# A new study has revealed that Africa’s rapid urban growth is threatening bird diversity. Researchers used citizen science data from Kenyan and Nigerian bird-mapping projects to uncover insights into how urbanisation affects birds, their diversity and ecological functions in these nations. Speaking on the Mongabay Podcast, researcher Ashoka Mukpo says in Africa, urban land […]
# Die komediant Nate Bargatze is aangewys as seremoniemeester vir die 77ste Emmy-toekennings in die Peacock-teater in Los Angels op 14 September. Hy het verlede jaar die meeste geld as komediant verdien en 1,2-miljoen kaartjies verkoop. Bargatze het tot nou ses spesiale vertonings vrygestel met die onlangse Your Friend, Nate Bargatze op Netflix. Hy sê […]
# Die Verenigde Nasies se adjunk-sekretaris-generaal, Amina Mohammed, sê sterker vennootskappe en groter belegging in klimaat is nodig om vordering in globale ontwikkeling en klimaatsdoelwitte te versnel. Sy het by die P4G-beraad in Hanoi, Viëtnam, gesê teen 2030 sal 45,6-duisend-miljard-rand jaarliks vir ontwikkelende ekonomieë nodig wees om binne die teiken van 1,5-grade Celsius volgens die […]
# Comedian Nate Bargatze will host the 77th Emmy Awards from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles on September 14th. In 2024, he was the highest-earning stand-up comedian, having sold 1.2-million tickets. Bargatze has released six stand-up specials to date, with the most recent being Your Friend, Nate Bargatze on Netflix. Bargatze says it is […]
# United Nations deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, has urged stronger partnerships and increased climate investment to accelerate progress on global development and climate goals. Speaking at the P4G Summit in Hanoi, Vietnam, she cited the need for 45.6-trillion-rand annually by 2030 for emerging economies, to keep the 1.5-degree Celsius target within reach and deliver on […]
# ‘n Amerikaanse federale regter, James Boasberg het beslis daar is waarskynlike regsgronde waarvolgens president Donald Trump se administrasie van strafregtelike minagting aangekla kan word. Dit is vir die skending van die hofbevel om gebruik van die Wet op Vreemdelinge te staak vir die deportasie van meer as 200 beweerde bendelede van Venezuela. Die 227-jaar […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaanse regering het die aanvalle op burgerlike teikens in Gaza veroordeel. In die jongste voorval het Israel ʼn missielaanval uitgevoer op die al-Ahli Arab-hospitaal in Gaza Stad. Die hospitaal se intensiewesorg- en operasie-departement is in die aanval vernietig. Die Departement van Internasionale Betrekkinge en Samewerking se woordvoerder, Chrispin Phiri, sê Israel het sedert […]
# US federal judge James Boasberg has ruled that probable cause exists to hold officials of president Donald Trump’s administration in criminal contempt. This is for violating his orders to halt the use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport over 200 alleged Venezuelan gang members last month. The 227-year-old law is meant to protect […]
# The South African government has condemned the continuous bombing of civilian targets in Gaza, the most recent being the missile strike by Israeli forces on the al-Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza City. The strike destroyed the intensive care and surgery departments of the hospital. Department of International Relations and Cooperation’s spokesperson, Chrispin Phiri, says […]
