nooit ʼn paar skoolskoene besit nie:
# Die ANC se parlementêre koukus het hartseer en skok uitgespreek na die dood Saterdag van die ANC-vroueliga se adjunkpresident, Lungi Mnganga-Gcabashe. Sy was ook voorsitter van die portefeuljekomitee oor toerisme, en lid van die ANC se nasionale uitvoerende komitee. Die party se hoofsweep, Mdumiseni Ntuli, sê die 65-jarige Mnganga-Gcabashe het die land goed gedien:
# South African Grammy Award-winning singer Tyla will host this year’s Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards, becoming the first African to host the award show. The 23-year-old, whose real name is Laura Seethal, is nominated for favourite global music star and favourite music collaboration for Show Me Love with WizTheMc and Bees and Honey. Leading the […]
# 702 en Primedia se stigter, Issie Kirsh, is die naweek op 90-jarige ouderdom oorlede. Hy en sy seun William het Primedia, een van Suid-Afrika se grootse mediamaatskappye gestig. Primedia se uitvoerende hoof, Jonathan Procter, sê die land moet dankbaar wees teenoor Kirsh en sy familie vir hul ondersteuning van onafhanklike media. Hy sê onafhanklike […]
