# The University of Fort Hare has honoured author, political activist and attorney, Mda Mda, with an honorary Doctor of Laws. Mda, who is 102 years old, played a crucial role in representing underprivileged people during the apartheid regime. He published his memoir Struggle and Hope: Reflections on the recent history of the Transkeian People […]
# South African award-winning drummer and composer Kesivan Naidoo, and his acclaimed ensemble, Kesivan and The Lights, will be doing a special live recording at the Baxter Concert Hall in Cape Town on Saturday. This is part of their national tour titled Freedom in Sound. The tour honours South Africa’s rich jazz heritage to celebrate 30 years of democracy. […]
# Afrikaans’ centenary as an official language is celebrated today. Thomas Walters of the DA says over the decades, Afrikaans has developed into a language that reflects the diversity of South Africa, and is a language that connects people, carries stories, and shapes communities. He says today is an opportunity to pay tribute to all […]
# Navorsers sê die wêreld se rykste 10-persent mense is sedert 1990 verantwoordelik vir twee derdes van aardverwarming. Die eerste studie wat die uitwerking van gekonsentreerde privaat rykdom op uiterste klimaatgebeurtenisse bepaal, het bevind dat die manier waarop die rykes verbruik en belê, die risiko van dodelike hittegolwe en droogtes aansienlik verhoog het. ’n Wetenskaplike […]
# Researchers says the world’s wealthiest 10-percent of individuals are responsible for two-thirds of global warming since 1990. The first study to quantify the impact of concentrated private wealth on extreme climate events, report that how the rich consume and invest, has substantially increased the risk of deadly heatwaves and drought, A scientist at ETH […]
# Disney het planne aangekondig om sy eerste temapark in die Midde-Ooste op te rig. Die oord, wat op die Yas-eiland in Abu Dhabi in die Verenigde Arabiese Emirate sal wees, is ‘n samewerking tussen Disney en die plaaslike ontspannings- en vermaaklikheidsondernemimg, Miral. Disney het reeds ses temaparke in Noord-Amerika, Europa en Asië. Disney se […]
# Disney has announced plans to open its first theme park in the Middle East. The resort, which will be in the United Arab Emirates on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island, is a collaboration between Disney and local leisure and entertainment company Miral. Disney already has six theme parks spanning North America, Europe and Asia. Disney […]
# Die Britse regering het ’n kortlys van vyf voorgestelde ontwerpe onthul vir die nasionale gedenkteken vir koningin Elizabeth. Dit sal die lewe herdenk van Brittanje se langsdienende monarg wat in September 2022 oorlede is en in Sint Jamespark in sentraal-Londen opgerig word. Drie van die vyf voorgestelde ontwerpe beeld die ontslape koningin op ’n […]
# A final shortlist of five proposed designs for the national memorial to Queen Elizabeth the Second has been revealed by the British government. The memorial, commemorating the life of Britain’s longest-reigning monarch who died in September 2022, will be built in St James’s Park in central London. Three of the five proposed designs feature […]
