The lower severity of the Omicron variant of Covid-19 indicates that a stronger immune response has been built over time
Slam poet Lazarusman’s vocals feature on and inspired the title of Booka Shade album Dear Future Self.
Omicron’s many mutations allow it to duck our body’s natural defence, but the immune system has a some tricks to prevent you from getting severely ill
As the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) concludes its first leg of the inquiry into the July unrest in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng, the testimonies have laid bare the dysfunctional state of South Africa’s justice, crime prevention and security cluster. During the inquiry, members of the cluster engaged in buck-passing and blame-gaming, with no one […]
The Omicron variant’s spread across South Africa has already surpassed the peak of the Delta-driven third wave. Here’s what the data tells us so far about how quickly Omicron spreads — but truly understanding the variant will take more time.
Schools that boast of perfect pass rates often do so at the expense of weaker learners who are rooted out well ahead of the final exams.
Repeated claims that the country was “following the science” really meant it was following a particular science followed by some Western scientists
CSA says in a statement that a joint decision had been taken with the Board of Control for Cricket in India to bar spectators from the ground
Free trade limits the policy space available to states worldwide, locking them into market-based trade and industrial policies.
If the government is unwilling to ensure our patients’ basic constitutional right to access healthcare, it is time to investigate a private-public partnership to repair our facility
The Mail & Guardian asked a few of the regular contributors to the ThoughtLeader platform to give us their views on the top three books they read this year
Solly Msimanga, the official opposition’s leader in Gauteng, says the provincial leadership is surprised by the former Midvaal mayor’s resignation
Thanks to the Omicron variant, it is harder than ever for Africans to travel – even though public health experts say the restrictions make no sense
What works in one place and for one group of people will not necessarily work elsewhere.
The ANC’s corruption-accused suspended secretary general decries use of ‘state organs’ to ‘persecute party leaders’
Sociopolitical conflict persists in the area because mining operations go hand in hand with filthy lucre that divides communities while devastating their natural environment.
Conference delegates resolved that Babalo Madikizela should be considered for chair with Terris Ntuthu as secretary.
Groups opposed to multinational’s offshore search for oil and gas say that the energy minister shows his ignorance by blaming white environmentalists for wanting to ‘protect butterflies’
Nine-year-old Soborno Isaac Bari is the world’s youngest professor. The maths and science genius and Nobel prize nominee was recently in South Africa
Reconciliation requires hard work to create restitution and atonement. But it can only happen on an individual level, not a national or group level.
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
Despite our dalliances with the “end of the world” narratives, we are still here.
A study by the World Health Organisation found that there was a 66% surge in new Covid-19 cases during the past week in South Africa
As a man with a great sense of occasion, it is an apt coincidence that Selfe retired during the week that we celebrate the 25th anniversary of our democracy’s founding document.
Food systems lack resilience in the face of crisis and that feed crises of their own making, driving climate change and fuelling epidemics of hunger, malnutrition, obesity and diet-related noncommunicable diseases
Bombela says a rebound hinges on vaccine and return-to-work developments and that money from government to cover the shortfall is capped
The invasion of this destructive beetle wiping out trees is only in its infancy and scientists expect ecological and social costs to rack up
Listeners want Hawks to probe the public broadcaster for quashing coverage of the Venda king’s role in the cash scandal
The Human Sciences Research Council will provide a shorter, reader-friendly document
Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
Conman Carl and his cohort think that taking the jab will boost his re-election
The speaker of parliament intervened when the DA demanded the deputy president comment on rumours he had been poisoned, saying health information was confidential