It does not pause because you have given birth. It does not soften because you are tired. It demands that you keep moving, bruised and battered if necessary.
AI’s rapid growth is driving major water, energy, land and e-waste impacts, raising environmental justice concerns worldwide
Two-time Grammy winner Peabo Bryson, whose voice graced Disney classics and R&B charts for five decades, has died after a stroke
The tool allows researchers and policymakers to track links between extreme weather, heatwaves, flooding and health outcomes
The second-smallest provincial department by budget allocation is leveraging its savings to bankroll a R20 million digital overhaul aimed at eradicating paper-based bureaucracy, stamping out tender corruption and multiplying productivity in the next three years.
The blue-footed baboon spider, a rare species found only in South Africa, is appearing in the international exotic pet trade, raising concerns about wildlife trafficking and conservation
Buhlungu is further accused of damaging the University’s reputation through public comments made during a media interview, which Council claims undermined its integrity
Northern Mozambique has been absorbing what humanitarian groups call “multiple shocks” for years. Conflict, cyclones, cholera, displacement; each arriving before the last has been processed, each landing on a health system already buckling. What happens to people’s minds in conditions like these? And who is there to help?
Contributions from controversial regional figures revive scrutiny over governance and political influence
Working on Fire seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief
About 200 foreigners who say they are fleeing attacks linked to anti-immigrant groups have called for United Nations intervention after spending two days outside Durban Central Police Station, where police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse them following a tense standoff
A bank that ceased operations more than two decades ago is seeking compensation from Malawi that could approach a 10th of the country’s annual budget, following a court ruling that regulators illegally revoked its licence
New research links rural solar adoption to mobile money use, while raising concerns about inequality
Lt-Colonel Sebola told the Madlanga commission that under instruction from Warrant Officer Rikhotso, Colonel Maluleke and General Kadwa, he was to seize the bakkie carrying the cocaine bricks from Magane so that the Hawks narcotics unit could take over the scene
Seven deaths in southern Malawi expose legal gaps, weak prosecutions and a colonial law that authorities say is no longer fit to manage modern waves of panic-driven violence
Several universities are facing deepening governance crises marked by institutional capture, leadership instability and weakened accountability systems, say higher education leaders and a Universities South Africa report
The Democratic Alliance is set to elect new leadership in KwaZulu-Natal this weekend, in a closely watched provincial congress that will shape the party’s strategy before the 2026 municipal elections amid rising coalition politics and the growing influence of the MK Party
Parliament’s portfolio committee on forestry, fisheries and environment is widening its oversight into Sasol after receiving protected disclosures from environmental whistleblower Ian Erasmus
In less than a month, South Africa will start rolling out the most potent HIV prevention medication the world has seen. But that alone doesn’t guarantee that HIV-negative people who need this twice-a-year injection — called lenacapavir — will use it
Shame, silence and incomplete sex ed are stopping South African girls from getting treated for sexually transmitted infections — even as rates remain stubbornly high
Leaked voice note allegedly involving IFP Youth Brigade leader Mncedisi Maphisa fuels factional tension before the party’s elective conference, prompting an internal investigation
The department of mineral and petroleum resources has confirmed that petrol will increase by R3.27 a litre, while diesel will increase by R6.19a litre, depending on the sulphur grade
At Auto China 2026, the president of Jetour International, Ke Chuandeng, announced that from 2027, Jetour would be producing some of its models locally in South Africa
South Africa is positioning itself as a key player in the global race for critical minerals but new research and warnings suggest those closest to extraction might lose out, echoing long-standing inequalities in the mining sector
New research shows a steep decline in adolescent pregnancy rates across all nine provinces from 2021 to 2025, reversing course from previous years. It’s good news, even if it’s not clear why it’s happening
Across South Africa, communities are marking Freedom Day under the weight of an escalating water crisis, where unreliable supply, contamination and ageing infrastructure continue to undermine basic rights and deepen inequality
Presenting the report, the commission’s chairperson Judge Chande Othman said the inquiry drew on extensive evidence from both primary and secondary sources, including face-to-face interviews, public and private hearings and documentary reviews
Eskom says South Africa is unlikely to experience load-shedding between April and August, citing improved plant performance, fewer breakdowns and reduced diesel use
In Burkina Faso, more than 70 languages are spoken, armed conflict continues to escalate and half the country’s psychiatrists have left. With few mental health services available, families and traditional healers absorb what the system cannot
Ramaphosa must now turn to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which faces allegations of corporate governance failures similar to the PIC case. The latest concerns are around the IDC’s investment in the R2.1 billion Club Med Tinley Leisure resort deal, a luxury tourism development on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast
Experts say South Africa’s contradictory approach to drugs — treating addiction as both a disease and a crime — is fuelling a worsening crisis in places like Westbury, where illicit drugs plague the community
An open letter to the Fort Hare vice-chancellor, honouring a shared struggle, principled leadership and a bond forged in activism, scholarship and sacrifice