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A picture of a UN peacekeeper standing next to a sign and inadvertently creating the words “Uninvolved in Peace” has been shared in multiple posts on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Reddit. The photo has circulated online for years, recently appearing in posts from Singapore and Myanmar. But the claim is misleading: the picture was staged as part of an ad campaign for a South
The executive director of UCT Libraries, Ujala Satgoor, said volunteers were still needed to help salvage and remove works in the Jagger Library in the wake of the recent fire that swept across Table Mountain. The University of Cape Town’s Jagger Reading Room was left in ruins after a wildfire destroyed the facility. (Photo: Gallo Images / Die Burger / Jaco Marais) “Volunteers are needed to help move vulnerable materials to a safer location. They can use this link to register and get more information in terms of dates that are available for shifts. A firefighter walks through the destroye...
232 snakes caught in Worcester over seven months Updated Scenic Drive With Rian Facebook/ Silverfox Snake Rescues More than 230 snakes were caught by Silverfox Snake Rescues in Worcester in the Western Cape from September 15 last year until Tuesday this week. According to the information on Silverfox Snake Rescues Facebook page, 60% of all the snakes were highly venomous. The snakes were caught from houses, gardens, and vehicles. Some of the deadliest snakes, like the Cape Cobra, were caught by André du Preez from Silverfox Snake Rescues. According to Die Burger, Du Preez, who is also ...
weekly newspaper. For the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa, the halls of the country’s hospitals were filled with hope again as health workers welcomed the roll-out of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and lined up to get their jab. Health workers were feeling a mixture of hope and reticence, psychiatrist Dr Zukiswa Zingela said on Friday. Zingela started Team Sisonke during the pandemic, a project to support the mental health of healthcare workers while they were battling two waves of the pandemic. The protocol for the roll-out of the vaccine is also c...
The Covid-19 economic slowdown hit at a time when print media was already battling lower circulation and revenue numbers, forcing some titles to reconsider the ownership of poor-performing titles, cut jobs and temporarily slash salaries.