Promoting Africa
How many African horror movies do you know ? Well South Africa has a new one: The Tokoloshe. Film director Jerome Pikwane shared a few thoughts on the movie and the role he played in its creation, and what he thinks of the future of the African film industry. The idea for the film The…
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Students at the University of Cape Town have developed a bio-brick that mixes sand, bacteria and human urine. It's the world’s first bio-brick grown from human urine. The formation of the bio-brick The bio-brick was developed by UCT master’s student in civil engineering, and was "created through a natural process called microbial carbonate precipitation. When urine is mixed…
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10-year-old Sibahle Zwane who has amazed South Africa with his special talent of working huge numbers of math just from his head, is also using his gift to make money. Dealing with numbers can be an onerous task for a lot of people, but for Sibahle Zwane, a grade 4 student from the city of Lehae,…
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A fossil of a new dinosaur species has been discovered in South Africa, and is said to be a relative of the brontosaurus that weighed 26,000 pounds, about double the size of a large African elephant. According to researchers at University of Johannesburg, these fossils could well be the distant ancestors of the giant 60-ton sauropods…
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The 2018 Sasol Solar Challenge, during which solar-powered vehicles take part in a racing competition, is currently taking place in South Africa. The 2018 event marks a decade of solar car challenges in South Africa, as it runs for the sixth time. What is Sasol Solar Challenge ? The Sasol Solar Challenge is a biennial competition.…
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No matter where in the world you go, the name Nelson Mandela is synonymous with philanthropy. One of Mandela’s many philanthropic passions was ending poverty. He’s been quoted saying ‘Poverty is not an accident. Like slavery and apartheid, it is man-made and can be removed by the actions of human beings’. Therefore, it’s only fitting…
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On July 15, Barack Obama made his first post-presidency visit to Kenya, and launched a center for Knowledge, Learning & Excellence founded by his half sister in the rural birthplace of his father Kolego. President Obama traveled to Kenya on Sunday to promote the opening of a sports and training center that his half sister, Auma…
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