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Friday, May 16, 2025

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.

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

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. ”

The Washington Post|Published

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.

AFP|Published

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.

The Washington Post|Published

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.

The Washington Post|Published

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.

AFP|Published

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.

AFP|Published

Khaki Fever will make you tear with laughter

Lindsay Norman has just released her debut adult fiction book, Khaki Fever.

Wendy Jasson Da Costa|Published

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.

Partnered Content|Published