MEDIA STATEMENT || ALARMING INCREASE IN MALARIA CASES CALLS FOR HEIGHTENED VIGILANCE

In week 15 (week starting 6 April 2026), from 114 samples tested, we detected 17 (14.9%) cases of influenza, 24 (21.1%) cases of RSV and 2 (1.8%) cases of SARS-CoV-2. For more insights, please follow the link below: nicd.ac.za/diseases-a-z-inde….

The greatest learners aren’t the smartest, they’re the most humble. They ask more questions, make more attempts, and aren’t afraid to look like beginners. Ego slows you down. Stay curious like a scientist. Curiosity is what moves you forward.

24-year-old South African entrepreneur and engineer-in-training Storm Rhoda has been using artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to develop meaningful innovations since his teenage years. Rhoda has applied these technologies to help solve real problems across various sectors in South Africa; from the already-advanced medical field to the rather immature recycling industry. The Camps Bay High School and Eskom Expo alumnus first drew the scientific community’s attention in Grade 11 with a machine-learning algorithm that quickly and accurately identified pneumonia in chest x-rays and CT scans. Read more: tinyurl.com/3uakausj via @mybroadband #InTheNews #DiscoverEskomExpo #STEMI #YoungScientists

Hospitality is measured in warmth, not square footage.

President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer as SA ambassador to the United States, President’s spokesperson Vincent Magwenya says on Tuesday. sabcnews.com/sabcnews/112091…

Developing nations are paying tens of billions of dollars extra to fund infrastructure, education and health projects due to inadequate access to affordable loans from multilateral development banks (MDBs), a report showed on Tuesday. reuters.com/business/finance…

Apartment owners at Balwin Properties’ Blyde Riverwalk Estate claim the JSE-listed company acted in an “unlawful, unethical and anti-competitive” manner after short-term letting (STL) was barred from the development, but Balwin has disputed these claims. businessreport.co.za/compani…

i need more friends that have mature mindsets but childish personalities. and i will NOT elaborate on what that means.😂

Splashy Fen was last week (36 years strong), Bushfire is at the end of May (19 years strong), Oppikoppi gave up the game in 2019 after 25 years… There are enough existing festivals to explore around the country, continent and the world before replication.

Trust Zulu men to sing so nice and dance while coming to beat the shit out of you 😂😂😂

Born on this day, April 14, 1930, René Desmaison, legendary French alpinist—was one of the most prolific climbers of his era who participated on the first ascent of Kumbhakarna (Jannu) in 1962, he went on to climb more than 1,000 peaks over the course of his career. From the Alps to the Andes and the Himalaya, Desmaison established 114 first ascents on previously unclimbed mountains and pioneered numerous challenging winter routes in the Alps. He passed away in 2007 at the age of 77. Photo ©: René Desmaison Archives.

She's not overwhelmed because she can't handle it... she's overwhelmed because she IS handling it. All of it.

Before laying a single brick, the architect came to speak with the village elders. He asked permission. He asked where the sacred places were. Then he built a school around the ancestral Néré trees that were already there. Bangre Veenem School Complex in Youlou, Burkina Faso serves children from nursery to high school. Compressed earth bricks. Thick stone walls. Double roof for ventilation. No air conditioning required, students say they’re comfortable enough to concentrate. The school also reduced its footprint by 40% to preserve the community’s farmland. This is what it looks like when architecture respects what was there before it arrived. More photos in the comments. 📍 Koudougou, Burkina Faso 🇧🇫 🏛 Albert Faus 📷 Milena Villalba

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28 years ago today, at 8am, Eric Meyer tapped a few keys on his laptop and launched Netflix to the world. By 10am we'd crashed the servers. By 2pm we'd run out of mailing labels and someone was making a run to Office Depot. By midnight we were sitting on the floor eating cold pizza, watching orders trickle in one at a time, half-convinced the whole thing was held together with duct tape. Which it was. Best day of my career.

i personally feel like folks (especially women) are blowing their youth trying to psychoanalyze men instead of getting hot and enjoying life. Men don't care about the impact of their own actions, why tf you do

A hidden fear in many people is that they are not loved for what they are, but for the function they serve. They are tolerated because they soothe, provide, entertain, absorb, assist, or submit, and the reason this fear cuts so deeply is that many have built their entire identity around being useful enough to avoid abandonment.

It never happens on purpose. You just slowly stop fitting into certain rooms. You ask one too many questions, say things a little too honestly, and people start finding you exhausting without ever meaning to. Then one day you notice the invites dried up. And the strange part is you are not even bothered.

There are Twitter streets & there are courts of law! Thing with Twitter is that those who cheer you on won’t be there when you face the music.