Refugee women use their voices through digital storytelling: Egenie told her story for her father whom she describes as her friend and mentor. Author supplied Storytelling is innate to humans. For millennia, ever since cave paintings were used to record practices, storytelling in all its different forms and genres has contributed to rich cultural traditions …
Canadian Peacocks Fight Their Own Reflections, Damaging Cars: Feral peacocks are causing major headaches to Surrey residents in British Columbia, as well as thousands of dollars in damages to luxury cars. Aggressive male peacocks looking for a mate are attacking reflections of themselves on these cars. : Weird News Man Charged For Billing Dozens Of …
‘Heinous, bizarre’: The phone calls one man made to tell mothers their daughters were dead: Three mothers received phone calls from the man informing them their young daughters had been killed in road crashes in Victoria. One woman collapsed in grief at work, another raced to her daughter's school and arrived screaming, and the third …
Mothers who eat oily fish could boost their child’s gut health – but only if it’s a boy: Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com Mothers who eat healthy fats from oily fish may help their children form healthy guts and prevent them from gaining weight. Our study, published in Microbiome, shows that in laboratory mice, pups gain less weight …
Me and My Mentor: Two senior business leaders discuss their journey as mentor and mentee – a Africa interest event taking place on 2018-05-23 16:30:00 in Australia Verity Leadership is very proud to present a unique event that will provide insights into a critical mentoring relationship between Senior Executive and Director Jez Smith and CEO …
South Africa in the news: For one Hong Kong couple, an impulse purchase on holiday in South Africa leads to their dream home: When it comes to impulse buys, Hong Kong-based British interior designer Anji Connell is in a different class. Her gotta-have-it moment came in 2016 after a week-long holiday in South Africa, and …
Countries must compete for migrant workers to boost their economies: Instead of keeping migrants out, countries should consider the economic benefits of letting them in. Zoltan Major/Shutterstock Politicians and the media expend inordinate amounts of energy debating migration, often using nativist, populist and xenophobic rhetoric. This is despite the fact that, as of 2017, only …
Two of us: clown doctors share the ups and downs of their ‘weird job’: Sabrina D'Angelo, 31, and Curly Fernandez, 44, are “clown doctors”, practising their quirky form of treatment in the children's wards of Sydney hospitals. Both believe that laughter is the best medicine. : Weird News Trial Delayed For Man Charged In Fargo …
South Africa in the news: India open their 2019 World Cup campaign against South Africa on Jun 5: India will open their 2019 World Cup campaign against South Africa on June 5 instead of June 2 as the BCCI will have to maintain a mandatory 15-day gap between IPL final and international assignment as per …
Mothers in motion: mums navigate cities with their kids’ needs in mind: A mother and daughter stroll through a Johannesburg suburb. Shutterstock/Richard van der Spuy Portia* lives in Diepsloot, a poor settlement composed largely of informal dwellings in Johannesburg, South Africa and works in upmarket Sandton as a domestic worker. She lives with her two …
Red tape is alienating academics from their own research and work: Academics are drowning in bureaucracy. Lightspring/Shutterstock When South African academics want to set up a new degree module, they’re entering into a process that can take years to germinate. These modules must be approved through an incredibly cumbersome process – departmental, school, faculty, various …
Windrush generation latest to be stripped of their rights in the name of ‘migration control’: Some of those who came legally to the UK as part of the “Windrush generation”, many of whom are now elderly, have lost their jobs, homes, and bank accounts after being unable to demonstrate their legal status. They have been …
This strange syndrome causes people to think their loved ones have…: Carol Berman and her husband, Marty, in 2006. He suffered from Capgras syndrome and did not recognize Carol as his wife. : Weird News Have you tried: Visiting Port Elizabeth?
Grindr’s HIV data problem began when it asked users to disclose their status: Anything to declare? Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock There has been an enormous groundswell of public condemnation after reports emerged recently that hook-up app Grindr has been sharing data on the HIV status of its users to two external analytics companies it was working with. …
From ‘Roseanne’ to ‘Gilmore Girls,’ these 5 TV reboots ask us to disregard their weird finales: The ABC sitcom received much praise for its honest portrayal of a blue-collar family in the eight years leading up to its 1996-97 season. It dominated ratings for a majority of those years and, despite slipping after Season 6, …
Check out this Paternoster image: Image from page 479 of “The birds of Norfolk : with remarks on their habits, migration, and local distribution” (1866) Image by Internet Archive Book Images Identifier: birdsofnorfolkwi02stev Title: The birds of Norfolk : with remarks on their habits, migration, and local distribution Year: 1866 (1860s) Authors: Stevenson, Henry, 1833-1888 …
A better more beautiful world: The De Morgans, their lives and legacies – a Beauty interest event taking place on 2018-03-24 14:30:00 in United Kingdom De Morgan Collection curator Claire Longworth will discuss the lives and legacies of Arts and Crafts couple William and Evelyn De Morgan, in particular focusing on the themes brought to …
The strangest things Philadelphians left in their Ubers: The ride-hailing giant on Thursday released its 2018 Lost and Found Index, documenting items most commonly left behind in Philly cars – as well as some of the strangest. The list wasn't all weird. : Weird News Have you tried: Farking?