News Bulletin of 25 April 2025, 8am

The Northen Cape province is set to play a key role in South Africa’s groundbreaking National Astro-Tourism Strategy.The province stands to benefit from a R352 million investment, which government intends to allocate to the project, to enhance scientific tourism and infrastructure in the province.The Northern Cape’s clear night skies, low light pollution, and remote locations, make it an ideal site for astronomy research and stargazing tourism.Dianna Martin is from the The Northern Cape’s Economic Development Agency

A new study, released by Sesame Workshop International South Africa, is shedding light on the powerful role fathers play in their children’s lives through something as simple as play.The report, launched this month in Johannesburg, focuses on how Takalani Sesame’s mass media content encouraged fathers to take a more active role in their children’s early development. Over 12 weeks, 1 200 fathers and 240 children across Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, and the Free State took part in the study.

YouTube celebrated its 20th anniversary yesterday by sharing a handful of eye-catching stats about the platform.The video giant, says it has had more than 20 trillion videos uploaded on the platform in its two decade run.YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the platform’s first ever 19 seconds long video 20 years ago, marking the birth of the internet’s largest video site.