# Education activist Hendrick Makaneta has congratulated doctor Thobeka Ntini-Makununika, a former domestic worker, who recently earned her PhD in Philosophy from the University of KwaZulu-Natal. The 32-year-old’s thesis is titled “Unravelling the dynamics of power in employer-domestic worker relations in contemporary South Africa”. Makaneta says Ntini-Makununika’s journey is inspiring, having worked part-time as a […]
# Rapper Kendrick Lamar was the big winner of the BET Awards held in Los Angeles. Lamar won album of the year for GNX, best male hip-hop artist, video of the year for, Not Like Us, and best collaboration alongside SZA for Luther. The rapper also won the award for video director of the year […]
# Iranse amptenare het ‘n polisiebevel van 2019 wat die stap van honde in die hoofstad Teheran verbied, uitgebrei na ten minste 18 ander stede. Owerhede verwys na openbare orde en gesondheids- en veiligheidskwessies. Honde-eienaarskap, die oortreding van Iran se verpligte hijab-wette, die bywoon van ondergrondse partytjies en drankgebruik is lank reeds vorms van ‘n […]
# Padwedlope: Die veteraan langafstand-atleet Louis Massyn het die eerste persoon geword om 50 keer die Comrades-marathon suksesvol af te lê. Die 74-jarige het die wenstreep bereik slegs minute voor die afsnytyd van 12-uur. Massyn het sy eerste wedloop in 1973 gehardloop en sedertdien slegs 2020, ’21 en ’22 s’n misgeloop. Hy het gister se […]
# Roadrunning: Veteran runner Louis Massyn became the first person to complete the Comrades Marathon 50 times. The 74-year-old crossed the finish line just minutes before the 12-hour cut-off. Having first run in 1973, he only missed the race in 2020, 2021, and 2022. Massyn called it a tough but unforgettable day. He confirmed he […]
# Iranian officials have expanded a 2019 police order banning dog walking in the capital Tehran, to at least 18 other cities. Authorities cite public order, and health and safety concerns. Dog ownership, defying Iran’s mandatory hijab laws, attending underground parties and drinking alcohol have long been forms of quiet rebellion against Iran’s theocratic regime. […]
# Die boek, Behind Prison Walls, sit praktiese stappe uiteen om die beleërde gevangenisstelsel te hervorm. Dis geskryf deur ‘n oudregter van die Konstitusionele Hof, Edwin Cameron, ‘n navorsingsgenoot aan die Sentrum vir Reg en Samelewing, Rebecca Gore, en die regsklerk Sohela Surajpal. Die boek kritiseer swaar vonnisse, oorbevolking en ongelykheid in korrektiewe geregtigheid. Cameron, […]
# A new book called Behind Prison Walls, written by retired Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron, research associate at the Centre for Law and Society, Rebecca Gore, and law clerk, Sohela Surajpal, has outlined practical steps to reform the strained prison system. Launched in Johannesburg, the book critiques harsh sentencing, overcrowding, and inequality in correctional […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse Departement van Kultuursake en Sport het benoemings aangevra vir 2025 se Kultuur-toekennings. Inwoners word aangemoedig om individue of groepe te benoem wat ‘n noemenswaardige invloed gehad het tussen 1 Junie 2023 en 31 Mei vanjaar. Kategorieë sluit in die Kunste, Biblioteke en Museums. LUR Ricardo Mackenzie sê die toekennings vereer opbouende kunste, […]
