áfrica do sul

Interesting facts

Suspended at more than 200m high, this bridge was built to replace a dangerous road and today offers a bungee jump with more than seven seconds of free fall over a gorge in South Africa; Get to know the Bloukrans Bridge.

Ruth Rodrigues 13/06/2026 at 22:22

Science and Technology

South Africa is investing billions of dollars to transform the desert into a green hydrogen hub, with solar plants, wind farms, and a new port, in the ambition to become one of the largest exporters of this fuel.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 11/06/2026 at 21:28

Construction

Chinese construction companies take on the project to transform the former historic port of Benin into a seaside tourist complex: the project in Ouidah will connect La Marina, a 2 km route, and the Gate of No Return memorial to redesign the African Atlantic coast with global appeal.

Carla Teles 07/06/2026 at 23:59

Accidents

Toyota embarrassed: car from the brand receives zero safety rating even with airbags and stability control; naturally aspirated 1.5 hatch with up to 105 hp had structure considered unstable and insufficient protection for head and chest.

Alisson Ficher 25/05/2026 at 12:32

Construction

While many roads bypass deep valleys, South Africa raises the Msikaba Bridge with 580 meters, a deck at 194 meters high, and a cable-stayed structure that promises to change the N2 Wild Coast route.

Flavia Marinho 18/05/2026 at 17:34

Interesting facts

With 82.8 km excavated under Africa, 5.35 meters in diameter, and a controlled drop of 77 meters, an invisible tunnel carries billions of liters of water from the Orange River to dry regions of the Karoo, transforming arid areas into agricultural hubs in the interior of South Africa.

Débora Araújo 01/05/2026 at 13:22

Interesting facts

A 250-million-year-old fossil revealed an embryo curled inside an egg and proved that the ancestors of all mammals — including humans — reproduced like reptiles.

Douglas Avila 23/04/2026 at 00:21

Interesting facts

All mammals on the planet were born from eggs 250 million years ago, and scientists have just found the first evidence of this hidden inside a skull smaller than a coin in South Africa.

Douglas Avila 11/04/2026 at 17:02

Interesting facts

Long before we imagined: the first humans were already doing heavy mining in South Africa over 200,000 years ago!

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 07/04/2026 at 22:27

A África do Sul plantou acácias australianas desde 1845 para fixar dunas costeiras, estabilizar estradas e produzir tanino, e criou um "ladrão de água" que hoje consome 3,3 bilhões de metros cúbicos por ano — 7% de toda a água disponível no país mais árido do hemisfério sul

Science and Technology

South Africa Planted Australian Acacias Since 1845 to Anchor Coastal Dunes, Stabilize Roads, and Produce Tannin, Creating a “Water Thief” That Now Consumes 3.3 Billion Cubic Meters Annually — 7% of All Available Water in the Driest Country in the Southern Hemisphere

Débora Araújo 10/03/2026 at 13:23

Interesting facts

South Africa Cut Down Trees To Save Water, But The Target Was The ‘Wrong Green’

Alisson Ficher 09/03/2026 at 11:12

Trump redefine o G20 ao vetar a África do Sul e convidar a Polônia, em decisão dos Estados Unidos que muda alianças e prioridades econômicas globais.

Economy

Trump Excludes South Africa From G20, Invites Poland to Join Group and Seeks to Redesign a “New G20” Focused on Economy, Energy, and Alliances More Aligned With the U.S.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 08/12/2025 at 16:04

Suspended at more than 200m high, this bridge was built to replace a dangerous road and today offers a bungee jump with more than seven seconds of free fall over a gorge in South Africa; Get to know the Bloukrans Bridge.

South Africa is investing billions of dollars to transform the desert into a green hydrogen hub, with solar plants, wind farms, and a new port, in the ambition to become one of the largest exporters of this fuel.

Chinese construction companies take on the project to transform the former historic port of Benin into a seaside tourist complex: the project in Ouidah will connect La Marina, a 2 km route, and the Gate of No Return memorial to redesign the African Atlantic coast with global appeal.

Toyota embarrassed: car from the brand receives zero safety rating even with airbags and stability control; naturally aspirated 1.5 hatch with up to 105 hp had structure considered unstable and insufficient protection for head and chest.

While many roads bypass deep valleys, South Africa raises the Msikaba Bridge with 580 meters, a deck at 194 meters high, and a cable-stayed structure that promises to change the N2 Wild Coast route.

With 82.8 km excavated under Africa, 5.35 meters in diameter, and a controlled drop of 77 meters, an invisible tunnel carries billions of liters of water from the Orange River to dry regions of the Karoo, transforming arid areas into agricultural hubs in the interior of South Africa.

A 250-million-year-old fossil revealed an embryo curled inside an egg and proved that the ancestors of all mammals — including humans — reproduced like reptiles.

All mammals on the planet were born from eggs 250 million years ago, and scientists have just found the first evidence of this hidden inside a skull smaller than a coin in South Africa.

Long before we imagined: the first humans were already doing heavy mining in South Africa over 200,000 years ago!

South Africa Planted Australian Acacias Since 1845 to Anchor Coastal Dunes, Stabilize Roads, and Produce Tannin, Creating a “Water Thief” That Now Consumes 3.3 Billion Cubic Meters Annually — 7% of All Available Water in the Driest Country in the Southern Hemisphere

South Africa Cut Down Trees To Save Water, But The Target Was The ‘Wrong Green’

Trump Excludes South Africa From G20, Invites Poland to Join Group and Seeks to Redesign a “New G20” Focused on Economy, Energy, and Alliances More Aligned With the U.S.

Libya built over 4,000 kilometers of underground pipelines to bring water from the Sahara to coastal cities in a project that the government itself called the Eighth Wonder of the World.

Desert sand, previously discarded for being too smooth for concrete, becomes an ecological brick in the United Arab Emirates, dispensing with Portland cement, curing at room temperature, and attempting to transform dunes useless for construction into raw material for a new arid engineering.

He transformed an abandoned plastic water tank into an underground house in the “hobbit hole” style, using only repurposed pallet wood, without heavy machinery or expensive labor.

China transforms desert-devastated area into the world’s largest artificial forest, planting trees for 60 years, blocking sand that reached Beijing, and creating a “green lung” of 92,000 hectares in a region once considered lost.

Toyota launches “family hybrid van” with 7 or 8 seats, 1.8 hybrid engine, fuel consumption of up to 23.8 km/l, and a price equivalent to about R$ 104,000 without taxes, below the Tiggo 8 Pro Plug-in Hybrid sold in Brazil: meet the Noah Hybrid 2026 in Japan.

With 70 tons of rock removed by hand and an 800-year-old abandoned cave, a former businessman transforms a dark shelter into a modern home carved in the heart of the forest.

Engine without traditional cylinder head could change the future of hybrids: Aramco creates DHE technology that simplifies mechanics, promises to reduce consumption by up to 25%, and challenges decades of evolution in combustion engines.