# Gunmen over the weekend killed 25 people in two attacks across north-central Nigeria’s Benue state. This is the latest violence in a region known for deadly land disputes and reprisals. Attackers killed 14 people yesterday in the community of Ankpali. Muslim ethnic Fulani nomadic herders have long clashed with settled farmers, many of whom […]
# Baanbrekerwerk deur navorsers van die Universiteit van Kaapstad en die Universiteit van Kopenhagen, het van die oudste menslike genetiese data opgelewer wat ooit uit Afrika herwin is. Hulle het antieke proteïene gebruik om biologiese geslag en verborge genetiese variasie in Paranthropus robustus, ‘n uitgestorwe neef van die moderne mens – te ontbloot. Hulle het […]
# CapeNature’s HeliHack team removed over 15-thousand invasive pine trees from the steep slopes of Boosmansbos Wilderness area last month. The record-breaking conservation effort, which took three-days restored one-thousand-and-80 hectares of land, enhancing water security for approximately 15-thousand residents in the Southern Cape. The mission also led to the rediscovery of the Boosmansbos long-tailed forest […]
#Cricket: South Africa has reportedly roped in former England fast bowler, Stuart Broad, as a consultant ahead of the World Test Championship final against Australia, which begins at Lord’s next Wednesday. According to reports, the 38-year-old will attend a training session of the Proteas next Monday, where he will help the likes of Kagiso Rabada, […]
# GOOD Party se burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Beplanning en Ontwikkeling in die George-munisipaliteit, Chantelle Kyd, het bedank. Sy sê sy kan nie langer met ‘n skoon gewete in ‘n uitvoerende rol bly waar waarheid onderdruk word, aanspreeklikheid vermy word en koalisievennote sonder die nodige respek behandel word nie. Kyd sê sy het met toewyding en integriteit […]
# Cricket: Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has called time on his 13-year one-day international career with immediate effect. The 36-year-old, who is one of the most explosive batters in the history of the sport, made 149 appearances, scored three-thousand-990 runs, took 77 wickets and won two ODI World Cup titles. Maxwell will remain an active […]
# The long-term climate cost of destroying, clearing and rebuilding Gaza could top 31-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent, more than the combined 2023 annual greenhouse gases emitted by Costa Rica and Estonia. This is according to a new study by the Social Science Research Network. The study shows that almost 30-percent of greenhouse gases […]
# Die pas gekroonde 72ste Mej. Wêreld, Opal Suchata Chuangsri van Thailand, sê sy sal tydens haar heerskappy voortgaan met haar Skoonheid met ʼn Doel-projek, For HER. Die projek is ʼn borskankerveldtog wat op opvoeding, vroeë opsporing en bemagtiging fokus. Sy is die eerste Thaise vrou wat die Mej. Wêreld-titel wen. Chuangsri sê sy is […]
# A groundbreaking study, led by researchers from the University of Cape Town and the University of Copenhagen, has delivered some of the oldest human genetic data ever recovered from Africa. The researchers used ancient proteins to uncover biological sex and hidden genetic variation in Paranthropus robustus – a close, extinct cousin of modern humans. Two-million-year-old protein […]
