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Despite the poverty-stricken country’s avowed intentions, it is dependent on the crop and those who must pick it.
Who would have thought? Even those who don’t like sushi are digesting seaweed every day.
The secret serpent of heroin lurks in the undergrowth of this tropical tourist spot.
In a televised state address Malawian president Bingu wa Mutharika threatened to close down newspapers "that lie and tarnish my government’s image".
When asked if they have already felt the effects of climate change, Mary-Anne Zimri and Katrina Scheepers eagerly nod their heads.
Three million girls and boys up to the age of 18 years are orphaned, according to <em>The Health of our Children in South Africa</em> study.
Corporate social investment (CSI) has become a buzzword in the past decade, but the quality of initiatives has been inconsistent and unreliable.
Lack of cooperation between government departments and CSI programmes is one of the main reasons numerous CSI education initiatives are falling short.
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: <i>Lionel Faull</i> reviews <em>The Cove</em>, a documentary about Japan’s annual dolphin hunt.
Opposition parties heavily criticised the ANC’s economic policies, but offered few constructive alternatives at a Critical Thinking Forum this week.
If BEE were football, we’d be five minutes into the match. Kristin Palitza reports
An NGO is helping microfarmers to shift from survival to sustainability, reports Kristin Palitza.
The country was well on its way to reducing child mortality, but over the past decade the pandemic has annulled previous gains.
A handful of Eastern Cape men brave ridicule to take on ‘women’s work’. Kristin Palitza reports.
The Sonke PhotoVoice Project allows children to talk about their wants and needs. Kristin Palitza reports.
Informal settlements worst hit by coastal downpour
Civil-society organisations in South Africa are preparing to push government to meet its commitment for setting national targets on HIV/Aids, made at the recent United Nations…
Voluntary counselling and testing services are meant to help HIV-positive people cope with the disease, but some counsellors are doing more harm than good, particularly in…
To some, the introduction of basic income grants (BIG) in South Africa is an unimaginable luxury — and the idea of implementing BIG in other, poorer African states simply…
It is tempting to call it a no-brainer: the idea that attempts to prevent transmission of HIV from mothers to children should be matched by initiatives to keep these mothers…
