# South African immunologist Professor Clive Gray has been awarded the prestigious Royal Society Africa Prize by the United Kingdom’s Royal Society, the world’s oldest scientific academy. Gray, a professor at Stellenbosch University, was recognised for pioneering research into the effects of HIV on maternal and child health. His work focuses on HIV-exposed, uninfected children […]
# Die Vergelegen-wynlandgoed in Somerset-Wes het hierdie seisoen 137 Nguni-kalwers verwelkom, met ‘n verdere agt wat nog verwag word. Die kudde bestaan nou uit meer as 450 diere. Die nuwe aanwinste sluit suiwer Nguni’s en Nguni/Angus-kruisings in. Die kruisings toon indrukwekkende groei danksy hul Angus-afkoms. Vergelegen het Angus-beeste in 2024 by sy teelprogram ingesluit om […]
# Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West, Cape Town, welcomed 137 Nguni calves this season, with eight more still due. The herd now exceeds 450 animals. The new arrivals include pure Ngunis and Nguni/Angus crosses. The crosses show impressive size from their Angus heritage. The estate introduced Angus in 2024 to combine Nguni hardiness with […]
# n Agtjarige seun wat Nepal se verwoestende vloede oorleef het deur in ‘n woud in te hardloop en in bome te klim, is met sy ma herenig. Zoyal Ghale is uit die vloedgeteisterde Rasuwa-distrik gered met ‘n gebreekte been en beserings aan sy gesig, en toe per helikopter na die hospitaal in Kathmandu geneem. […]
# An eight-year-old boy who survived Nepal’s devastating floods by running into a forest and climbing trees has been reunited with his mother. Zoyal Ghale was rescued from the flood-hit Rasuwa district with a broken leg and injuries to his face, then airlifted to hospital in Kathmandu. His mother had spent days searching shelters for […]
# Die Reserwebank het twee herdenkingsmuntstukke bekendgestel ter ere van die nalatenskap van Charlotte Maxeke en die vroue-optog na die Uniegebou in 1956. Die een twee-rand-muntstuk vier 125 jaar sedert Maxeke die eerste swart Suid-Afrikaanse vrou geword het om ‘n universiteitsgraad te bekom. Die tweede herdenk 70 jaar sedert die geskiedkundige optog teen apartheids-paswette. President […]
# The Reserve Bank has launched two commemorative circulation coins to celebrate the legacy of Charlotte Maxeke and the 1956 women’s march to the Union Buildings. The first two-rand coin marks 125-years since Maxeke became the first black South African woman to obtain a university degree. The second commemorates 70 years since the historic march […]
# En laastens, as jy gedink het die Olimpiese Spele het ongewone oomblikke, welkom by die Wêreldspele vir Mensagtige Robotte in Beijing. Meer as tweeduisend robotte uit 16 lande neem deel aan 51 items, wat wissel van atletiek en sokker tot dans en praktiese take. Die gepaardgaande Wêreldrobotkonferensie verteenwoordig meer as 300 maatskappye en duisende […]
# And finally, if you thought the Olympics were unusual, welcome to the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing. More than two-thousand robots from 16 countries are competing in 51 events, ranging from athletics and soccer to dancing and practical tasks. The accompanying World Robot Conference is showcasing more than 300 companies and thousands of […]
