# Births in Japan hit another record low in 2024, falling for the ninth straight year as young people delay marriage while the elderly population rises. The numbers highlight the dramatic demographic challenges facing the world’s fourth-biggest economy, where a shrinking workforce is having to shoulder the costs of caring for a ballooning elderly population. […]
# Die Masinyusane-ontwikkelingsorganisasie in Gqeberha brei sy Masi and Zazi-geletterdheidsprogramme uit. Die inisiatief wil nog Vroeë Kinderontwikkelingsentrums by sy databasis voeg. Die programme wat op isiXhosa-geletterdheid fokus, leer lettervorming, klankherkenning en taalontwikkeling en lê ‘n sterk grondslag vir leer. Kinderontwikkelingsentrums word aangemoedig om te registreer sodat hulle oorweeg kan word vir toekomstige befondsing. Die organisasie […]
# Die ster van Gossip Girl en Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Michelle Trachtenberg, is op 39-jarige leeftyd oorlede. Volgens die stad New York se polisiedepartement is sy bewusteloos aangetref in haar woonstel in Manhattan en mediese noodpersoneel het haar op die toneel dood verklaar. Die polisie sê geen misdaad word vermoed nie. Trachtenberg het ook […]
# The Masinyusane Development Organisation in Gqeberha is expanding its Masi and Zazi Literacy Programmes. The initiative seeks to add Early Childhood Development centres to its database. Focused on isiXhosa literacy, the programmes teach letter formation, sound recognition, and language development, laying a strong foundation for learning. ECDs are encouraged to register to be considered […]
# Professor Helen Schneider van die Universiteit van die Wes-Kaap is onlangs by die Suid-Afrikaanse Mediese Navorsingsraad se 11de Toekenningsgeleentheid vereer. Sy het die Navorsingsontwikkeling en Hervormingstoekenning ontvang wat erkenning gee aan buitengewone prestasie en bydrae tot Suid-Afrikaanse gesondheidsnavorsing. Die UWK sê Schneider se leierskap en kennis het gesondheidsbeleid nasionaal en wêreldwyd gevorm en gehelp […]
# Gossip Girl and Buffy the Vampire Slayer star, Michelle Trachtenberg, has passed away at the age of 39. According to the New York City Police Department, she was found unconscious and unresponsive in her Manhattan apartment on Wednesday and was pronounced dead by emergency medical services on the scene. Police say criminality is not […]
# Die Universiteit van Johannesburg gaan tydens sy gradeplegtigheid agt mense met eredoktorsgrade vereer om sy 20ste herdenking te vier. Hulle sluit in oudpresident Kgalema Motlanthe, die hoog-aangeskrewe Afrikaanse digter, skrywer, joernalis en akademikus Antjie Krog, en die wêreldbekende wetenskaplike in organiese elektronika, professor Huang Wei. Die universiteit sê die eredoktorsgrade gee erkenning aan mense […]
# The University of the Western Cape professor, Helen Schneider, was recently honoured at the 11th South African Medical Research Council Scientific Merit Awards. She received the Research Capacity Development and Transformation Award, recognising exceptional achievements and contributions to South African health research. UWC says through Schneider’s leadership and expertise, she has shaped health policy, […]
# The University of Johannesburg will award honorary doctorates to eight distinguished individuals during its 2025 graduation ceremonies, marking its 20th anniversary. Recipients include former president, Kgalema Motlanthe, acclaimed Afrikaans poet, author, journalist, and academic, Antjie Krog, and world-renowned scientist in organic electronics, professor Huang Wei. The university says the honorary doctoral degrees recognise individuals, […]
