insert_link Africa How old are South African fossils like the Taung Child? New study offers an answer By Francis Thackeray, University of the Witwatersrand One hundred years ago the discovery of a skull in South Africa’s North West province altered our understanding of human evolution. The juvenile skull was dubbed the Taung Child by Raymond Dart, an anatomist at the University of the Witwatersrand, who first described it. In 1924 Dart could not say exactly how old it was, but he […] todayJuly 15, 2024 12
insert_link Oshiwambo DRC okwa lopota omaso 44 go Mpox niipotha 25 Aanambelewa yuuhaku mo DRC oyati iipotha 25 yo Monkeypox oya dhidhilika muuzilo woshilando Goma. IIpotha oyindji oya lopotwa mookamba dheedhilila aantu ya tulululwa kiikolokosha ya homata mo North Kivu. oshilongo osha dhidhilika iipotha ya konda 11 000 nomaso 443. kakele ku DRC,South Africa naye okwa taalela etukuko lyo Mpox. todayJuly 13, 2024 47
insert_link 1 Namibia Importation of livestock not ceased: MAWLR The Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform has clarified that the exportation of live cattle (weaners/young cattle) to South Africa (SA) has not ceased as per recent rumours in the public arena. In a media statement issued on Friday by the ministry, it said anyone wishing to export live cattle to SA should apply for the South African Veterinary Import Permit. The statement indicated that all […] todayJuly 12, 2024 17 1
insert_link Lifestyle Thinking aloud: what happens when children read for pleasure in classroom clubs By Eileen Scheckle, Nelson Mandela University Every five years, the international Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) provides an assessment of how well grade 4 learners around the world read for meaning. And every time South Africa participates, the results are shocking. In the 2021 survey, more than 80% of South African fourth-graders weren’t able to make sense of what they were reading in […] todayJuly 12, 2024 30
insert_link Entertainment Brenda Fassie’s 1997 hit song Vulindlela still raises questions about South Africa as a nation By Mbali Mazibuko, University of Johannesburg In 1997, South Africa’s most famous music star had a huge hit. Brenda Fassie’s Vulindlela became a national pop anthem, played especially at weddings and celebrations. Vulindlela can be loosely translated from the Zulu language as an instruction to “make way” or, if you like, “clear the path”. The song is about making way for the groom (and […] todayJuly 12, 2024 52
insert_link South Africa Ordinary white South Africans and apartheid – bound to a racist system they helped prop up By Neil Roos, University of Fort Hare In South Africa, apartheid was a divisive political system entrenched by a white minority who regarded other ethnic groups as inferior, creating townships on the outskirts of cities to house the black population and legislation to control their movements. Many academic studies have focused on black life under apartheid, but few on white life – and even fewer on […] todayJuly 10, 2024 13
insert_link Oshiwambo Omupashiyono a tyonkwagulwa kondjamba sigo eso moshikunino shiinamwenyo mo South Africa Omupashiyoni omu Spain okwa tyonkwagulwa sigo eso kondjamba sho a zimo mohauto oku kutha omathano goshigunda shoondjamba moshikunino shiinamwennyo sha South Africa. O BBC oya lopota kutya omulumentu gomimvo 43 okwa ponokelwa ongula yosondaaha ko Pilanesburg National Park,monooli ya Johannesburg. Omulumentu,omukadhona gwe naakiintu yalwe yaali okwali taya hingi osheenditho shawo,meni lyoshikunino,sho ya mono oondjamba dhili 3 nuutana. Naasho yazi mo mosheenditho yedhi thaneke,odhemu ponokele noku mu dhipaga. Omanga yalwe inaaya […] todayJuly 9, 2024 13
insert_link South Africa Road to Paris: African Olympic hopefuls shine in Durban ahead of the Paris Olympics By Stephen Granger, bird story agency Just a month before athletes head to Paris for the 2024 Olympics, some of the Africa's top marathoners gathered in the port city of Durban on July 7 to compete in the Absa RUN YOUR CITY DURBAN 10k — and the results highlighted a depth of talent that suggests the Paris Olympics will be a specatacle of African running […] todayJuly 8, 2024 37
insert_link Oshiwambo IIpotha yo Mpox mo South Africa oyili po 20,naantu 15 ya kolekwa yeli nawa,omanga 5 yeli miipangelo Omwaalu gwiipotha yo Mpox mo South Africa ogwa londo sigo opo 20. Shika osha landula sho iipotha iipe yili 4 ya kolekwa mo Gauteng nomo Kwazul Natal momasiku omashona ga piti. Omanga oshikondo shuuhaku shati opena onkundana ombwaanawa kwaamboka ya kwatwa kombuto,sho aavu 15 ya pewa o clean bill of health,shoka tashiti oya pewa eziminino ku ndohotola kutya oyena uundjolowele. Omanga ya 5 yeli moshipangelo omolwa omatompakano geetithwa komauvu galwe […] todayJuly 8, 2024 17