Events

White lion Romeo was exploited for circus shows in France until his rescue in 2023 Bethlehem, 16 May 2024 – Global animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS has successfully transferred a five-year-old white lion named Romeo to its LIONSROCK Big Cat Sanctuary in South Africa on 15 May. Romeo previously belonged to a circus owner who exploited him for […]

SA ranked 55th out of 115 countries on the latest WEF Travel and Tourism Development Index Report 2024. https://www.weforum.org/publications/travel-tourism-development-index-2024/ alongside Thailand 47, Qatar 53, Mauritius 57, Egypt 61. Where we do best – Natural Resources 14, Socio-economic impact 39, and worst – Safety and security 113 and Health and Hygiene 97 The post SA ranked

By Steuart Pennington CSIR Simulation helping to improve truck flow on N4 Corridor A sophisticated simulation model, developed by a dedicated team at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria, is proving an important and very worthwhile tool in improving the flow of trucks on the N4 road transport corridor. These trucks,

By Thabo Motlhabi Everyone seeks a better life. Everyone wants to work together. Local government in Mogale City, recently launched the Community Workers Program in Kagiso, in partnership with the Private Sector. This was a new way of improving the Community Workers Programme for the better.  The attendees were Honorable members from local and National

On Saturday, May 11th, Cedar International Academy marked its remarkable journey of 30 years with a grand celebration, culminating in a unique service on Sunday, May 12th. The festivities commenced on Saturday evening with an outstanding program skillfully curated by Cedar Alumni, a testament to the alumni’s integral role in their success. This significant milestone

By Steuart Pennington “Within 30kms of my old school in the Midlands of KZN there are 5 Primary Schools still using Pit Toilets. As part of our programme to improve our 16 footprint schools as functional places of learning, hygiene is critical. Last year I contacted Breadline Africa to visit our schools, they have initiated

Southern Oil, a leading producer in the agricultural sector, reaffirms its commitment to community well-being through its unwavering support of the Canola Development Trust that heads up two educational systems that are the first of its kind in South Africa. The CanoLees programme, cleverly named to merge “canola” with “lees” (meaning “reading” in Afrikaans), promotes

University of Cape Town particle physicist James Keaveney received the Oppenheimer Memorial Trust’s (OMT) inaugural New Frontiers Research Award on 15 May 2024. “The annual New Frontiers Research Award aims to give exceptionally talented early- to mid-career researchers the freedom and flexibility to pursue bold ideas and push the boundaries of knowledge in their fields

According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO), pollinators are responsible for 35% of crop production globally.  This increases the outputs of 87 important, staple crops worldwide like potatoes, cabbage, onions, coffee, watermelon, cotton, apples, avos etc. Cue Bongi Bees; founded in 2017, the Pretoria-based, Black women-owned bee enterprise safeguards these

By Yolanda Wessels Vesper on Wheels started in 2014 when Judy Jooste fostered and adopted a disabled mini dachshund, Vesper. It was a struggle to get wheels or information on disabled pets, hence starting the group to enable owners to give their disabled pets a good quality of life. “I had to learn very quickly