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
But the city describes the budget as ‘fully funded, pro-poor and pro-growth’
Jacob Zuma’s party has removed Mzwanele Manyi, replacing him with former Joburg speaker Colleen Makhubele amid calls for leadership restructuring
The municipality handles about 3 400 tonnes of waste every day, which equates to 0.6kg per person
No rational person should want to live in a world in which the president of a sovereign nation is compelled to prostrate themselves in front of another; or bring along their favourite golfers as if they are rare gifts to a feudal lord
The EFF criticises it as ‘unimaginative’ and not benefiting poorer South Africans, while the DA calls it a step towards ending ‘unchecked government spending’
April’s slight uptick suggests that the Reserve Bank will keep the benchmark repo rate at 7.5% next week
The supreme court of appeal found the smallholding falls under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, meaning the gardener and his wife have a right to stay
We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family – fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual
The health minister said local investment and support from other global partners would keep the country’s treatment efforts going
Brazil and India are starting to win gains for ‘platform’ workers such as delivery riders. Unions in South African must support similar struggles
The critically endangered mammal was rediscovered in Boosmansbos Wilderness Area, after a 46-year absence
Today, people over 50 make up the second largest group of South Africa’s HIV-positive population — 20 years ago, they were the smallest proportion
Much of women’s work does not come with a salary but it is invaluable
A UK lawsuit accuses conservation fund Ifaw of negligence after elephant relocations led to human deaths, injuries, crop destruction, and people being displaced
President William Ruto scrapped the deal because of public outcry following Nelson Amenya’s exposé
It is high time for policy reckoning in the GNU
If all of its National Institutes of Health funding falls away, the country could lose 70% of its medical research capacity
Mutual respect between the two managers has allowed the new Premier League champions to preserve their era of greatness
The saga reflected political sniping and the inability of parties in the government of national unity to cooperate
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and Latin American pope, leaves a legacy of reform, compassion, and advocacy for the poor, reshaping the Catholic Church’s global mission