Heatwaves, floods, droughts: Why the plan needs your voice
Apiwe Bubu’s debut album is the culmination of a decades-long journey across continents, studios and genres — finally coming home to piano
Colonial architecture might not be your thing — but Sir Herbert Baker’s globe-trotting, empire-defining life just might surprise you
Climate change is an existential problem of “planetary proportions” that affects all forms of life and the very health of the planet, according to a recent landmark ruling of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on the obligations of states. In its unanimous advisory opinion the ICJ, the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, […]
The $400 million the United States congress removed from a list of funding programmes the Trump administration wants to cut doesn’t cancel the cuts to HIV and TB programmes made in February
But there is hope. Poor South Africans, the very people Operation Dudula claims to represent, are standing against this form of hatred and extreme violence
The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country
The least the Trump administration could have done was provide ample warning that it was going to cut aid
The National Dialogue has not even begun and has already become irrevocably politically tainted
The Think Tank 20 group submitted its policy recommendations to representatives of G20 leaders halfway into South Africa’s presidency
A throat ulcer. Bloody urine. A sick baby. That’s what smokers in other countries see. In South Africa? For now, it’s a tiny black box
Observers have suspected that deep systemic problems lie in the country’s law enforcement
The evidence leader in the sexual harassment tribunal suggests Mbenenge’s accuser seemed to be distancing herself via the tone of her responses to his texts
The university’s ambition to become South Africa’s first predominantly renewable-powered university is taking shape through a new high tech project
Telling most South Africans they can’t drink is a nonstarter, but we need to acknowledge just how dangerous it is, and what we can do to curb it
Thousands of spectators witnessed the dramatic finish while fashionistas turned the infield into a showcase of creativity and culture
Africa’s most prestigious horseracing event returns with fashion, flair and high-stakes racing
A declining number of middle class people are saving for retirement in South Africa
The environment department focuses on protecting biodiversity and the health of marine and other resources
The Y20 summit revealed disparities in youth-driven calls for climate justice, inclusive growth and sovereignty between the Global South and North
Of the 53 schools that uploaded valid data, 23 returned results showing the water was unsafe to drink
During the 2023-24 financial year, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and the Northern Cape only built one school each
There has been nothing remarkable about the government of national unity’s first year in office, but the steadying of the ship has been invaluable
Ketamine has been used for decades as an anaesthetic drug, but in the past few years, more and more psychiatrists have been using it for hard-to-treat depression
The findings challenge stereotypes, showing a generation that’s resourceful, pragmatic and shaping its own financial future
The reporting of sexual violence has been one of the ugliest blights of our democracy. Research throughout the years has revealed disturbing accounts of women regularly shunned at police stations
Of South Africa’s 144 water service authorities, 105 are performing ‘dismally’, according to Minister Pemmy Majodina
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder affects 5% to 7% of schoolgoing children, but doctors can only prescribe treatment for a month at a time, so don’t get too much medication regularly
The M&G is not immune to criticism. We have made many mistakes over the years. What we can be unequivocal about, however, is that a blow to anyone in the news media is a gut punch to all of us.
On World Environment Day, we must challenge – in word and deed – the assumption that environmental issues are somehow separate from daily life
More journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023 than during the two World Wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined
The announcement comes as the bank foresees lower global interest rates and a weaker outlook for the local economy