In Uganda rolex is much more than street food – it’s a national treasure: When Ugandans refer to getting a rolex, they seldom mean an expensive Swiss watch. Rolex is a popular kind of street food, made famous in global media. It serves more than just a practical function as fast food, but has many …
Fossil treasure chest: how to preserve the geoheritage of South Africa’s Cape coast: I am standing on a dune looking out to sea. It’s 2024, but I’m thinking about a very different time. Hundreds of thousands of years ago this 350km stretch of southern African coast looked very different. It was home to giant zebra, …
Madosini, a South African national treasure whose music kept a rich history alive: Madosini performing in Johannesburg in 2021. Oupa Bopape/Gallo Images via Getty Images Renowned African musician, songwriter and storyteller Latozi “Madosini” Mphahleni passed away late in 2022. The cultural and indigenous music activist, who laughed as often as she played, was loved by …
Africa is a treasure trove of medicinal plants: here are seven that are popular: The pink periwinkle is used as a tonic and emetic for the treatment of many health conditions. Jekesai Njikizana/AFP via Getty Images Plants have directly contributed to the development of important drugs. The antimalarial treatment artemisinin, pain medication morphine, and cancer …
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South Africa in the news: Ex-champion racing driver may lose £32million of treasure he recovered from shipwreck at court: AN ex-champion racing driver who salvaged £32million of treasure from a shipwreck could lose the lot at court. Ross Hyett, 67, recovered 2,364 silver bars from UK-made merchant ship the SS Tilawa …: “South Africa” – …
Hagia Sophia: turning this Turkish treasure into a mosque is at odds with its Unesco status: The Hagia Sophia has been converted into a mosque. Murat Can Kirmizigul/Shutterstock The Hagia Sophia has just opened to receive Sunni Muslim worshippers for the first time since 1931. The decision to convert the building in Istanbul, Turkey from …
The Meg: the ocean’s fossil record is a treasure trove for potential monster movies: We're gonna need an even bigger boat Shutterstock As “The Meg”, a new sci-fi horror film about a giant shark, fills cinema screens worldwide, it’s worth pausing to appreciate the animal behind the screams. Carcharocles megalodon (or just Megalodon) is one …
22st Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition and Festival – a Sport interest event taking place on 2019-01-19 10:00:00 in United States Windworks presents: 22st Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition and Festival January 19th-20th 2019 (10am-5pm Daily) The 22st Annual Treasure Island Sport Kite Competition and Festival returns to Florida in 2019 for your …
German Man Recovers Buried Treasure Lost in Floods: German authorities say an elderly man in Bavaria has recovered his fortune, which he'd hidden at home for safety only to have recent floods make the building uninhabitable. Police in the town of Simbach am Inn said Thursday the 81-year-old initially told them he'd hidden the money …