# The South African Red Cross Air Mercy Service has received a donation of two-thousand teddy bears, generously collected through a soft toy drive spearheaded by Gordon’s Bay Tourism in the Western Cape. The teddy bears will be distributed to AMS operational bases in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, and KwaZulu-Natal for further distribution to […]
# The University of Pretoria has conferred an honorary doctorate on professor Christina Landman, the first South African woman to become a professor of theology at a university in the country. The university says Landman is one of the most open-minded leaders in the field of theology, making a significant impact on Christian thinking and […]
# Organisers of the National Arts Festival have revealed this year’s curated programme, which is a blend of local and international works. After a hiatus from directing, Cape Town’s Rehane Abrahams will premiere her new work The Fugue of Tjebolang. Much-loved acapella group, The Soil, will make a welcome return to the event with their […]
# Chinese navorsers by die Suid-China Universiteit vir Tegnologie het ’n amfibiese robot-hond ontwikkel wat doeltreffend op land en in water kan beweeg. Die robot is geïnspireer deur honde se swembewegings, en beskik oor ’n dubbelgewrig-beenstruktuur wat twee style vir spoed en ‘n stadiger drafaksie vir stabiliteit insluit. Die robot kan in die water snelhede […]
# Chinese researchers from the South China University of Technology have developed an amphibious robotic dog capable of efficient movement on land and in water. Drawing inspiration from canine swimming, the robot features a double-joint leg structure and three paddling gaits, including two doggy-paddle styles for speed and a trot-like gait for stability. It achieves […]
# Die Wes-Kaapse LUR vir Kultuursake en Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, het Afrikaans Amptelik 100 van stapel gestuur wat ’n jaarlange viering is van Afrikaans, wat ‘n eeu gelede ’n amptelike taal geword het. Die seremonie het by die Kasteel in Kaapstad plaasgevind. Mackenzie sê die viering eer die taal se wortels in gemeenskappe wat deur […]
# The Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Ricardo Mackenzie, has launched Afrikaans Amptelik 100, a year-long celebration marking a century since Afrikaans became an official language. The ceremony took place at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town. Mackenzie says the celebration honours the language’s roots in communities shaped by slavery and […]
# Qatar Airways het aangekondig dat een van sy weeklikse vlugte vanaf Doha na Kaapstad vanaf 1 Junie met ‘n Boeing 777 sal wees, wat gratis ultra-vinnige Starlink wi-fi sal insluit. Die lugredery het reeds die wêreld se grootste vloot Starlink-toegeruste 777’s en is ook die eerste om die stelsel op Airbus A350’s aan te […]
# Qatar Airways has announced that from June 1st, it will operate one of its weekly Doha to Cape Town flights using a Boeing 777, offering passengers complimentary ultra-fast Starlink wi-fi. The airline, already boasting the world’s largest Starlink-equipped 777 fleet, is also the first to fit the system to Airbus A350s. Celebrating 20-years in […]
