DREW FORREST looks at the fierce academic controversies ignited by South Africa’s most recent hominin find
Poachers poisoned an elephant carcass in the park, which killed more than 100 endangered vultures
Despite public spats in Gauteng, the parties are teaming up in North West municipalities, including those where the ANC has a majority
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South Africa’s fragmented AI strategy threatens its tech leadership as Morocco, Nigeria and others invest in deep tech, research and innovation to lead Africa’s digital future
The 19 employees are battling for reinstatement and backpay after being dismissed during an outsourcing and labour dispute
Oil spill risks and climate concerns have sparked legal action against the government and the global energy company
The president and the national treasury launched phase two of Operation Vulindlela on Wednesday, expanding its focus areas
The Economic Freedom Fighters leader was to have addressed a conference at Cambridge University on 10 May
The court found that there was no reason why those who acquire citizenship of another country should lose their South African citizenship
The secretary general has once more been accused of violating party rules to influence regional elections in Limpopo and Gauteng ahead of the 2027 leadership contest
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The ministry sought to counter the DA’s argument that the targets amount to unfair discrimination
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
The judicial conduct tribunal’s outcome could reshape women’s rights, workplace safety and equality in South Africa’s male-dominated judiciary
The Democratic Alliance is challenging the Employment Equity Amendment Act in court, saying it violates constitutional protections against unfair racial quotas
Internal polls forecast at least 40% of votes in the local government elections, while warnings against factionalism abound
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Trafficking of endangered wildlife is down sharply since 2020, the Wildlife Justice Commission finds
Nietzsche’s quote is useful as an ecological analogy of the destruction humans have wrought on nature, the very thing that sustains us
An outdated iron ore beneficiation value chain is holding back South Africa’s industrialisation, even as government imposes tariffs mainly affecting China to shield ArcelorMittal from the surge of steel imports
Organisations are going to court to challenge the constitutionality of Children’s Act provisions
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South Africa’s liberation struggle may have brought democracy, but it did not bring freedom
South Africans have come to love the Jimny but while it is fun to drive, it is severely underpowered
Successive ANC-led governments have been criticised by some for prioritising national reconciliation ahead of justice for victims
The barber’s mental health advice might be a cut above the barman’s but let’s not split ends about men’s suffering in this regard
Unions and employers must strike a delicate balance between rights and responsibilities in an evolving workplace
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Labour relations reached a crossroads with the Marikana Massacre, raising questions about the relevance and power of unions post-apartheid
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The finance minister says his U-turn on a VAT hike was a collective decision of the government of national unity
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Trade unions are still the best way of organising resistance to the violence of capitalism
SANParks and the WWF are blocking the mining application inside West Coast National Park
The ANC secretary general said the Economic Freedom Fighters voting with the Democratic Alliance would not be a surprise should a motion of no confidence be brought against Ramaphosa
Taking control of the ANC would be part of uMkhonto weSizwe party’s ‘political project’ of unifying black people, the MK party’s head of presidency added
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The former director general at the department of trade and industry has a long history leadership in business
South Africa argued that a 50-day aid blockade was further proof of the genocide of the Palestinian population