Vryheid in Waarheid … Water is Lewe
Dozens of protestors and terrorists have been killed during the protests. It was stated that Eswatini's security forces have been notorious for their brutality against journalists, trade unionists, students and other pro-democracy activists. The attempts to silence journalists and activists are aimed, among other things, at trying to prevent the scale of the suffering of… Continue reading Eswatini (out of control?)
Coconut is from the Arecaceae family, also known as the palm family. Where the plant originates is somewhat debatable, with theories stretching from the Americas, Indo-Pacific region, and Australia. The coconut tree grows up to 20 metres tall with large sweeping leaves about 6 metres long, producing the first fruit at about 6-10 years, but… Continue reading Coconut – Klapper
Tiemie (Thymus vulgaris) is `n krui wat aan die kruisement familie (Lamiaceae) behoort en is familie van die oregano genus Origanum. Dit is tans verbou oor die hele wêreld, en die blare word algemeen droog en gebruik as kulinêre geurmiddels. Beeste is aangetrokke tot tiemie blomme, en die tiemie heuning van Sicilië is alombekend vir… Continue reading Tiemie (Thyme)
* Tydens die verfilming van die dokumentêr oor die 3 jarige Dolma, het die pragdier-troeteldier hond 70 kg geweeg. Nogal 'n aanskoulike oog, daar is heelwat ander ook. Daar vorm 'n baie noue band tussen so 'n hond en hul ander diere met die bewoners van die verskillende gemeenskappe. Baie primitief, tog heel interessante en… Continue reading Dolma from Tibet
In Augustus 2020 was reeds berig in Vaalweekblad oor die talle mense wat tydens die staat van inperking hul werke verloor het. Die groot probleem is nêrens meer ooglopend as langs die oewers van riviere in die Vaaldriehoek nie. Hierdie is nie die enigste plakkersgebied in Suid-Afrika nie - daar is duisende plakkersgebiede. Te midde… Continue reading Vosloopark Squatters removed
Die wat toegeslaan het moes geweet het waar hy homself bevind, so hul volg en slaan toe as die slagoffer dit die minste verwag. Die aantal koeëls en tipe van swaar ammunisie wat gebruik is, is duidelik te sien en is ook nie die eerste keer nie. Dan wil die polisie ons ontwapen maar die… Continue reading Rhino poaching – Petros Mabuza
Regeringsamptenare beweer in die media hulle weet van niks of rekords oor die 10 baba's nie. Is this the truth? A South African woman has reportedly given birth to 10 babies at once, besting a world record set just last month. The Pretoria News reported that Gosiame Thamara Sithole, 37, gave birth by Caesarean section… Continue reading 10 Babies for Sithole family
Wat veronderstel moet wees om 'n rustige nag te wees, het in 'n groot rivier van lawe vuur opgegaan waar dit vir kilometers ver waargeneem kon word. Duisende vlugtelinge vlug vir hul lewens. Alhoewel sy al lankal tekens getoon het van geweldadige uitbarsting, het dit steeds nie die mense om haar gekeer om toe al… Continue reading Mount Nyiragongo
Moderate pro-independence leader Pere Aragonés was elected Catalonia's new regional president by the parliament of the northeastern Spanish region. Aragonés, 38, promised the pro-independence movement that he would demand the region be allowed to hold an independence referendum, which the Spanish government is fiercely opposed to. Katalonië se nuwe leier is aangewys. Sukses… Continue reading Catalonia, Spain (Pere Aragonés)
*Daar sit persone of organisasies met 'n geheime agenda agter die vernietiging van hierdie land . Waarom het so 'n groot etniese bevolking, soos die Koerde dan nie 'n land van hul eie nie - of het ander lande eenvoudig geneem wat nie aan hul behoort nie of is een land opgedeel en vir ander… Continue reading Land of Kurds
Graphene is the name for an atom-thick honeycomb sheet of carbon atoms. It is the building block for other graphitic materials (since a typical carbon atom has a diameter of about 0.33 nanometers, there are about 3 million layers of graphene in 1 mm of graphite). Harder than diamond yet more elestic than rubber; tougher… Continue reading Masks – Maskers – Graphene
Like families around the world, Prince Albert and wife Princess Charlene have had to face the challenges that come with homeschooling amid the coronavirus pandemic. Luckily, Prince Albert says he can handle their math assignments — "they're not doing calculus or anything like that yet, which is what I'll have a little problem with!"… Continue reading Monaco – Prince Albert and Princess Charlene
Soms verras diere en voëls mens veral as daar 'n spesiale band van vertroue tussen die betrokkenes is - dis maar met mense ook so. Vriendskappe sluit nie oornag nie, ook nie tussen mens en diere of voëls nie. Selfs hoendertjies maak soms 'n sagte landing in 'n ou mens se hart wat dit warmer… Continue reading Vriendskappe – Friendships
The Earl of Elgin is a title in the Peerage of Scotland, created in 1633 for Thomas Bruce, 3rd Lord Kinloss. He was later created Baron Bruce, of Whorlton in the County of York, in the Peerage of England on 30 July 1641. The Earl of Elgin is the hereditary Clan Chief of Clan Bruce. * Now this one… Continue reading Thomas Bruce, Earl of Elgin – Elgin Marbles – Parthenon
"Petsuchos" is the Greek rendering of an Egyptian word meaning "he who belongs to Suchos," the crocodile god also known as Sobek. The Petsuchos was the sacred crocodile of Suchos kept in a private lake in the city of Crocodopolis. He was an old, pampered beast who wore golden rings in his ears and riveted… Continue reading Faiyum and Petsuchos
Daar word regtig min aandag of selfs gedoen aan enige memorandums of petisies wat oorhandig word met sulke tipe van rewolusionêre protesaksies of selfs in die algemeen. Al wat sulke aksies doen, dit vreet 'n nog groter gat in die mense se sakke wat nie sulke protesaksies kan bekostig nie en ook belastingbetalers sin. So… Continue reading Piet Retief protests
* Their national flag consisting of a green field (background) bearing a cross of yellow, black, and white stripes; in the centre of the flag, a red disk bears an imperial parrot encircled by green stars. The flag has a width-to-length ratio of 1 to 2. As a British colony, Dominica obtained a coat of arms of its own… Continue reading Dominica
When Howard Carter first arrived in Egypt in 1891, most of the ancient Egyptian tombs had been discovered, though the little-known King Tutankhamen, who had died when he was 18, was still unaccounted for. After World War I, Carter began an intensive search for “King Tut’s Tomb,” finally finding steps to the burial room… Continue reading Egypt – Tutankhamun’s secrets
"legend or real"In 1885, an American entertainer turned explorer named William Leonard Hunt traveled to the Kalahari under the pseudonym, Guillermo Farini. He traveled with a team that included his son Lulu. While traveling through the semi-arid wasteland, Farini is said to have come across what appeared to be ancient ruins consisting of large stones held together… Continue reading ‘Legend: lost city of the Kalahari’
The Border Cave is a deep gash in a cliff face, high in the Lebombo Mountains of South Africa. Sheltered from the elements, the spot has yielded bones, tools, and preserved plant material that paint a detailed picture of the lives of human inhabitants for more than 200,000 years. Now, there’s a new sketch emerging:… Continue reading Cave camp bedding in Lebombo, South Africa
