Giant inflatables and flying dancers: Olympic art has always turned heads: In the days before the Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony, a giant head emerged, floating over the city. Entitled Masayume (which means “a dream come true” in Japanese), this oversized balloon by artist collective Me (“eyes”), was part of the Tokyo Tokyo Festival, as an …
Ola Rotimi: the enduring influence of a Nigerian theatre giant: Nigerian playwright Ola Rotimi on one of his stage sets. Bernard Weil/Toronto Star via Getty Images Twenty years after his death, the Nigerian dramatist Ola Rotimi is attracting renewed interest. San Diego State University hosted a webinar in April 2021 where the affection and reverence …
The Village Pope has passed: remembering Tsepo Tshola, Lesotho’s musical giant: Tsepo Tshola performs at A Night With Legends Live in Johannesburg in 2020. Screengrab/Slice Events “It’s the love of what I’m doing that’s kept me in the business,” declared singer and composer Tsepo Tshola, who passed away in Lesotho on July 15, aged 68. …
South Africa in the news: An intellectual love letter to Bhekizizwe Peterson, a South African literary giant: For Peterson theoretical reflection went hand-in-hand with practice; knowledge had to be made in and outside the academy.: “South Africa” – BingNews Belgium to ban UK travel from Saturday: Belgium is banning travel from the U.K. from Saturday …
An intellectual love letter to Bhekizizwe Peterson, a South African literary giant: Bhekizizwe Peterson University of the Witwatersrand Bhekizizwe Peterson was one of South Africa’s foremost humanities scholars. Internationally renowned as an award-winning film writer and producer, he was a leading practitioner of community theatre, a literary and cultural critic and a public intellectual. His …
Kenneth Kaunda: the last giant of African nationalism and benign autocrat left a mixed legacy: Former Zambian president Kenneth Kaunda at the inauguration of former South African president Thabo Mbeki in 2004. EFE-EPA Kenneth Kaunda, the former president of Zambia, who has died in hospital in the capital, Lusaka, at the age of 97, was …
South Africa in the news: Giant Steps: Diverse Journeys In British Jazz: trumpeter Deppa came from a South Africa “voice brigade” background and once helped his mother conduct Handel’s Messiah. Neither Chichester nor Doncaster nor a Cape township were centres where a jazz …: “South Africa” – BingNews EU urged to be ‘pragmatic, not bloody-minded’ …
South Africa in the news: South African retail giant suffers R719 million operating loss: Retailer The Foschini Group reported an operating loss of R719.2 million for the year ended March 2021, hit hard by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdowns in the various …: “South Africa” – BingNews No Mid-Year Exams? No …
How we discovered a giant new crustacean scavenging on the deepest depths of the ocean floor: _Eurythenes atacamensis_, a giant scavenging amphipod from hadal depths of the Peru-Chile Trench. Alan Jamieson, Author provided Discovering a new species and placing it on the tree of life is a big responsibility. I have been fortunate to name …
South Africa in the news: New sponsorship deal another giant stride for women’s football in SA: A new partnership between the South African Football Association and Hollywoodbets has transformed the landscape of women’s football in the country. But there remains much more work to be done.: “South Africa” – BingNews 12 of the best world …
Dinosaurs: from giant reptiles to warm-blooded, feathered creatures, how our understanding of what they looked like has changed – podcast: Kulindadromeus: more evidence is emerging of feathered dinosaurs. Nobu Tamura via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA In this episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, we look at how new discoveries are changing our understanding of what …
South Africa in the news: British artist’s giant painting raises £45m for children’s charities: The world’s largest painting, which was created by British artist Sacha Jafri, has been sold for £45m to raise funds for children’s charities. Jafri spent eight months painting the 1,600 sq m (17,000 …: “South Africa” – BingNews More-contagious B.1.1.7 (U.K.) …
South Africa in the news: British artist’s giant painting raises £45m for children’s charities: The world’s largest painting, which was created by British artist Sacha Jafri, has been sold for £45m to raise funds for children’s charities. Jafri spent eight months painting the 1,600 sq m (17,000 …: “South Africa” – BingNews Here’s why South …
South Africa in the news: South African jazz ‘giant’ Jonas Gwangwa dies aged 83: South Africa jazz trombonist and composer Jonas Gwangwa, whose music powered the anti-apartheid struggle, died on Saturday aged 83, the presidency said. President Cyril Ramaphosa led the tributes to …: “South Africa” – BingNews ANC NEC lekgotla: SA to invest in …
Pasha 92: How we discovered two new giant radio galaxies: MeerKAT Radio Telescope A telescope in South Africa by the name of MeerKAT enabled the discovery of two giant radio galaxies recently. Finding one radio galaxy is special. Finding two is fantastic. Radio galaxies get their name from the fact that they release huge beams, …
South Africa in the news: Gold Fields Hires CEO Who May Fix Troubled Giant Mine: Gold Fields Ltd. named former Anglo American Platinum Ltd. boss Chris Griffith as its new chief executive officer as the company seeks a solution for its last gold mine in South Africa.: “South Africa” – BingNews South Africa’s immunisation record …
Discovery of two new giant radio galaxies offers fresh insights into the universe: The two giant radio galaxies found with the MeerKAT telescope. In the background is the sky as seen in optical light. Overlaid in red is the radio light from the enormous radio galaxies, as seen by MeerKAT. I. Heywood (Oxford/Rhodes/SARAO) Two giant …
South Africa in the news: China’s bid for Australian construction giant Probuild blocked on ‘national interest’ grounds: Treasurer Josh Frydenberg has once again blocked a proposed Chinese takeover of an Australian company on national interest grounds as trade tensions with the Asian superpower continue to simmer.: “South Africa” – BingNews South African President announces extension …