WIN A Winter ChocFest Dome Dining Experience & Rocky Road Making Workshop at Barossa Valley Chocolate Company Chocolate lovers will be able to indulge their sweetest desires in the cosiest of natural settings this July when the Barossa Valley Chocolate Company hosts Winter ChocFest, South Australia’s most delicious mid-year festival that returns in 2024 with a family-friendly program of mouthwatering hot chocolate events including new private Dome Dining Experiences overlooking stunning vineyards. READ MORE ABOUT WINTER CHOCFEST HERE READ OUR REVIEW OF BAROSSA VALLEY CHOCOLATE COMPANY Dining Domes: The venue’s four Dining Domes can host groups of four or eight…
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President Cyril Ramaphosa urged South African party leaders to work together in the public interest Sunday, after his ANC lost its 30-year-old governing majority in a bruising general election. Issued on: 02/06/2024 – 15:13Modified: 02/06/2024 – 21:23 3 min But, in a sign of possible turmoil to come, the graft-tainted former president Jacob Zuma boycotted the results ceremony and his third-placed uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) party refused to recognise the results.The final tally gave Ramaphosa’s ruling African National Congress 159 places in the 400-seat National Assembly, its lowest score in a general election.The centre-right opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) was on 87,…
On a dark night in February, two male lions stood in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel in Queen Elizabeth National Park, in Uganda, and looked across the water. Nearly a mile away was the shore on the other side. Hippos and 16-foot crocodiles inhabit the channel, which can be 20-feet deep in places.Barely 12 hours earlier, the two males had lost a battle for territory and were lucky to still be alive. Remaining on this side of the channel was dangerous, and they could probably hear the roars of female lions in the distance.As with many cat species, lions…
Entering a new era of unpredictable politics, South Africa’s newly elected Parliament convened for the first time on Friday as lawmakers prepared to elect the country’s next president after national elections last month.The long-governing African National Congress, which failed to secure an absolute majority for the first time since it came to power after the end of apartheid, was expected to form a delicate alliance with rival parties, clearing the way for Cyril Ramaphosa to be elected president for a second term.But the two weeks after the election have been marked by turbulent negotiations between the A.N.C., which Mr. Ramaphosa…
On an outdoor basketball court surrounded by seashell-scattered sand last month, a man coached a group of teenage girls through a drill. The staccato pounding of their dribbles alternated in the hot air with a tinnier sound in the distance: men hammering nails into wood while a bleating white billy goat looked on.The coach, Abibou Sall, 34, instructed his players to dribble along the sideline, first with their left hands, then their right. Don’t look down at the ball, he told them, wanting the girls to learn to trust their hands.Sall is a physical trainer for the Pikine Basket Club,…
The Fascination with African WildlifeSafaris in Africa provide more than just a chance to see animals; they offer an immersive experience into the heart of nature. The data from Audley Travel, which analyzed US Google search trends, reveals a deep-rooted interest in Africa’s diverse fauna, highlighting the unique allure of its wildlife.LionsLions are undeniably the most sought-after safari animals, earning their status as the kings and queens of the savanna. Their depiction in popular culture has only strengthened their regal image. David Katwiwa, a safari specialist at Audley Travel, recounts a memorable encounter: “Watching a pride of lionesses with their…
Times Insider explains who we are and what we do and delivers behind-the-scenes insights into how our journalism comes together.Every month since Sudan’s catastrophic civil war erupted in April 2023, the news has gotten worse — ever more people displaced, starved or killed. As the chief Africa correspondent for The New York Times, based in Kenya, I have covered the conflict closely. But reporting on it from inside the country seemed impossible.Visas to enter Sudan were hard to obtain. Few journalists have gained entry since the war began. But one day this spring, after a chance meeting with an old…
Issued on: 02/06/2024 – 16:33Modified: 02/06/2024 – 16:44 05:22 South Africa’s ruling ANC said Sunday (June 2) that it would enter talks with other parties to form a new government, after losing its three-decade-old absolute majority in a watershed election. With 99.91 percent of the votes from Wednesday’s election counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress had only 40.2 percent, a catastrophic slump from the 57.5 percent it won in 2019. FRANCE 24’s Douglas Herbert gives us his analysis. Read more on related topics:
Book Review of To the One-in-a-Million Festival and BackSponsored* | All opinions are our ownThe Children’s Book Review To the One-in-a-Million Festival and Back Written by Loucia Isaac Seropian Illustrated by Mane Sholinyan Ages: 6-12 | 36 Pages Publisher: Zangak – Armenia (2024) | ISBN-13: 978-9939-0-4833-8 What to Expect: Community, learning, procrastination, and food Part of a series dedicated to teaching young readers about food, community, and essential character virtues, To the One-in-a-Million Festival and Back uses simple language, lots of dialogue, and a gentle plot to support reading development. The book introduces children to diverse cultures and traditions through…
Go along for an exciting event with superstar children’s author Andy Griffiths. Author of the bestselling Treehouse series, Andy introduces his funniest, most thrills and spills new adventure series. Find out all about Andy Griffiths’ new series, Adventures Unlimited, and much more, from one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. The event has been made possible by Dillons Bookshop, and Norwood Payneham & St Peters Libraries. “Remember the time we flew to the moon without a rocket? And the time we went to the bottom of the ocean and fought a high-voltage octopus? And how about the time we got…