# Lakes, which cover nearly four-percent of the planet’s land surface, are disappearing at an alarming rate due to pollution, habitat loss, invasive species, and climate change. Today marks World Lake Day, which aims to raise awareness of the importance of lakes and the sustainable management of lakes and related ecosystems. The United Nations Environment Programme […]
# Fourteen-time Grammy winner Taylor Swift and three-time Super Bowl champion Travis Kelce are engaged, nearly two years after going public with their relationship. In a joint Instagram post, the couple wrote, “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married”. The post has amassed over 24-million likes. This announcement comes just days after Swift […]
# Die polisie in Australië soek na ʼn swaar gewapende man wat gister in Porepunkah, Victoria, drie polisiebeamptes geskiet het. Twee van die slagoffers is dood. Die verdagte is geïdentifiseer as die 56-jarige Dezi Freeman. Daar is op tien polisiebeamptes gevuur toe hulle na Freeman se eiendom gegaan het met ʼn lasbrief vir inhegtenisneming weens […]
# The University of the Witwatersrand’s Institute for Collider Particle Physics is one of the global winners of the 2025 ODESS Prize in France. The award, from the Pierre Fabre Foundation, recognises a South African innovation that adapts particle physics technology for real-time air quality monitoring. The competition attracted a record 350 entries from around […]
# President Donald Trump van Amerika sê sy administrasie sal die doodstraf vra in moordsake in Washington, DC. Die meeste moorde in Washington word onder plaaslike wetgewing hanteer, maar aanklaers mag die doodstraf vra vir misdade wat onder federale reg val. Trump het in Januarie op die eerste dag van sy administrasie ʼn uitvoerende bevel […]
# Australian police are continuing a manhunt for a heavily armed man, who shot three police officers, two of whom are dead, in Porepunkah, Victoria, on Tuesday. The suspect has been identified as 56-year-old Dezi Freeman. Ten police officers were shot at after travelling to Freeman’s property to execute a warrant for alleged sexual offences. […]
# Iran het wederkerige optrede teen Australië beloof nadat sy ambassadeur, Ahmad Sadeghi, uit die land gesit is. Australië beskuldig Teheran dat hy anti-Semitiese brandstigting in Sydney en Melbourne georkestreer het. Ambassadeur Sadeghi en drie ander amptenare is beveel om Australië binne sewe dae te verlaat. Die Australiese eerste minister, Anthony Albanese, het ook Iran […]
# US president Donald Trump says his administration will seek the death penalty in murder cases in Washington, DC. Most murders in Washington are prosecuted under local law, although prosecutors can seek the death penalty for crimes that fall under federal law. Trump reinstated the federal death penalty through an executive order on the first […]
# Iran has vowed to take reciprocal action against Australia, following the expulsion of its ambassador, Ahmad Sadeghi. Australia has accused Tehran of being behind anti-Semitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Ambassador Sadeghi and three other officials have been ordered to leave Australia within seven days. Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese has also listed […]
