# University of the Free State’s postdoctoral researcher, doctor Abdul Rashid Issahaku, has received the Early Career Researcher Best Poster Award at the prestigious Fragment-Based Lead Discovery Conference in the UK. The conference is one of the foremost international forums for advancing fragment-based approaches to drug discovery. Issahaku’s award-winning research focuses on using computational and […]
# The internationally acclaimed stage production Far Gone is set to make its South African debut with a highly anticipated tour. Written and performed by Ugandan-born actor and writer John Rwothomack, the production tells the story of a young boy’s journey from childhood innocence to life as a forcibly recruited child soldier in Northern Uganda. The production has received global […]
# Die Amerikaanse president, Donald Trump, sê die Indiese eerste minister, Narendra Modi, het hom verseker sy land sal ophou om olie by Rusland te koop. Olie en gas is Rusland se grootste uitvoerprodukte en Indië, China en Turkye van sy grootse kopers. Die Trump-administrasie het tariewe van 50-persent op Indiese goedere ingestel wat hy […]
# US president Donald Trump says Indian prime minister Narendra Modi has assured him that India will stop buying oil from Russia. Oil and gas are Russia’s biggest exports, and Moscow’s biggest customers include China, India and Turkey. The Trump administration has imposed 50-percent tariffs on goods from India, levies that the American president has […]
# Talle Suid-Afrikaanse kunstenaars word oorweeg vir die 2025 Grammy-benoemings. Dit sluit Sjava, Oscar Mbo, Cici, Abavuki en Heavy in. Die voorloper is Sjava wat oorweeg word vir beste wêreldwye musiekalbum vir Inkanyezi Live. Die bekroonde sanger en liedjieskrywer, Cici, word oorweeg in die kategorie vir beste Afrika-musiekprestasie vir haar enkelsnit, Thula. Deep house-maestro Oscar […]
# Die Wêreld Meteorologiese Organisasie sê koolstofdioksied-vlakke in die atmosfeer het in 2024 rekordhoogtes bereik wat tot langtermyn-temperatuurstygings kan lei. Van 2023 tot 2024 het die wêreld se gemiddelde koolstofdioksied-konsentrasie met 3,5 dele per miljoen toegeneem. Dis die grootste styging sedert moderne meting in 1957 begin het. ʼn Woordvoerder van die organisasie, Oksana Tarasova, sê […]
# Several South African artists have earned consideration for the 2025 Grammy Awards. Among those honoured are Sjava, Oscar Mbo, Cici, Abavuki, and Heavy K. Leading the pack is Sjava, who is being considered for best global music album for Inkanyezi Live. Award-winning singer and songwriter Cici has earned consideration in the best African music […]
# The World Meteorological Organisation says carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere soared by a record amount to new highs in 2024, committing the planet to more long-term temperature increase. From 2023 to 2024, the global average concentration of carbon dioxide rose by 3.5 parts per million, the largest increase since modern measurements started in […]
# Die sekretaris-generaal van die Verenigde Nasies, António Guterres, doen ‘n beroep op die wêreld om voedselstelsels te skep wat mense voed en die planeet beskerm. Vandag is Wêreldvoedseldag onder die tema Hand aan hand vir Beter Kos en ‘n Beter Toekoms – ‘n oproep tot solidariteit oor grense, sektore en gemeenskappe heen. ‘n Geskatte […]
