Beyond identifying and correcting important misinformation, fact-checkers must engage with politicians and the media
The Frankfurt book festival allowed star authors to give their opinion on the current state of the world
The Democrats will need about 19 Republican senators to vote to impeach the US president
Workers are protesting against South Africa’s destabilising energy policies: they want a just transition that doesn’t leave them jobless
As President Bashar al-Assad’s forces deploy towards the northern border, is the Kurdish minority giving up on autonomy?
It warned that the outlook is beset by risks, and urged policymakers to work to find resolutions to trade disputes
The United States president’s request that Zelensky probe the activities of Joe Biden’s son Hunter has sparked an impeachment probe in the US
The researchers say that an estimated 12.7-million tonnes of plastic ends up in our oceans every year
The clothing company has backed a number of athletes after various allegations and convictions
From the US to Cameroon, from SA to South Sudan to Spain. Tracking down the people trying to take our site down took us all over the internet
Trump faces the possibility of becoming only the third US president ever impeached by Congress
The AA forecasts 95 octane will drop by 5 cents a litre and 93 octane by 20 cents
SA has already warmed at a rate twice the global average, and climate change is making droughts in South Africa more extreme and more frequent
It is the first time Donald Trump has hinted at a potential American military response to drone attacks, which slashed Saudi oil production by half
Governments don’t protect plant genetic resources, resulting in biodiversity destruction and growers dependent on seeds supplied by firms
We need to work across all boundaries to make our systems and societies sustainable – and survivable
And we the people believe democracy, through voting, will deliver a messianic figure to rescue us
Women may be tired but we must continue to fight abuse for the sake of the new generation
From a house in Dakar, ex-Obama staffers ran a top-secret data analysis unit that transformed incumbent Macky Sall’s presidential campaign
Washington fears that Huawei will provide Beijing with a way to spy on communications from the countries that use its products and services
The move is the latest in a string of EU probes of the US giant’s business practices, which have already led to billions of euros in fines
A Netflix documentary The Great Hack detailed the connections between Cambridge Analytica, the US election of Donald Trump and Brexit
The May date will put the jury trial amid the team’s build up to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The original ban was announced earlier this year by US authorities who claim it provides a backdoor for Chinese intelligence services
The US president’s comments came as Washington and Beijing look to revive pivotal high-level talks aimed at ending their trade war.
Mathew Lane Durham’s sexual abuse of orphans in Kenya exposes a deeper disfunction with American voluntourism and Christian outreach in Africa
Major events in America now are not complete without metal detectors — and the ever-growing paranoia that a gunman could be in the crowd.
The Marrakech that tourists are shown is a very different place from the city that locals live in
The US president did not receive warm welcomes from the areas of Ohio and Texas where shootings have taken place
When the US president is not stoking the flames of white nationalism on Twitter, he is playing chicken in a trade war with the Chinese.
Toni Morrison exists beyond the confines of literature, offering her works as part of a canon that should exist as a blueprint for a free existence.
Populist politicians increasingly blame migrants for a range of problems. At home, the government, police and even trade unionists are doing the same.