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Today (13 March 2019) marks 21 years of conservation success in the world’s smallest floral kingdom, through the pioneering conservation work of the Table Mountain Fund. Launched by Sir Edmund Hillary at the initiative of WWF South Africa, the Table Mountain Fund has since invested over R70 million in more than 300 priority conversation projects throughout the Cape Floral Kingdom and remains the premier fund for fynbos. The Cape Floral Kingdom is the world’s smallest

Shortly after the close of business on Wednesday, 13 March, South Africans will know which political parties will appear on their ballot papers. The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) said on Tuesday that only those registered political parties which had paid their deposits and submitted candidate lists by 17:00 on Wednesday would be allowed to contest the national and provincial elections on May 8. Parties have to pay a deposit of R200 000 for

With the clock counting down to Britain’s scheduled departure from the European Union, UK legislators have voted down embattled Prime Minister  Theresa May’s Brexit deal  for a second time this year. A second so-called “meaningful vote” on Tuesday ended with another heavy defeat for the prime minister, with 391 MPs voting against and 242 supporting the deal. The last time May put the agreement to parliament, in January, she again suffered a major defeat as

Soneike High School in Kuils River is busy establishing itself as a space learning centre and learners are encouraged to broaden their horizons. Learners at the school are involved with a programme to launch Africa’s first private satellite. The school has partnered with XinaBox and the Avery Dennison Foundation to expose learners to coding, recording and reading data as well as various aspects of space. XinaBox CEO, Bjarke Gotfredsen, said the company purchased the first

Renowned education Professor Jonathan Jansen paid a  visit to non-profit school Christel House South Africa  in Ottery recently to learn first-hand how the school works towards breaking the cycle of poverty. With a mission to break the cycle of poverty, the school works to empower their students to reach their economic potential through character-based and career-focused education. As a staunch believer in transformative education himself, Jansen, a Professor at Stellenbosch University, applauded Christel House’s education