# Roadrunning: Four University of Pretoria staff members are set to tackle South Africa’s most famous ultramarathon, the Comrades Marathon, to raise funds for students facing financial difficulties. More than 80 nations will be represented in the race, a down-run over approximately 89 kilometres from Pietermaritzburg to Durban on Sunday. Proceeds raised by doctor Bianca […]
# Newly crowned 72nd Miss World, Opal Suchata Chuangsri, from Thailand, says during her reign she will continue with her Beauty With a Purpose project, For HER. The project is a breast cancer awareness initiative aimed at education, early detection, and empowerment. She is the first Thai woman to win the title. Chuangsri says she […]
# Disney’s blockbuster Lilo and Stitch, which is the second top-grossing Hollywood release of 2025 behind A Minecraft Movie, remains at number one in the box office for the second consecutive weekend. Paramount and Skydance’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, starring Tom Cruise, is second, with Karate Kid: Legends opening at number three. In its […]
# The annual Cape Town Games recently saw 292 young people put their skills on display at Erica Park in Belhar. Participants from across the metro took part in friendly competitions including five-a-side soccer, fast-five-netball, dodgeball, three-a-side basketball, dominoes, and table tennis. Mayoral committee member for Community Services and Health, Francine Higham, says this annual […]
# University of the Western Cape Analytical Chemistry professor, Priscilla Baker, is the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Laureate for Africa and the Arab States. The university says Baker is breaking barriers with her pioneering research in wearable electrochemical sensors while advocating for greater inclusivity in STEM fields. Baker says that by actively sharing […]
# Die Minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Dion George, doen ‘n beroep op aspirant-bewaringsbewustes om in te skryf vir die nuut-geakkrediteerde Nasionale Diploma-program by die Suider-Afrikaanse Natuurlewe Kollege in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. George het gesê dit is ‘n baanbreker-kursus en gesê dit bemagtig die jeug om stropery te bestry en biodiversiteit te beskerm. Die […]
# Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Dion George, is calling on aspiring conservationists to enroll in the newly accredited National Diploma programme at the Southern African Wildlife College in Hoedspruit, Limpopo. George hailed the course as a gamechanger, saying it empowers youth to combat poaching and protect biodiversity. The college now offers a […]
# Tien tieners van die Lamontville Swemakademie in KwaZulu-Natal maak opslae terwyl hulle voorberei vir die 2025 Oceans 8 Welwillendheidswem. Met hierdie geleentheid wat geborg is deur die Balwin-stigting, herskryf hierdie ses seuns en vier meisies hul gemeenskap se storie deur sport. Danksy harde oefening en hoë doelwitte neem hulle volgende maand aan die tweedaagse […]
# Ten teens from Lamontville Swimming Academy in KwaZulu-Natal are making waves as they gear up for the 2025 Oceans 8 Charity Swim. Sponsored by the Balwin Foundation, these six boys and four girls are rewriting their community’s story through sport. Training hard and aiming high, they’ll compete at the two-day Durban’s Vetch’s Beach event […]
