THE annual Diturupa carnival which was halted two years ago following the outbreak of Covid-19 made a colourful return when more than a dozen troupes…
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The world united in grief when former president Nelson Mandela passed away on 5 December 2013. In Rivonia, Johannesburg residents lit candles under a giant poster of the statesman's youthful days to pay tribute. Nine years since his passing the world remembers his selflessness and contribution to the establishment of a democratic state in South Africa.
According to the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), in Africa, women account for only 24% of the population using the internet, while men account for 35% of users.
“People must not be denied HIV services no matter who they are or where they live, if we are to achieve health for all,” said Dr Meg Doherty, WHO Director of the HIV, Hepatitis and STI programmes.
By Mawande Mrashula A woman who honed her softball skills in the dusty pitches of Limpopo has been called up for national duty in an…
The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has revealed that rhino poaching rates in Africa have continued to decline from a peak of 5.3% of the total population in 2015 to 2.3% in 2021. The organisation noted that at least 2,707 rhinos were poached across Africa between 2018 and 2021.
The influence of teachers extends beyond the classroom in communities. Malesela Maubane pays tribute to one such educator who recently passed away SCORES of people…
News of his plans to take the team to Brazil so soon after London made the alarm bells ring louder around Zola Mahobe. More people started questioning whether his businesses could sustain his lifestyle, while to others he was an apartheid-era hero who was doing good things for the South African people, especially soccer fans.
Central to the transformation of sports towards non-racialism, Dan Qeqe paved the way for the mainstreaming and liberation of black rugby and cricket players in South Africa. He co-engineered the birth of the KwaZakhele Rugby Union (Kwaru), a pioneering non-racial rugby union that was more of a political and social movement.
The demand for natural medicinal products in modern medicine as complementary or alternative therapies is on the increase, however, the potential medicinal values of these plants, including Rooibos, are not always properly researched and documented, and the industry and wider sector can benefit from an increased focus on R&D in this area