Flanked by divided NATO allies, the US walks a tightrope over a potential third world war
The speaker of parliament intervened when the DA demanded the deputy president comment on rumours he had been poisoned, saying health information was confidential
The Russian-produced vaccine might increase the risk of vaccinated males getting HIV, says South Africa’s health products regulatory authority
For more than five years the deputy president has remained steadfast in his right to travel abroad to receive medical treatment
While the summit leaders solemnly swear that they are singing off the same struggle song sheet towards progressive development, the bloc’s leaders’ solidarity is mostly skin-deep
Paddy Harper isn’t the only one who’s broke: everyone from Zuma to Luthuli House, never mind the chronically unemployed, is feeling the pinch these days
The scientific process is like a hamburger. By examining the quality of each ingredient, you can see how good the end product is. You wouldn’t want mouldy bread or wilted lettuce ruining a perfectly good meal — and similarly you don’t want bad science ruining what could otherwise be a perfectly good vaccine. We look at whether Sputnik V could make it onto the menu.
Russia’s COVID vaccine, Sputnik V, is plagued by a series of red flags and question marks surrounding its clinical trials and results. Here’s how the jab took a shortcut and created sceptics about its underlying science.
What energy mix will make up for the loss of South Africa’s coal power over the next decade or two? Will renewables alone fill the gap, or is nuclear power needed?
The breakdown of the oil-producer alliance could cause already high prices to spike
The ambitious targets are not set in stone until they are deposited at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change later this year, while legislative processes vary between countries that have stated their mitigation
Former rugby sevens player Vuyo Zangqa talks about taking the reins of the Narvskaya Zastava Rugby Club and growing the sport on snow-baked fields
Most anti-vaxxers fear the potential side-effects of the vaccine
When it comes to engagement with Africa, the United States has lost ground to China, Russia, Turkey, and the Gulf States. That’s why the new Biden administration needs new policies for the continent, writes Gregory Meeks, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the US Congress
The two countries have rolled out China’s Sinopharm vaccine, but data issues are likely to keep some countries from doing the same
The encrypted messaging service is having to embark on some damage control after criticism about its new terms and conditions
Mail & Guardian pictures editor Paul Botes presents some of the most striking images
of 2020
Lesotho has been used as a microcosm in this article to reflect how the foreign policy has affected Africa
Citizens have for a year protested against the president seeking a third term in office despite a two-term limit. Many have been killed — and 90 more people died in this week’s crackdown
Who cares about safety when you are first?
President Vladimir Putin said Russia had become the first country to approve a vaccine offering “sustainable immunity” against the new coronavirus
If successful, it will then have to be manufactured and distributed
Simmering tensions could see the country partitioned between east and west
South Africa was well-placed for the 2008 crisis. But R3.18-trillion debt and low growth hamper its ability to limit the economic effects of Covid-19
The country needs an institute that will be a conduit for AI knowledge to industry, society and government
The country is being pushed to develop more SEZs. But is this a viable strategy, given unemployment and ‘deglobalisation’?
Both countries have a strong orientation towards multilateralism and democratic values
But the new complaint against the Western Cape judge president is also unprecedented
The co-dependent partnership is in the conflict stage and the real decoupling may be between American politicians and the country’s citizens
The president would everyone believe Russia is a democracy but his army occupies regions and opposition parties are suppressed
The sea level can be expected to rise by at least a metre by 2300 in the unlikely event greenhouse gas emissions fall to zero in the next 11 years
Amid diplomatic niceties at the Russia-Africa summit in Sochi, Moscow has sent two of its nuclear-capable bombers to Waterkloof