# The University of Cape Town students will benefit from bursaries worth 2.5-million-rand from Mpumalanga Valves Services and Eskom Rotek Industries. This comes in response to the Financial Aid Division campaign to raise 110-million-rand to bridge the gap created by the NSFAS accommodation cap. UCT’s Funder Liaison Coordinator, Nobi Rululu, says these bursaries are not […]
# Die Universiteit van Pretoria het ‘n eredoktorsgraad aan professor Christina Landman toegeken wat die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse vrou is wat ‘n professor in teologie aan enige universiteit in die land geword het. Die universiteit sê Landman is een van die mees onbevooroordeelde leiers in teologie, wat ‘n beduidende uitwerking op Christelike denke en praktyk in […]
# Miss SA 2010 Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala has been appointed the new national director of Miss Supranational South Africa. She says joining the organisation is a full-circle moment for her. The Miss Supranational pageant is scheduled to take place in June in Poland. Montjane-Tshabalala says the organisation has built a strong and inspiring track record in the […]
# Die organiseerders van die Nasionale Kunstefees het vanjaar se programsamestelling bekend gemaak wat ‘n mengsel is van plaaslike en internasionale werke. Na ‘n lang onderbreking is Rehane Abrahams terug met ‘n nuwe werk, The Fuge of Tjebolang. Die gewilde acapella-groep, The Soil maak ook ‘n welkome terugkeer met hulle energieke vokale harmonie. Die Britse […]
# 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 […]
