Last year was dismal on a number of fronts. And although things probably won’t get exponentially better, there is some hope on the horizon
FreeMe saw the first Marabou Stork admitted to the centre’s care, as well as a lesser flamingo, lesser honeyguide, Narina Trogon and the endangered secretary bird
The World Bank estimated that in 2011, at the height of attacks, the pirates cost the world economy US$18 billion
Local authorities have put the death toll at 30, but the number is expected to increase
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South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years
Heavy bombardment, and a ground invasion launched three weeks into the war, have reduced vast areas of Gaza to a ruined wasteland and killed at least 21,822 people, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry
Zuma was addressing residents at Heroes Acre in Imbali, where he visited the graves of struggle stalwarts Moses Mabhida and Johny Makhathini
South Africans no longer have to fly to Europe to enjoy MSC’s Splendida, which will be sailing out of the new terminal in Durban
South Africa opens genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice