From homeless to hopeful for Durban's women
Homeless women in Durban are getting a second chance to recreate their lives through the inititeves of an NPO called BATH.
Cannes dress code claims Halle Berry as its first victim
Just one day before its Tuesday opening ceremony, the Cannes Film Festival changed the rules of its always-controversial dress code, in a move certain to send celebrity stylists into anaphylactic shock. Nudity is barred from the red carpet “for reasons of decency. ”
Chimp drumming reveals building blocks of human rhythm
Out west, they groove with fast, evenly spaced beats. In the east, it's more free-form and fluid. Like humans, chimpanzees drum with distinct rhythms.
The worst time to exercise for a good night’s sleep
If you’d like to sleep well tonight, you should probably avoid exercising this evening, especially if your workout will be intense. It reduces your slumber by as much as 43 minutes.
Vertical farms pick up where Big Tech faltered
“We can grow 10 times the food using 90 to 98 percent less water,” Troy Albright says as he walks past rows of butter lettuce, basil and fennel bulbs grown in a vertical aeroponic environment.
SA grannies strut the catwalk again
At 17, Joyce Malindi won her first beauty contest under the suffocating limits of apartheid South Africa. Fifty-five years later, she was back on the catwalk, silver curls gleaming and brown clogs clicking, in a pageant for grandmothers only.
On patrol for jihadists with the camel cavalry
A posse of turban-clad soldiers perched on "ships of the desert" may conjure images of the past but Mauritania's camelback cavalry plays a vital role in the fight against jihadism today.
Khaki Fever will make you tear with laughter
Lindsay Norman has just released her debut adult fiction book, Khaki Fever.
KZN welcomes international buyers and delegates to experience its splendour
Africa’s Travel Indaba 2025 is underway at the Inkosi Albert Luthuli International Convention Centre and Durban Exhibition Centre until May 15.