# Women and girls accounted for one in four of the more than 37-thousand civilians killed in armed conflict last year, double their share in 2021. This is according to the 2026 United Nations secretary-general’s report on Women, Peace, and Security. In 2025, the UN verified nine-thousand-788 cases of conflict-related sexual violence, more than twice […]
# Suid-Korea hoop sy beroemde haai, Bukangi, is uiteindelik terug in die oop see nadat sy in die hawestad Busan in ‘n kanaal vasgekeer was. Die wyfie-bronshaai van drie-meter het vermoedelik die kanaal binnegeswem agter visse aan. Sy het groot belangstelling uitgelok terwyl reddingspogings aangewend is om haar terug see toe te lei. Amptenare het […]
# ‘n Veroordeelde Australiese moordenaar het ‘n hofstryd verloor om Vegemite in die tronk toegelaat te kry, met die betoog dat die verbod sy kulturele regte skend. Andre McKechnie, wat ‘n lewenslange vonnis uitdien, het die jare lange verbod in die Hooggeregshof van Victoria betwis. Regter Claire Harris het beslis dat die beperking op grond […]
# South Korea is hoping its celebrity shark, Bukangi, is finally back at sea after becoming stranded in a canal in the port city of Busan. The three-metre female dusky shark is believed to have been attracted there by an abundance of fish to feed on. She drew huge crowds as rescuers tried to guide […]
# An Australian convicted murderer has lost a court battle to have Vegemite allowed in prison, arguing that the ban violates his cultural rights. Andre McKechnie, who is serving a life sentence for murder, challenged the long-standing prohibition in Victoria’s Supreme Court. Judge Claire Harris ruled that the restriction was justified on security grounds. Prison […]
# Die Nelson Mandelabaai-munisipaliteit het vir die 2026/27-seisoen internasionale Blouvlag-status vir drie strande behou, wat die metro se kustoerisme-aanbod versterk in die aanloop tot die somervakansie. Burgemeester Babalwa Lobishe sê Koningstrand, Humewood-strand en Hobie-strand het die gesogte internasionale akkreditasie behou. Humewood het boonop ‘n mylpaal van 25 opeenvolgende jaar in die Blouvlag-program bereik. Volgens Lobishe […]
# The Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality has retained international Blue Flag status for three beaches for the 2026/27 season, strengthening the metro’s coastal tourism offering ahead of the summer holidays. Mayor Babalwa Lobishe says Kings Beach, Humewood Beach and Hobie Beach have all retained the prestigious international accreditation. Humewood Beach has also reached a milestone […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse Weerdiens waarsku inwoners van Gauteng om voorsorgmaatreëls te tref, tydens die provinsie se eerste amptelike hittegolf van die 2026/27-somerseisoen. Die hittegolf, wat Vrydag begin het, sal na verwagting verhewig, met versengende toestande wat na verwagting tot Maandag sal voortduur. Daar word verwag dat temperature in Pretoria 35 grade Celsius sal bereik, terwyl […]
# The South African Weather Service is warning Gauteng residents to take precautions as the province experiences its first official heatwave of the 2026/27 summer season. The heatwave, which began on Friday, is expected to intensify, with scorching conditions forecast to persist until Monday. Pretoria is expected to reach 35-degrees-Celsius, while Johannesburg could hit 33 […]
