According to a survivor, 54 migrants trying to reach Italy died of thirst when their inflatable boat ruptured in the Mediterranean.
Trevor Noah has beaten Riaad Moosa, Nik Rabinowitz and Loyiso Gola to be named comic of the year at the Comic’s Choice Awards.
Controversial Gauteng local government and housing minister Humphrey Mmemezi, accused of abusing public funds, has resigned his post.
The Vienna prosecutor’s office has ruled out foul play in the death of Libya’s Gaddafi-era prime minister and oil chief Shukri Ghanem.
Highveld Lions wicketkeeper Thami Tsolekile has been recalled to the Proteas, after eight years in the wilderness, as a replacement for Mark Boucher.
The science behind pavements — the scientific term for roadways, including airport runways — is moving forward.
Not everyone gets the opportunity to meet the queen of Great Britain but Jolanda Roux has, all because of her passion for keeping trees healthy.
The enjoyable art and discipline of reading is fast becoming an endangered activity in South Africa, writes Mpho Moshe Matheolane.
Professor Kobus Eloff is the founder and leader of the multidisciplinary and collaborative phytomedicine programme at the University of Pretoria.
If you think public communication of science, engineering and technology is dry then you haven’t met Professor Valerie Corfield.