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How a skateboard can change the life of township kids

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Patronella Diedricks
May 22, 2024

Poelo Mofolo uses his skateboard as a tool to help South African kids in Mamelodi, East Pretoria, while inspiring a new generation of skateboarders.

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Afrimaxx - Modern African Lifestyle

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LifestyleMay 10, 202426:05 min

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Smart Farming: Tech for sustainable food

How tech can help to make global farming more sustainable and productive.
LifestyleMarch 22, 202412:36 min
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Euromaxx - Lifestyle Europe

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Does Elon Musk want to make X the new TikTok?

Is X becoming a video app? Can AI write proper laws? And: the rise of AI-generated nude pics of minors.
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Immersive exhibitions: repackaging famous works

Classics by Van Gogh, Monet, and Kahlo are transformed into huge immersive video installations.
LifestyleJanuary 29, 202402:37 min
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