# University of Pretoria researchers bagged five major honours at the prestigious National Science and Technology Forum-South32, often described as South Africa’s “Science Oscars”. The awards celebrate excellence in science, engineering, technology and innovation. One of the winners is professor Namrita Lall, who received the Innovation Award for SMMEs. She was recognised for her ground-breaking […]
# Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps, starring Pedro Pascal as scientific genius Reed Richards, who leads a space expedition with his wife, stayed atop the North American box office chart in its second weekend. Universal/DreamWorks Animation’s new family pic The Bad Guys 2 came in second, with Paramount’s The Naked Gun starring Liam Neeson opposite […]
# ‘n Babaseuntjie wat verlede week vir ‘n Ohio-paartjie gebore is, het ontwikkel uit ‘n embrio wat vir meer as 30 jaar bevrore was. Dit is moontlik ‘n rekordtydperk van berging voor ‘n geboorte. In ‘n sogenaamde embrio-aanneming, het Lindsey en Tim Pierce drie embrio’s gebruik wat deur die 62-jarige Linda Archerd geskenk is, nadat […]
# A baby boy born last week to an Ohio couple developed from an embryo that had been frozen for more than 30 years in what is believed to be a record length of storage time before a birth. In what’s known as embryo adoption, Lindsey and Tim Pierce used three embryos donated to them […]
# Die bouwerk aan ‘n dineesaal van meer as agt-duisend vierkante meter en ter waarde van 3,6-miljard-rand sal in September begin. Die gebou vervul president Donald Trump se 15-jaar lange droom om ‘n onthaalruimte op die Withuis-perseel te bou. Die goue en wit-styl van die nuwe gebou sal ‘n noukeurige nabootsing wees van die Louis […]
# Construction will begin in September on a 3.6-billion-rand ballroom of more than eight-thousand square-metres. The building will fulfil a 15-year ambition by president Donald Trump to construct an event space on the White House grounds that expands the building’s entertaining capacity. The gold-and-white style will closely mimic the Louis XIV-style main event room at […]
# Wetenskaplikes het ‘n nuwe stokinsekspesie, wat hulle glo die swaarste ooit in die land is, ontdek in ‘n afgeleë reënwoud in Australië, wat die tuiste is van dodelike slange, spinnekoppe en ander grillerige gediertes. Die nuwe spesie weeg 44 gram, ongeveer dieselfde as ‘n gholfbal, en is 40 sentimeter lank. Navorsers aan die James […]
# In a remote rainforest in Australia, home to deadly snakes, spiders and creepy-crawlies, scientists have discovered a new species of stick insect they believe is the heaviest ever found in the country. The new species weighs 44 grams, about the same as a golf ball, and is 40 centimetres long. Researchers at the James […]
# Award-winning filmmaker Michael James has premiered God’s Work at the 46th Durban International Film Festival. Inspired by his time volunteering at the Denis Hurley Centre, the film follows homeless characters navigating survival and the need to be seen. James collaborated with homeless men to authentically portray life on the streets. The film, now up […]
