# Die Europese Ruimteagentskap het ʼn Biomass-satelliet, die eerste van sy soort, ontwerp om koolstofdioksied in tropiese woude te meet. Navorsers sukkel om te bepaal hoeveel koolstofdioksied in die wêreld se woude geberg word en hoe hierdie voorraad verander in reaksie op faktore soos ʼn toename in temperatuur. Tropiese woude neem 75-persent van die wêreld […]
# This year’s all-star global concert is set to be held at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi today to celebrate International Jazz Day. This day honours jazz music and its power to bring people together, recognising jazz as more than just music, but a powerful tool for education, communication, and social change. The concert […]
# Ellen Pompeo has cemented her status as one of the defining television actors of the 21st century by receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The award-winning actress and producer is best known for her role as Meredith Grey on the hit ABC series Grey’s Anatomy. The 55-year-old also serves as an executive […]
# Vyf Suid-Afrikaanse rolprentvervaardigers gaan hulle onafhanklike kortfilms in Junie by die 29ste jaarlikse Amerikaanse Swart Rolprentfees in Miami tentoonstel. Ayanda Halimana, Kopedi Aphane, Donna Sibande, Chris Djuma, en Nondumiso Buthelezi-Masache is as die wenners van die eerste Suid-Afrikaanse Kortrolprentfees aangewys, ‘n nuwe program wat by vanjaar se geleentheid bekendgestel word. Die fees se stigter, […]
# A new study shows that only 9.5-percent of the 400-million tonnes of plastic produced globally in 2022 came from recycled material. The rest was almost entirely made from fossil fuels, mainly coal and oil. Recycling rates remain low, with just 27.9-percent of plastic waste recycled and 40-percent going to landfills. While China is the […]
# The European Space Agency has launched a first-of-its-kind Biomass satellite, designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests. Researchers have been struggling to grasp how much carbon is stored in the world’s forests, and how these stocks are changing in response to factors like the increase in temperature. Tropical forest accounts for 75-percent of global […]
# Five South African filmmakers will have their independent short films showcased at the 29th annual American Black Film Festival in Miami in June. Ayanda Halimana, Kopedi Aphane, Donna Sibande, Chris Djuma, and Nondumiso Buthelezi-Masache have been picked as the winners of the inaugural South African Stories Short Film Showcase, a new programme introduced for this […]
# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump sê wat die wêreld die afgelope 14 weke gesien het, is ‘n rewolusie van gesonde verstand. Hy het Woensdag sy 100ste dag in die amp gevier met ‘n veldtogstyl-saamtrek in Michigan. Volgens Gallup is Trump die enigste president na die Tweede Wêreldoorlog met minder as die helfte van die […]
# US president Donald Trump says what the world has witnessed in the past 14 weeks is a revolution of common sense. He celebrated his 100th day in office with a campaign-style rally in Michigan on Wednesday. According to Gallup, Trump is the only post-World War Two president to have less than half the public’s […]
