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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
Even in the chaos of our health centres, divinity moves through ordinary people doing extraordinary work
When politics resembles possession, the Vatican should offer group rates for exorcising elected officials
Wind farms feed power into the national grid, but the stories behind the land deals are rarely told. Tunicia Phillips investigates a case study in the Eastern Cape
South Africa’s banking system could come under scrutiny and the country may attract targeted sanctions if it does not follow the US lead.
As Swaziland descends deeper into dictatorship, the monarch’s influence is spreading, and his alliance with Jacob Zuma threatens the region’s democratic future
Donald Trump’s executive orders are of dubious constitutionality, having violated civil rights of federal workers, weaponised immigration laws and limited Congress’s powers over the budget
Sergeant Dawid Fortuin took advantage of Steveno van Rhyn’s ‘youth and vulnerability’, according to attorney Nobahle Mkabayi
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there?