In mere months, Moderna transformed an old Polaroid factory in America into a state-of-the-art vaccine-production centre. Why can’t we do the same?
Users of social media and journalists need to take care when posting or reporting about children and tragic events
The recent department of higher education and training report on universities’ research productivity is interesting but it is only part of the picture
Former president Jacob Zuma on Wednesday submitted a 21-page letter to Chief Justice Mogoeng Mogoeng out of “respect”, to let the head of the Constitutional Court know that he would not be deposing an affidavit about an appropriate sanction should he be found to be in contempt of court, as Mogoeng had directed. Mogoeng had […]
Public enterprises minister denies that he tried to influence the appointment of a judge and friend to the SCA in 2016
Nuclear sector says it should be poised to take up more than 50% of the 24GW left vacant by coal
This is an ode to the women whose names made it into news outlets from 2018 to 2020. It’s also a tribute to the faceless, nameless women whose stories remain untold.
The recent ruling is a step in the right direction, but it creates an arbitrary separation as to who is legally seen as human
COMMENT: The AU has laid out a clear path for the continent to produce its own vaccines
Restrictions to battle the pandemic offer ideal cover for authoritarian regimes to undermine and clamp down on opposition parties
Ace Magashule tells provinces to add those accused, but not charged, to step-aside list
South Africa opts to voluntarily suspend its vaccination programme following advice from US health authorities after a rare blood clot development.
Acting Constitutional Court Justice Rammaka Mathopo told the JSC it was ‘remiss’ that female and black lawyers were still underrepresented
Reporters without Borders and others call on higher authorities to review prosecutor’s decision not to investigate the case
The Human Rights Commission has found a lack of staff, beds and clean, secure facilities plague institutions across the country, leaving patients unable to access the help they need.
When a gay Zimbabwean man fled to South Africa, seeking refuge, he encountered further abuse and homophobia
Given the devastating impact of the pandemic on the continent’s economies, international institutions and governments must work together to bring pharmaceutical manufacturing to African countries
The Somali federal government and federal states must integrate climate risks into their security planning. This will enhance their ability to prevent climate-related violence
A new book offers unprecedented insight into South Africa’s strange relationship with the Central African Republic
The 31-year-old long-distance runner is the current Comrades and Two Oceans champion
South Africa lost one of its most prominent HIV doctors this weekend to Covid-related complications. Dr Sindi will be remembered for her ability to make HIV and reproductive health knowledge accessible to her hundreds of thousands of Twitter followers.
The myth that regenerative stem cells are body parts has led to donor reluctance
Ratings agencies and derivatives caused the housing bubble, but where does the next financial crisis lurk?
The extremist insurgency in Mozambique has been an ongoing threat since 2017. SADC needs to act now, say analysts
Caster Semenya’s case and that of other black women athletes spells bad news for the human rights of women in sport, including their right to dignity and equality
But it needs urgent support from governments and the private sector
While government praises entrepreneurs, it could do far more to help them grow. Now is the perfect time for beneficial policy changes
Where is your unembeza, comrades?
Delaying tactics while pretending to be impatient and casting aspersions on the courts are old tricks
Mozambique’s ruling party thought gas would secure a wealthy future, but that dream faded and finally was shattered by attacks that sent energy giant Total packing
The Durban University of Technology (DUT) on Wednesday closed its five KwaZulu-Natal campuses until further notice after scores of prospective students descended on its main campus a day earlier in the hopes of being accepted to study. DUT said that a “significant number” of prospective students had gathered at the Steve Biko Sports Centre overnight […]
Marketing experts need to apply the human behaviour-change techniques they have mastered to convince everyone to start looking after the Earth