# The City of Johannesburg is one of the finalists for the 2025 Bloomberg Philanthropies Local Leaders Awards. The awards recognise innovative policies, projects, and programmes led by local leaders that have effectively addressed climate change over the past three years. Mayor Dada Morero says this recognition is a powerful validation of the metro’s Just Transition approach. He says they are pioneering a decentralised, […]
# Marnus Botha van Somerset-Wes is die wenner van die Stad Kaapstad se eerste Wear the Hope-uitdaging. Die kompetisie het lede van die gemeenskap aangemoedig om idees by te dra wat die metro se veerkragtigheid, kulturele diversiteit en gees van saamhorigheid weerspieël. Botha se wenkonsep het vir die beoordelaars uitgestaan vir sy opregte simboliek en […]
# Marnus Botha from Somerset West is the winner of the City of Cape Town’s inaugural Wear the Hope Challenge. The challenge encouraged members of the community to contribute ideas that reflect the metro’s resilience, cultural diversity, and spirit of togetherness. Botha’s winning concept stood out to the judges for its heartfelt symbolism and ability […]
# Taylor Swift se nuwe album, The Life of a Showgirl, het binne sy eerste week die beste syfers ooit aangeteken vir ‘n album in die stroom-era. Volgens Billboard het die album die ekwivalent van 3,5-miljoen albumeenhede oorskry, in beide verkope en stroomdienste. Dit oortref Adele se album 25 wat voorheen die rekord gehou het […]
# Die 29ste uitgawe van Poetry Africa deur die Sentrum vir Skeppende Kunste by die Universiteit van KwaZulu-Natal, word tans by die Seabrooke Teater in Durban aangebied. Die tema is Poetry Architecture of Social Justice. Vanjaar se hoofdigter is Ari Sitas, die ontvanger van die Orde van Mapungubwe in Silwer, vir sy bydrae tot die […]
# ‘n Meestersgraadstudent aan die Sol Plaatjie-universiteit in die Noord-Kaap, Tshepiso Sebeela, het die gesogte Abe Bailey-reisbeurs ontvang. Die beurs erken universiteitstudente vir buitengewone akademiese prestasie, leierskap en ‘n ernstige sin vir maatskaplike verantwoordelikheid. Die ontvanger onderneem elke jaar ‘n opvoedkundige toer deur Engeland en Skotland en kry die kans om hul begrip van leierskap, […]
# Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, has the biggest first-week numbers ever recorded for an album in the streaming era. According to Billboard, the album has surpassed 3.5 million equivalent album units, representing consumption across both sales and streaming. This surpasses the record previously held by Adele‘s album 25, which had […]
# The 29th edition of Poetry Africa, presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is currently happening at Seabrooke’s Theatre in Durban. The theme is Poetry Architecture of Social Justice. This year’s featured poet is Ari Sitas, who is the recipient of the Order of Mapungubwe in Silver, for his […]
# A Master’s student at Northern Cape’s Sol Plaatjie University, Tshepiso Sebeela, has been awarded the prestigious Abe Bailey Travel Bursary. The bursary recognises university students who demonstrate exceptional academic performance, leadership and a deep sense of social responsibility. Each year, recipients embark on a three-week educational tour of England and Scotland, an opportunity to […]
