In 2017, a group of passionate engineers, designers, and innovators came together with a shared mission: to bridge the gap between Deaf communities and the world around them. This collaboration led to the creation of Senso, a groundbreaking wearable device designed to help individuals with hearing loss stay connected to their environment in a non-intrusive and accessible way.

In 2017, a group of passionate engineers, designers, and innovators came together with a shared mission: to bridge the gap between Deaf communities and the world around them. This collaboration led to the creation of Senso, a groundbreaking wearable device designed to help individuals with hearing loss stay connected to their environment in a non-intrusive and accessible way.

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POWER Talk is a mid-morning talk show programme, hosted by Lerato Mbele. The show delves deeper into the news of the day along with larger societal themes, inviting listeners to help unpack issues on the day’s current affairs agenda and topics close to their hearts. Mbele also interviews the biggest newsmakers and experts in South Africa, helping listeners makes sense of their world.

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Innovation Wednesday: Senso Device

History of African Church UniformsChurch uniforms are a sacred part of religious identity in South Africa and across the continent. In several churches across Southern Africa, members are recognizably identified by their uniforms. In South Africa, these are most notably Zionist churches, Apostolic churches, Pentecostal churches, as well as African sects of traditional churches such as the United Methodist Church. It is believed that most church uniforms from these churches have been influenced by military uniforms. In this week’s Culture Corner, we discuss the history and influences of African church uniforms.

History of African Church UniformsChurch uniforms are a sacred part of religious identity in South Africa and across the continent. In several churches across Southern Africa, members are recognizably identified by their uniforms. In South Africa, these are most notably Zionist churches, Apostolic churches, Pentecostal churches, as well as African sects of traditional churches such as the United Methodist Church. It is believed that most church uniforms from these churches have been influenced by military uniforms. In this week’s Culture Corner, we discuss the history and influences of African church uniforms.

Culture Corner History of African Church Uniforms

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are going head-to-head in a race that remains too close to call. Harris and Trump have made their final appeals to voters in key battleground states, stressing that the stakes of the November 5 vote could not be higher. 

Democratic candidate Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are going head-to-head in a race that remains too close to call. Harris and Trump have made their final appeals to voters in key battleground states, stressing that the stakes of the November 5 vote could not be higher.

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Hundreds of illegal miners have been arrested following underground food and water supply cuts. The zama zamas who surfaced at Orkney over the weekend are the small fish in the big pond of criminality. At least 565 illegal miners were arrested. The arrests were the latest made under Operation Vala Umgodi, which seeks to disrupt illegal mining at a time when companies such as Sibanye-Stillwater have recorded a spike in such activities, including direct attacks on mine operations and infrastructure against the backdrop of record gold prices. 

Hundreds of illegal miners have been arrested following underground food and water supply cuts. The zama zamas who surfaced at Orkney over the weekend are the small fish in the big pond of criminality. At least 565 illegal miners were arrested. The arrests were the latest made under Operation Vala Umgodi, which seeks to disrupt illegal mining at a time when companies such as Sibanye-Stillwater have recorded a spike in such activities, including direct attacks on mine operations and infrastructure against the backdrop of record gold prices.

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