The Day That Was 16 August

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This feature plays out at 7h40 each weekday morning on Nova Sunrise. We look at the day's date, and explore charts, events, birthdays and, of course, the music and charts of that particular day.

16 Aug 2023 English South Africa Society & Culture

Eco Geek - 06 November 2026

Europeans are transforming their homes with solar driveways.

6 Nov 1 min

#FindingDorsland: Wilderness gets onboard

The company says they'll sponsor the flights from Windhoek and back for the winner of the competition.

6 Nov 1 min

#FindingDorsland: David talks to ultimate.earth MD Tristan Cowley

Dorsland was a well-known, pregnant desert-adapted black rhino. Poachers killed her and her calf in Kunene in October 2025. An anonymous Namibian artist has now made life-size sculptures of the two of them, using rocks from Damaraland, the area where they lived. The sculptures have been placed somewhere in Windhoek,…

6 Nov 5 min