Posted on October 18, 2021
A Russian film crew are back on Earth after wrapping up scenes for the first movie shot in space. Klim Shipenko and actor Yulia Peresild left the International Space Station and landed in Kazakhstan – to be met by a crew filming touchdown scenes. The ISS shooting was not without drama – suitable for a […]
Posted on October 16, 2021
Gas prices have been soaring in countries across Europe, and there have been accusations that Russia may be seeking to exploit the situation for its own advantage. Jake Sullivan, the US National Security adviser, recently expressed concern that Russia might be using energy as a political weapon. “I believe they [Russia] should respond to the […]
Posted on September 21, 2021
Nasa is sending a robotic rover to look for water-ice near a crater at the Moon’s South Pole. In 2023, the golf cart-sized vehicle will land near the western edge of Nobile Crater, a 73km-wide depression that is almost permanently in shadow. The Viper mission will support plans for human exploration of the Moon, […]
Posted on August 26, 2021
A 36-year-old model has been mauled by a leopard during a photoshoot that went wrong at a retirement home for show animals in eastern Germany. The woman, described as an animal lover as well as a photo model, suffered serious head injuries inside an enclosure that is home to two leopards, Troy and Paris. Police […]
Posted on August 8, 2021
INCIDENT manager for COVID-19 response at the WHO’s regional office for Africa Dr Ann Fortin says the biggest threat facing the fight against the pandemic is misinformation about the vaccines. She adds that shortages of vaccines on the continent add to the threat. She also says while the world has identified four variants […]
Posted on August 5, 2021
(CNN)The Biden administration is developing a plan to mandate vaccinations for almost all foreign visitors to the US, a White House official confirmed to CNN on Wednesday, though some exceptions are expected. Officials are still in the early phases of developing the plan and an announcement is not imminent. There is no imminent change to the current travel […]
Posted on June 16, 2021
The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953. The rise of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the […]
Posted on June 16, 2021
The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. Events that triggered the uprising can be traced back to policies of the Apartheid government that resulted in the introduction of the Bantu Education Act in 1953. The rise of the Black Consciousness Movement (BCM) and the […]
Posted on May 31, 2021
South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa has warned that if citizens are not cautious, the entire country could find itself engulfed in a third wave of the coronavirus. He was addressing the nation on the country’s response to covid-19 infections yesterday evening. Mr Ramaphosa said South Africa will move to an adjusted lockdown level 2 from today. Currently, […]
Posted on May 31, 2021
Gwanda residents are paying a heavy price for the local authority’s failure to settle its ballooning debt to the Zimbabwe Electricity Transmission Commission (ZETDC), with the power utility having now disconnected the water pumping system from the national power grid. The residents are desperate and restless as they seek the precious liquid, which the MDC […]