Hostplus SANFL League Finals at Adelaide Oval Feel the Finals this year at Adelaide Oval with festival vibes, live entertainment and of course – all the footy action on field too! Get behind your team throughout the finals series and see them rise into the Hostplus SANFL League Grand Final. The first round of finals on Sunday 3 September coincides with Father’s Day and there will be some special events on for Dad, including free haircuts thanks to Attaboy Barbers. Off-field SANFL Super Match activations and entertainment for weeks 1-3 of the Finals Series include: AAMI Chillout Zone (beach chairs, bean…
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At least 48 people have been killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern DR Congo, according to sources and official documentation reviewed by AFP on Thursday, raising a previously reported death toll. Issued on: 01/09/2023 – 00:45Modified: 01/09/2023 – 00:44 2 min On Wednesday, Congolese soldiers stopped a religious sect from holding a demonstration against United Nations peacekeepers in the city of Goma.Some 10 people were initially reported killed after the troops entered a radio station and a place of worship, according to local sources. A policeman was also lynched in the violence.But an internal army document…
Home » Spanish Learning Resources » Reading » Where to Find Free Spanish Books Online (Plus 10 You Can Read Today!) No matter your level, you can easily find free Spanish books to suit your needs. Even if you think you’re not yet at the right reading level, challenging yourself with something slightly more difficult than what you’re comfortable with can have exponential benefits. Here’s a short, quick guide to show how you can take advantage of this tool—including a list of my top 10 recommendations of free books en español. Contents Download: This blog post is available as a…
Call from the Wild: Elephants to call Monarto Safari Park HOME! Monarto Safari Park’s campaign to raise $2.025 million to bring three Asian Elephants to Monarto Safari Park has been realised in just 28 days! “We’ve done it. They’re coming!” said a very excited Elaine Bensted, CE of Zoos SA. “We are blown away by the support of the elephant and conservation-loving community. “We’ve had over 4,000 donations from all ages and budgets. We’ve had kids handing over their pocket money to some very large donations including the $1 million. Every single one of these donations counts and means so…
Issued on: 30/08/2023 – 20:04Modified: 30/08/2023 – 20:10 Soldiers in Gabon popped up on television in the pre-dawn hours to announce they had overthrown President Ali Bongo, just one hour after election results in the dead of night gave him a third term in office. We ask about the latest developments and who’s in charge in Libreville. More broadly, what are the consequences of what’s now the eighth coup in Africa in just three years? What’s the path to better governance that puts citizens first and what role should the international community play?What will be the fate of the 64-year…
Issued on: 31/08/2023 – 10:12Modified: 31/08/2023 – 12:00 01:11 General Brice Oligui Nguema, named Gabon’s new leader following a coup, loyally served the central African country’s former president before turning on his son, ousted leader Ali Bongo, in Wednesday’s military takeover. Read more on related topics:
As the all-powerful ruler of oil-rich Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba had two passions, music and forests, that forged powerful ties across the world.An accomplished musician, Mr. Bongo recorded a disco-funk album and lured James Brown and Michael Jackson to Gabon. As president, he built a music studio at his seaside palace and played improv jazz to foreign diplomats at state dinners.More recently, Mr. Bongo allied with Western scientists and conservationists, entranced by both the paradisiacal beauty of Gabon, an Arizona-sized country covered in lush rainforest and teeming with wildlife, and by his commitment to protecting it.But to his own people,…
They arrived in desperation, unable to find anything better, safer or cheaper in a city with a severe shortage of affordable housing. They settled in a trash-choked building owned and neglected by the city of Johannesburg, paying “rent” to criminals.Hundreds of people lived there, and on Thursday morning, at least 74 died there, including at least 12 children, in one of the worst residential fires in South Africa’s history. Flames devoured a structure that overcrowding, security gates, mounds of garbage and flimsy subdividing had turned into a death trap. Some victims leaped from upper windows of the five-story building rather…
Gabonese awoke Thursday to a new military leader after mutinous soldiers ousted a president whose family had ruled the oil-rich Central African nation for more than five decades. Issued on: 31/08/2023 – 10:27 3 min The new leader is Gen. Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, head of the elite republican guard unit, who soldiers announced on state TV Wednesday, hours after President Ali Bongo Ondimba was declared winner of last week’s presidential election, which Gabonese and observers say was marred with irregularities and a lack of transparency.The soldiers accused Bongo of irresponsible governance that risked leading the country into chaos and…
Introducing Hispanic culture to children, it’s one of the best strategies to promote cultural awareness and understanding. This way, they can learn or practice Spanish. But they can also be more empathetic towards other people and understand their traditions and lifestyle. It’s true that because of the cultures in which we live, we have many differences, but at the end of the day, we are all human beings in search of happiness. And that is why it’s vital that our kids become familiar with the world surrounding them. Often they’ll share it with people from Africa, Asia, Europe, and the…