# ‘n Alumnus van die Universiteit van Pretoria, doktor JK Moeng, is aangestel as landbou-attaché in die Suid-Afrkaamse ambassade in die Italiaanse hooftad, Rome. Sy sal Suid-Afrika verteenwoordig in die middelpunt van internasionale voedselbestuur en daagliks skakel met agentskappe soos die Verenigde Nasies se Voedsel- en Landbou-organisasie en die Wêreldvoedselprogram. Moeng sê sy het grootgeword […]
# President Cyril Ramaphosa has paid tribute to former Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, saying he led the nation as a patriot and a champion. The 82-year-old, who led Africa’s most populous country between 2015 and 2023, died in London yesterday. Ramaphosa says he had the privilege of working closely with Buhari on building relations between […]
# The University of the Free State has been ranked as the second best institution in South Africa for disability transformation, achieving 78-percent on the Disability Results Effectiveness Scale. It says this reflects its effective implementation of the Department of Higher Education and Training’s strategic policy framework on disability in the post-school education and training system. The ranking […]
# University of Pretoria alumna doctor, JK Moeng, has been appointed as the agricultural attaché to the South African Embassy in Rome, Italy. She will represent South Africa at the heart of international food governance, engaging daily with agencies such as the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation and the World Food Programme. Moeng says she […]
# Die Knysna-oesterfees het bewys dis tydens die stil wintermaande ʼn noodsaaklike ekonomiese reddingsboei vir dié Wes-Kaapse dorp. Die Knysna-munisipaliteit se plaaslike-ontwikkelingsbestuurder, Lungiswa Goya, sê vanjaar se fees het ʼn 30-persent toename in deelname getoon. Sy sê die fees se verbintenis om terug te gee, is ʼn belangrike aspek. Skenkings aan plaaslike organisasies en dié […]
# Dit is vandag Wêreld-sjimpansee-dag en die Verenigde Nasies vereer Jane Goodall vir haar onvermoeide toewyding aan sjimpansees. Goodall het op hierdie dag in 1960 haar navorsing in die Gombe Nasionale Park in Tanzanië begin oor die belangrikheid van dié diere en die dringende behoefte om hulle en hul habitat te beskerm. Die VN sê ontbossing, […]
# The Knysna Oyster Festival has shown itself to be an essential economic lifeline for the Western Cape town during the slow winter months. Knysna Municipality’s Local Economic Development manager, Lungiswa Goya, says this year the festival saw a 30-percent increase in participation. She says a key aspect of the festival is commitment to giving […]
# Die Stad Kaapstad sê 19 leerders van die Leap Science and Maths School in Langa het onlangs deelgeneem aan die Women and Girls Visible Force of Resilience-program. Dit is geïnspireer deur die Verenigde Nasies se pogings om vroue se bydrae tot die vermindering van rampe te verbeter. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Veiligheid en Sekuriteit, JP Smith, […]
# With today being World Chimpanzee Day, the United Nations is honouring Jane Goodall for her tireless commitment to chimpanzees. On this day, Goodall began her research at the Gombe National Park, Tanzania, in 1960, recognising the importance of chimpanzees, as well as the urgent need to protect them and their habitats. The United Nations says […]
