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Young science boff off to China

Kiyara Swartbooi, a young innovator from Port Rex Technical High School is set to represent SA at both the Eskom Expo International Science Fair and the prestigious 43rd Beijing Youth Science Creation Competition this year. Kiyara earned…

Teacher Ndumiso Chili says that in the Chinese city where he is based, they are reaping the benefits of a strict lockdown. He spent 52 days indoors, not even going out for essentials. Image: Supplied

KZN-born teacher living in China on how to curb Covid infections

As the country battles the coronavirus, a South African living and teaching in a Chinese city where the pandemic has been contained offers the assurance it can be beaten, and shares his own experience. on Thursday told TimesLIVE that in…

Pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong announces his plans to run for legislature next to pro-democracy district councillor Jannelle Leung, in Hong Kong. Image: REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

China passes feared Hong Kong security law

China passed a sweeping national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a historic move that critics and many western governments fear will smother the finance hub’s freedoms and hollow out its autonomy. The legislation was unanimously…

Anyone who has travelled from mainland China or visited mainland China in the past 30 days will be denied access to the MSC fleet of ships.Image: MSC

Cruise liner firm MSC bans passengers with recent exposure to China

No one who has travelled via mainland China in the past 30 days will be able to board ships operated by MSC Cruises, effective immediately. This is among the precautionary measures announced by the company on Friday, in light of the…

No stopping Women on the Run

Eastern Cape-based Wild Women on the Run were recently nominated as Daily Dispatch Local Heroes 2018. The organisation is currently organising runs in China to raise funds for charity. Having started trail-running along the Wild Coast in…

Mr Gay World moves to Cape Town after Chinese clampdown

International LGBTQ+ competition, Mr Gay World 2019 is coming to Cape Town next year after abandoning their original venue in Hong Kong. The move comes after a clampdown on LGBTQ+ events and campaigns by the Chinese government forced the…

BCM’s infrastructure portfolio head Ncedo Kumbaca Picture: FILE/ALAN EASON

BCM to host international investors for Brics event

Buffalo City Metro says it’s all systems go as they prepare to roll out the red carpet for more than 400 high-powered foreign guests in the next two weeks. They are delegates from the five Brics countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China…

Pakati back on a positive note from trip to China

China and Buffalo City Metro discussed the possibility of manufacturing clothing in the metro for China’s African market, said mayor Xola Pakati when he and his five-strong delegation stepped off the plane from a trip to China yesterday.…

China’s dog meat festival opens despite ban rumours

A notorious Chinese dog meat festival opened on Wednesday with butchers hacking slabs of canines and cooks frying the flesh despite rumours that authorities would impose a ban this year. After initial reports that authorities would…

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Obama Booi who is in Grade 6 at African Angels Independent School, holds a picture he painted of an owl sent to China. In China, the picture will compete in the World Schools exhibition and is one of a few that will fly the flag for South…

TEFL course ticket to seeing the world

THE East London Language Institute has been running a TEFL (Teach English as a Foreign Language) course for the past year and has seen great success. “This is our fourth course and the classes just keep getting bigger,” director of the…