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John Lennon’s Imagine… sang perfectly in honour of International Peace Day. This kid is one of the faces as to why we need to end war.
Anelisa Lamola was originally born in South Africa and has auditioned for the UK X-Factor before… but this time she believed she was better prepared… and the world could not agree more.
Kevin Paul won South Africa’s first medal of the Rio Paralympics late on Thursday evening, taking gold in the men’s 100m breaststroke.
And it seems he’s achieved just that, with popstar Meghan Trainor recognising Smit for his choreography to her smash hit, Me Too.
Let’s begin with the poo – something hippos are pretty good at producing in large volumes. Kruger is in the grip of a severe drought. Rivers are drying, pools are emptying and grass is in short supply for herbivores. Hippos – all 7 500 of them in the park – need water or they get […]
Poaching has driven a huge decline in Africa’s savannah elephants with almost a third (30%) wiped out between 2007 and 2014, the first ever continent-wide survey of the species has found.
Rescuing just one abused circus lion is no easy task. Imagine promising to care for no fewer than 33 of the predators – for life. Janine Stephen catches up with the big cats rescued from South America, and their carer, Savannah Heuser.
The phrase “rape culture” hit the headlines recently, as campus protesters took the issue to the streets. Marion Scher looks at some of the questions it raised, from the use of language, to attitudes, to secondary victimisation.
The Tesla Model 3 is set to hit South Africa next year – but are our roads and drivers ready? And in a global market where at least one car company boss doesn’t want you to buy his electric vehicle, is there really a future for electric cars? Mark van Dijk finds out.
In 2015, the World Economic Forum ranked South Africa’s maths and science education 138th out of 140 countries. Frances Aron finds out how one organisation is addressing the issue.
For more than 20 years the Albinism Society of South Africa has supported people with albinism. Frances Aron finds out about a condition that’s often surrounded in stigma and superstition. (more…)
Eseltjiesrus Donkey Sanctuary based in McGregor is having its Spring Book Fair on the 7th and 8th October to raise much-needed funds to keep the sanctuary open.
The organization has been saving abused donkeys for nearly 10 years. Some of the worst cases they’ve seen are where donkeys arrive “pitifully thin, weak and covered in ticks”. They also see see a lot of hoof and skin problems. Right now they have 21 of the animals, but they have successfully re-homed many. (more…)
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