Three days and three nights of skulduggery keep the Son of Man out of Durban’s mayoral parlour
Some 22 positive cases of the B.1.1.529 variant have been confirmed in South Africa, as Covid-19 cases increase in Gauteng, the North West and Limpopo
Holders of expired Zimbabwe exemption permits who are not successful in applying for other permits within 12 months will have to leave South Africa or be deported
The Glasgow Climate Pact called for the removal of ‘inefficient’ fossil fuel subsidies, but a commitment to remove all fossil fuel subsidies is needed
From an old acquaintance* with benefits
We will all bear the brunt of a political landscape that is less about governing and more about the satisfaction of personal interests and vindictive opposition
Here’s how the EU is continuing to support women and girls worldwide
What do the outcomes of the local government polls portend for the general elections in 2024?
BGFIBank allegedly played a central role in a years-long scam that allowed former DRC leader Joseph Kabila’s family and close associates to launder $243-million in public and suspect funds
This database shows you where you can find safe family planning services near you. It’s verified two to four times a year by a dedicated team of data capturers and ‘secret shopper’ callers
By directing climate resources effectively, the world could make significant — and simultaneous — progress in tackling both global warming and gender inequality
The country’s health products regulator has received an application from vaccine manufacturer Pfizer for third-dose approval
We all need to unlearn the damaging patriarchal presuppositions of gender
Most of Facebook’s features are designed to maximise meaningful social Interaction, which means the algorithm promotes extreme content
What can one fix with an 85-year-old white man whose apology to black people only surfaced after he is dead? The answer is nothing
The prevailing message to Americans from political elites across the spectrum is the same one that Biden spelled out in his speech: “That’s just the nature of a modern economy” and we have to deal with it
Research is revealing that poetry may be just what leaders need to navigate today’s troubled waters
About 200 000 mostly dwarf succulents confiscated from poachers have to be cared for while police continue their investigations
The Systems Work of Social Change’ by Cynthia Rayner and François Bonnici, draws on stories of social change-makers and has been described as ‘a roadmap for deep change in tackling today’s multiple crises’. This is an edited extract
As the government marks Disability Awareness Month, disabled people can target jobs in growth industries once they have the right training and support
Some 29% of children are acutely malnourished, up from 9% before the war
From their creation during colonisation to now, they have served the wealthy against the many
In the three-month period 6 163 murders occurred, a 20.7% increase from the same period last year, and 9 556 rapes were reported, a rise of 7.1%. The number of sexual offences was 11 964, up 4.7%
His blanket apology did not cast him as a man of principle but as a man of cowardice
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On Thursday the president honoured South Africans and eminent foreign nationals with the highest award the country offers
The reimagined, three-day country of Queertopia dares to imagine a world ‘designed by and for queer communities’
A new World Health Organisation initiative is helping nations make their own vaccines, reducing their dependency on imports.
Researchers are calling for more partnerships and funding for malaria programmes, while 2.3-million children in three African countries have already received a jab
Amid rampant mismanagement and the effects of climate change, we will have to learn to do more with less
Here is what you need to know about the crisis that has seen thousands of migrants trapped in dire conditions on the Belarus-Poland border
Peng Shuai has not been heard from since alleging two weeks ago that a powerful Chinese politician had sexually assaulted her