The United Nations Development Programme’s Achim Steiner criticizes slow global response to Africa’s debt crisis
The relatives of illegal artisanal miners who are trapped underground in in a flooded mine shaft say that the authorities have failed to help them
This is an edited extract from the book Darkest Before Dawn: Writings, Testimonies and Correspondence from the Life of Robert Sobukwe
1 500 megawatts of new coal power locked in landmark legal victory
The cabinet has accepted that the communications minister’s unilateral withdrawal of the Bill was not malicious
The ANC led with 10 seats but fell short of the 12 needed to govern independently
While the rhetoric of protectionism resonates with voters frustrated by industrial decline, its implications are far-reaching and perilous
With vast deposits of minerals that make South Africa a key player in the green energy transition, Andiswa Matikinca investigates the future that stakeholders want to see
Both Durban and Cape Town are enjoying some respite from high levels of E.Coli in beach water
The government’s failure to provide safe, affordable accommodation, compounded by poverty and unemployment, leaves women vulnerable to attack
Businesses must demonstrate resilience amid local systemic challenges to attract foreign investment
The Equal Education Law Centre has launched an application against the department over its failure to provide education to children affected by last year’s Usindiso fire
A report by the US agriculture department raised this possibility, but South Africa’s maize harvest is well above the annual needs
The dome has over the years projected significant historical events, including screening footage of the Apollo 11
The provincial gravy plane has been shot down by drastic travel restrictions
The national carrier emerged from business rescue in 2021 and reported its first profit in more than a decade
The poet and painter was one of the greatest wordsmiths in Afrikaans
To safeguard their future, we must address regulatory gaps, ownership patterns and issues such as extortion
The Umhlanga-based businessman will appear in the Durban High Court on 15 February on corruption and tax-related charges
Civil war, outright war, insurgencies, poverty, natural disasters, harmful social and cultural norms and stigma are some of the reasons children are on the street
Mkhize allegedly owes R37 915 549 in tax debt linked to the Shandi Trust, a family entity
A robust treaty addressing the lifecycle of plastics is crucial to averting disaster
Bhekisisa had a team of four reporters at the climate conference. On average, our journalists walked eight to nine kilometres a day
The parties have agreed to continuous consultation and to strengthening the broader ANC-led alliance
Swapo, which has been in power since the country gained independence from South Africa in 1990, is likely to retain parliamentary dominance but the presidential race is uncertain
Stop scapegoating spaza shops when regulation failure is to blame for poisoning deaths, groups say
The festival runs until Sunday, and brings together over 250 authors, poets and creatives from South Africa and the globe
This is an edited extract from My Radio Memory: Listening to the Listener, which is edited by Robin Sewlal, with articles by 100 contributors. This one is by the journalist, editor and media scholar Guy Berger
New legislation could be brought before parliament in the coming session
The conference should have been a pivotal moment in the fight against climate change but instead it was a failure
When an academic warned of the continuing politicisation of institutions in Zambia, the state tried to prove him wrong. It now seems happy to prove him right if it can lock him up
South Africa is a primary plastic producing country with significant imports of primary plastic for local manufacturing