# Newly crowned 72nd Miss World, Opal Suchata Chuangsri, from Thailand, says during her reign she will continue with her Beauty With a Purpose project, For HER. The project is a breast cancer awareness initiative aimed at education, early detection, and empowerment. She is the first Thai woman to win the title. Chuangsri says she […]
# Disney’s blockbuster Lilo and Stitch, which is the second top-grossing Hollywood release of 2025 behind A Minecraft Movie, remains at number one in the box office for the second consecutive weekend. Paramount and Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise, is second, with Karate Kid: Legends opening at number three. In its […]
# The annual Cape Town Games recently saw 292 young people put their skills on display at Erica Park in Belhar. Participants from across the metro took part in friendly competitions including five-a-side soccer, fast-five-netball, dodgeball, three-a-side basketball, dominoes, and table tennis. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says this annual […]
# University of the Western Cape Analytical Chemistry professor, Priscilla Baker, is the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States. The university says Baker is breaking barriers with her pioneering research in wearable electrochemical sensors while advocating for greater inclusivity in STEM fields. Baker says that by actively sharing […]
# Ster-Kinekor, Suid-Afrika se grootste teatergroep, sluit vandag sy Cavendish Square-teater in Kaapstad na die verstryking van ‘n huurkontrak. Sy Gateway-teater in Umhlanga het vroeër vandeesmaand gesluit. Die maatskappy verskuif sy fokus na e-speletjies en opvoedkundige programme om relevant te bly. Uitvoerende hoof, Mark Sardi sê innovering is die sleutel. Mededinger Nu Metro sal na […]
# Ster-Kinekor, South Africa’s biggest cinema chain, will shut its Cavendish Square cinema in Cape Town today, following a lease expiry. Its Gateway branch in Umhlanga closed earlier this month. Despite the closures, the company is shifting focus to e-gaming and educational programmes to stay relevant. CEO Mark Sardi says innovation is key. Rival Nu […]
# Die Minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, doen ‘n beroep op aspirant-bewaringsbewustes om in te skryf vir die nuut-geakkrediteerde Nasionale Diploma-program by die Suider-Afrikaanse Natuurlewe Kollege in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. George het gesê dit is ‘n baanbreker-kursus en gesê dit bemagtig die jeug om stropery te bestry en biodiversiteit te beskerm. Die […]
# Two stray lions have been seen in the veld near Plange-Mtititi village, bordering Kruger National Park’s northern side in Limpopo. Community spokesperson Isaac Khosa says rangers were called but have not located the animals. Khosa urges local residents and livestock farmers to stay vigilant. The lions were last seen near bushes close to the […]
# Twee rondloper leeus is in die veld naby Plange-Mtititi, aan die noordelike grens van die Krugerwildtuin in Limpopo gesien. ‘n Gemeenskapswoordvoerder, Isaac Khosa, sê veldwagters is ontbied, maar het die diere nog nie gewaar nie. Khosa waarsku plaaslike inwoners en veeboere om waaksaam te wees. Die leeus is laas in die bosse naby die […]
