# Dragon’s blood trees, found only on Yemen’s Socotra island, are under threat from climate change, invasive goats, and ongoing conflict. The umbrella-shaped trees, which are vital to the island’s ecosystem and tourism, are being decimated by increasingly severe cyclones. Without urgent action, scientists are warning that the species could vanish within centuries. Socotra, a […]
# Streaming giant Netflix has stepped in to save the long-running children’s show Sesame Street, after Warner Bros. Discovery opted not to renew its five-year deal for the programme. Netflix has signed a deal with Sesame Workshop, which will see the streaming service air season 56 later this year. The new season will feature fresh […]
# Die Johannesburg-gebaseerde fotografie-projek, Of Soul & Joy, het onlangs ʼn slypskool aangebied by die Dar Al Atfal Sidi Bernoussi-weeshuis in Casablanca, Marokko. Die Suid-Afrikaanse fotograaf, Jabulani Dhlamini en plaaslike eweknieë het tydens die projek weeskinders van 11 en 12 geleer om fotografie as instrument te gebruik om stories te vertel. Die slypskool wat ondersteun […]
# Die adjunkminister van Bosbou, Visserye en die Omgewing, Narend Singh, het Afrika-lande aangespoor om strategieë vir biodiversiteitsfinansiering te heroorweeg, aangesien meer geld nodig is om biodiversiteitsverlies teen 2030 te stop en om te keer. Afrika is die tuiste van meer as ‘n kwart van die wêreld se ongeskonde ekosisteme en ikoniese spesies. Singh waarsku […]
# Two-time Oscar winner Denzel Washington received a surprise honorary Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Monday, in recognition of his outstanding career. The 70-year-old attended the festival for Spike Lee’s latest film Highest 2 Lowest, in which he stars alongside A$AP Rocky, Jeffrey Wright and Ilfenesh Hadera. Other winners of the […]
# Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment deputy minister, Narend Singh, has urged African nations to rethink biodiversity financing strategies, as more financing is needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Africa is home to more than a quarter of the world’s intact ecosystems and iconic species. Singh has warned that the extinction threat […]
# Johannesburg-based photography initiative Of Soul & Joy recently hosted a workshop at Dar Al Atfal Sidi Bernoussi orphanage in Casablanca, Morocco. Led by South African photographer Jabulani Dhlamini and local counterparts, the project taught orphans aged 11 and 12 how to use photography as a storytelling tool. Supported by the cultural and social engagement […]
# Die Amerikaanse president Donald Trump sê Rusland en Oekraïne sal dadelik met vredessamesprekings begin om die oorlog te beëindig. Hy het gister ‘n twee-uurlange telefoonoproep met sy Russiese eweknie Vladimir Putin gevoer en die gesprek as uitstekend beskryf. Putin het gesê die telefoongesprek was betekenisvol en direk, maar hy voeg by sy land se […]
# Die leiers van Brittanje, Frankryk en Kanada dreig met daadwerklike stappe, insluitend geteikende sanksies, as Israel nie ophou met sy hernieude aanvalle in Gaza nie. Meer as 100 mense is die naweek in die nuwe grondoffensief dood. Die Isralse premier Benjamin Netanyahu het onderneem om beheer oor die hele Gaza te neem en om […]
