# South Korea is experiencing its final legal summer season for dog meat before a nationwide ban takes effect in February. The practice, traditionally associated with the hottest days of summer, has declined sharply as attitudes towards animal welfare change and pet ownership increases. At Seoul’s Moran Market, once a major dog-meat hub, many restaurants […]
# A US missionary held captive in Niger for nine months has been released and is in good health, according to his Christian organisation, SIM International. Kevin Rideout was abducted by three unidentified men outside his home in the capital of Niamey in October last year. New York Times, which first reported his release, says […]
# Kaapstad se Boulders-strand het weereens internasionale erkenning verwerf en is 20ste op Big Seven Travel se lys van die wêreld se 50 beste strande vir 2026. Die aantreklikheid in Simonstad is bekend vir sy beskutte waters, granietrotse en sy kolonie van bedreigde Afrika-pikkewyne. Besoekers kan in aangewese gebiede swem en die pikkewyne vanaf die […]
# Cape Town’s Boulders Beach has once again earned international recognition, ranking 20th on Big Seven Travel’s list of the world’s 50 best beaches for 2026. The Simon’s Town attraction is famous for its sheltered waters, granite boulders and colony of endangered African penguins. Visitors can swim in designated areas and view the penguins from […]
# Die Stad Tshwane sê meer as een-duisend-500 jongmense het baat gevind sedert die bekendstelling in Februarie van die Ithuba Jeug Ekonomiese Ontwikkelingsprogram. Die vennootskap tussen die metro en verskeie regerings-, NRO- en privaat sektor-instellings is daarop gemik om die aantal ekonomiese geleenthede vir jongmense te verbeter. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Ekonomiese Ontwikkeling en Ruimtelike Beplanning, […]
# The City of Tshwane says over one-thousand-500 young people have benefited since the launch of the Ithuba Youth Economic Development Programme in February. The partnership between the metro and several governmental, NGO and private sector entities aims to increase the number of economic opportunities for young people. Mayoral committee member for Economic Development and […]
# ‘n Sonsverduistering het gister in Europa voorgekom met ‘n uiters skaars algehele verduistering wat in Spanje, Portugal, Ysland en Groenland te sien was. ‘n Sonsverduistering kom voor wanneer die maan direk tussen die aarde en die son inbeweeg en dan ‘n skaduwee op die aarde gooi. ‘n Gedeeltelike sonsverduistering waar ‘n deel van die […]
# A solar eclipse swept across parts of Europe yesterday, with a rare total eclipse visible in Spain, Portugal, Iceland and Greenland. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Earth and the sun, resulting in the moon casting a shadow on the Earth. A partial eclipse, in which only some of the […]
# ‘n Twee-en-dertigjarige vrou is na 36 uur lewend uit die puin gered na ‘n aardbewing van 7,4 in die weste van Colombia. Daniela Largo is na ‘n tien-uur lange reddingspoging uit ‘n ineengestorte gebou in Pereira gehaal. Brandbestryders het twee tonnels gegrawe en een gebruik om suurstof te verskaf voordat hulle haar deur die […]
