Viral Victory
Fact: #3507
According to a recent survey released by the Human Sciences Research Council, the percentage of South Africans living with HIV… Read More
Fact-A-Day Archive
World AIDS Day
Fact: #3506
Founded in 1988 and commemorated on December 1st, World AIDS Day was the first ever international day for global health…. Read More
SA’s Chess Pioneer
Fact: #3505
In December 2014, Kenny Solomon became South Africa’s first ever chess grandmaster, when he beat the Egyptian grandmaster Ahmed Adly… Read More
Gambit of deception
Fact: #3504
In 2019, former chess Grandmaster Igors Rausis, was caught cheating when he was photographed using a chess engine on his… Read More
Bring out the Cavalry
Fact: #3503
The most common opening in chess is the King’s Pawn opening, moving a pawn to e4. This opening has a… Read More
Sales Check
Fact: #3502
According to CNN, in just three weeks after the debut of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit”, chess set sales in the… Read More