# ‘n Rekord aantal lande en streke gaan môre die 80ste herdenking van die atoombomontploffing in Hiroshima bywoon, insluitend Rusland se bondgenoot, Belarus, en die nuwelinge Taiwan en verteenwoordigers van Palestina. Amerika het op 6 Augustus 1945 ‘n atoombom op die Japanse stad afgegooi, wat sowat 140-duisend lewens geëis het. Drie dae later het ‘n […]
# A record number of countries and regions will attend the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima tomorrow, including Russia’s ally, Belarus, and first-timers Taiwan and representatives of Palestine. The United States dropped the bomb on the Japanese city on 6 August 1945, killing some 140-thousand people. Three days later a second device […]
# Lightstone sê vroue in Suid-Afrika bevestig toenemend hul finansiële onafhanklikheid en maak beduidende vordering met beide huis- en voertuigeienaarskap. Hayley Ivins-Downes van Lightstone sê dit word aangedui in hulle jongste data oor eiendom-, voertuig- en besigheidsbates. Sy sê Vrouemaand beklemtoon die voortuigang wat vroue in baie sektore gemaak het. Ivins-Downes sê die verhouding van huise wat deur […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaans-gebore professor, Michele Dougherty, het geskiedenis gemaak deur die eerste vrou te word wat aangestel is as die Koninklike Sterrekundige in die 350-jarige geskiedenis van die Britse organisasie. Dougherty is gebore in KwaZulu-Natal en het haar liefde vir die ruimte onder die suidelike hemelruim ontdek. Haar baanbrekerwerk met NASA se Cassini-sending en Europa […]
# Lightstone says in South Africa, women are increasingly asserting their financial independence and making significant strides in both homeownership and vehicle ownership. Lightstone’s Hayley Ivins-Downes says this is according to Lightstone’s latest data on property, automotive and business assets. She says Women’s Month highlights women’s progress across many sectors. Ivins-Downes says the proportion of homes owned by women […]
# Hittegolwe wêreldwyd vererger en gebeur meer gereeld weens mensgemaakte klimaatsverandering, met Japan wat geen uitsondering is nie. Die stad Komatsu, in die sentrale streek van Ishikawa, het vandag ‘n nuwe rekord van 40,3-grade Celsius aangeteken. Toyama-stad, ook in die sentrale streek, het 39,8-grade Celsius aangeteken, die hoogste temperatuur sedert rekords begin hou is. Japan […]
# South African-born professor Michele Dougherty has made history as the first woman appointed Astronomer Royal in the UK’s 350-year history. Born in KwaZulu-Natal, Dougherty’s journey began under southern skies, inspiring her passion for space. Her groundbreaking work on NASA’s Cassini mission and Europe’s Jupiter exploration earned her global recognition. She now holds one of […]
# Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, and Japan is no exception. The city of Komatsu, in the central region of Ishikawa, saw a new record of 40.3 degrees Celsius today. Toyama city, also in the central region, hit 39.8 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature since records began. […]
# ʼn Nuwe wêreldrekord is ʼn Kaapstad opgestel toe een-duisend-276 marimba-spelers saam by die Grand West Arena opgetree het. Die geleentheid het die Guinness-wêreldrekord vir die grootste marimba-samespel verbeter. Die vorige wêreldrekord was 550 spelers tydens ʼn geleentheid in Guatemala. Die samespel het talentvolle musikante tussen agt- en 62-jaar byeengebring. Die kinders kom van meer […]
