# LED-straatligte is langs ‘n vlermuis-deurgang in Gladsaxe, Denemarke, ingestel om onnatuurlike beligting te verminder, sodat sewe vlermuis-spesies snags vrylik kan beweeg. Navorsing bevestig rooi lig ontwrig nie vlermuis-bedrywighede soos wit of groen lig nie, en handhaaf hul voeding- en bewegingspatrone. Die beligting-ontwerper, Philip Jelvard van Light Bureau sê die kleur kan as ‘n sein […]
# Taiwan se president, Lai Ching-te, het sy reis na Eswatini gekanselleer waar hy die 40ste herdenking van koning Mswati se troonbestyging sou bywoon. Hy het China daarvan beskuldig dat hulle druk geplaas het op die Seychelle, Mauritius en Madagaskar om toestemming terug te trek dat sy vliegtuig oor hul gebiede mag vlieg. Taiwan se […]
# Die minister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Willie Aucamp, het ‘n aksiegedrewe en voldoende befondsde aanpassings- en versagtingsagenda versoek om ontwikkelende ekonomieë te help om die klimaatkrisis aan te pak. Hy het deelgeneem aan die 17de Petersberg-klimaatdialoog wat vandag in Berlyn, Duitsland, eindig. Die bespreking het gefokus op beslissende stappe om die klimaatkrisis […]
# Chinese president Xi Jinping says Beijing is ready to help African countries navigate the economic turmoil from the US-Israeli war against Iran. African countries, which rely heavily on imports of fuel, food, and fertiliser, have been affected by the global economic shocks resulting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Xi says China […]
# Taiwan’s president, Lai Ching-te, has cancelled his trip to Eswatini, where he was set to attend the 40th anniversary of King Mswati the Third’s accession. He accused China of putting pressure, including economic coercion, on the Seychelles, Mauritius and Madagascar to revoke permission for his aircraft to fly over their territories. Taiwan’s presidential office […]
# Amnesty International warns the world is on the brink of a perilous new era, driven by powerful states, corporations and anti-rights movements’ assaults on multilateralism, international law and human rights. In its annual report, The State of the World’s Human Rights, it documents abuses in 144 countries during 2025. Secretary general Agnès Callamard says […]
# Autotrader het die Tuinroete in die Wes- en die Oos-Kaap aangewys as die wêreld se beste vakansieroete na ʼn wêreldwye studie oor toegang tot natuurtonele, padgehalte, die weer en bestuurders se ervaring. SANParke se woordvoerder, JP Louw, sê die roete sluit die Wildernis-, Knysna- en Tsitsikamma-gedeelte van die Tuinroete-nasionale Park in. Hy sê woude, […]
# Red LED streetlights have been installed along a bat corridor in Gladsaxe, Denmark, to mitigate light pollution, enabling seven bat species to move freely at night. Research confirms that red light doesn’t disrupt bat activity like white or green light, maintaining their feeding and movement patterns. Lighting designer Philip Jelvard from Light Bureau says […]
# The Garden Route in the Western and Eastern Cape has been ranked the world’s best road trip by Autotrader in a global study assessing scenery, road quality, weather, and driving experience. SANParks spokesperson JP Louw says the route includes the Wilderness, Knysna, and Tsitsikamma sections of the Garden Route National Park. He says visitors […]
