South Africans speak “lekker” English, but that doesn’t mean you’ll always understand us. Our “robots” are nothing like R2D2, “just now” doesn’t mean immediately, and “babbelas” is not a shampoo….
South African scientists have produced the first test-tube buffalo brought into the world by In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF), 40 years after the first human test-tube baby was born. After…
Heritage Day is one of South Africa’s newer public holidays, declared after the republic became a democracy in 1994. The day was first observed in 1996. South Africa (24…
Social change NGO Heartlines has launched its latest values-inspired campaign, What’s Your Story? Aimed at tackling some of South Africa’s deepest divides. The campaign aims to build understanding, trust…
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, have pledged more than $3 billion towards a plan to cure all diseases in the lifetime of their 10-month-old daughter. The goal,…
Meet the Letron – a real life transformer that converts from a BMW into an awesome, giant robot complete with powerful arm movements and a creepy cyborg face. The…
Speaking at the United Communal Fund fundraising dinner in Durban, Advocate Thuli Madonsela urged businesses to help make tertiary education accessible to the youth of South Africa. Times Live first…
Each year, World Rhino Day is celebrated on the 22nd of September, highlighting the ongoing importance of protecting the world’s ever-dwindling rhino populations from relentless poaching for their horns. …
KFC’s CSI programme, Add Hope has been around since 2009 and today feeds more than 120 000 children every day through its 132 beneficiaries. South Africa (24 September 2016) –…
The Giant Flag is a world-first green innovation project that celebrates the spirit of South Africa, her land and her people while bringing together job creation, clean energy and tourism….
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“There is no better exercise for your heart than reaching down and helping lift someone up” - Bernard Meltzer
