# Today is World Sight Day, a day that aims to raise awareness about the importance of maintaining healthy vision. The theme this year is #LoveYourEyes. This day also highlights the global effort to eliminate preventable blindness and improve the quality of life for individuals with vision loss. Worldwide, 2.2-billion people have near or distant visual impairments, […]
# Kaapstad is benoem onder die wêreld se beste stede in Travel plus Leisure se reistoekennings vir Indië en Suid-Asië, in die kategorie Internasionale Bestemmings, Beste Stad. Die tema is die Kuns van Ontdekking, en die toekennings vier plekke wat verkenning en verbintenis aanmoedig. Briony Brookes van Kaapstad Toerisme sê die benoeming bevestig die Moederstad […]
# Cape Town has been nominated among the world’s best cities in the Travel plus Leisure India and South Asia Best Awards 2025, under the International Destinations, Best City category. Themed Art of Discovery, the awards celebrate places that inspire exploration and connection. Cape Town Tourism’s Briony Brookes says the nomination reaffirms the Mother City’s […]
# Vanjaar se Nobelprys vir Chemie is toegeken aan Susumu Kitagawa van Japan, Richard Robson van Australië en Omar Yaghi van Amerika vir hul ontwikkeling van metaal-organiese raamwerke. Hierdie poreuse molekulêre strukture kan gasse vasvang, water vanuit die lug oes, giftige chemikalieë berg en chemiese reaksies bevorder. Hiener Linke van die Nobelkomitee sê hul baanbrekerswerk […]
# 2025’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry has been awarded to Susumu Kitagawa of Japan, Richard Robson of Australia, and Omar Yaghi of the US for their development of metal organic frameworks. These porous molecular structures can capture gases, harvest water from the air, store toxic chemicals, and catalyse chemical reactions. The Nobel Committee’s Hiener Linke […]
# Die ma’s en gogo’s van die One to One Africa-liefdadigheidsorganisasie in die Oos-Kaap, gebruik musiek om gemoedere en siele in sukkelende gemeenskappe te genees met ‘n gemeenskapsgesondheids-ingryping bekend as die Chime-veldtog. Chime mentor ma’s wat opgelei is in basiese gesondheidsorg om oorspronklike liedjies te gebruik om trauma en angs te verlig. Die uitvoerende direkteur, […]
# Vanjaar se Nobelprys vir Fisika is toegeken aan die Amerikaners John Clarke, Michel Devoret en John Martinis vir hulle grondverskuiwende proefnemings wat die kwantummeganiese effekte in ‘n handgrootte elektriese stroombaan demonstreer. Die bekroondes sal 18-miljoen-rand deel. Olle Eriksson van die Koninklike Sweedse Akademie van Wetenskap sê die drietal het bewys dat kwantum-tonnelering en energie-kwantisering […]
# This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to the Americans, John Clarke, Michel Devoret, and John Martinis for their groundbreaking experiments demonstrating quantum mechanical effects in a hand-sized electrical circuit. The laureates will share 18-million-rand. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences’ Olle Eriksson says the trio proved that quantum tunnelling and energy […]
# The mothers and gogos of the One to One Africa charity in the Eastern Cape are using music to heal minds and spirits in struggling communities through a community health intervention known as the Chime-initiative. Chime mentors mothers trained in basic healthcare to use original songs for easing trauma and anxiety. Executive director Gqibelo […]
