# Die internasionaal-bekroonde toneelstuk, Far Gone, gaan in Suid-Afrika opgevoer word. Dit is geskryf en opgevoer deur die Ugandees-gebore akteur en skrywer, John Rwothomack, en vertel die storie van ʼn jong seun se reis van ʼn onskuldige kind tot ʼn kindersoldaat wat onder dwang in Noord-Uganda veg. Die opvoering het wêreldwyd lof verdien, onder meer op […]
# Die Stad Tshwane het met ‘n nie-regeringsorganisasie in Mamelodi, Tateni and Thandanani, saamgespan om die instelling van hul skoolvakansie-program te ondersteun. Dit sluit skaakvaardighede en robotika in. Die burgemeesterskomiteelid vir Gemeenskaps- en Maatskaplike Ontwikkelingsdienste, Palesa Modise, sê ongeveer 80 leerders het aan die program deelgeneem, wat ook ‘n toer deur Mamelodi en die middestad […]
# 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 […]
# The City of Tshwane partnered with Tateni and Thandanani, an NGO based in Mamelodi, to support the implementation of their school holiday activities programme. This included promoting chess skills and robotics. Mayoral committee member for Community and Social Development Services Department, Palesa Modise, says about 80 learners participated in the programme, which also included […]
# 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 […]
# 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 […]
# Die Suid-Afrikaner Wim van den Heever is aangekondig as 2025 se Natuurlewefotograaf van die Jaar vir sy foto getiteld Spookdorpbesoeker. Die foto is van ‘n bruin hiëna wat langs die ruïnes van ‘n verlate diamantmynbou-nedersetting in die spookdorp Kolmanskop in Namibië staan. Die foto is gekies uit ‘n rekord van 60-duisend-636 inskrywings uit 113 […]
# South African wildlife photographer Wim van den Heever has been announced as the 2025 Wildlife Photographer of the Year for his image titled Ghost Town Visitor. The image is of a brown hyena standing beside the ruins of an abandoned diamond mining settlement in the ghost town of Kolmanskop, Namibia. The photograph was selected […]
