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In this handout image provided by the Australian Defence Force, Australian Defence Force members load humanitarian aid supplies onto a Royal Australian Air Force C-17A Globemaster III aircraft at RAAF Base Amberley on January 20, 2022 in Nuku’alofa, Tonga. The undersea Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano near Tonga erupted on Saturday 15 January, causing a subsequent tsunami in the nearby Tongan capital of Nuku’alofa and surrounding islands as well as triggering tsunami warnings across the Pacific region. (Photo by LACW Kate Czerny/Australian Defence Force via Getty Images)

First foreign aid flights reach Tonga

Tonga has been inaccessible since Saturday, when one of the largest volcanic explosions in decades cloaked the nation in a layer of ash, triggered a Pacific-wide tsunami and…

Midwife Miriam Mathose conducts an ultrasound on a pregnant woman.

SA’s midwives chart a new course

Scandinavian expertise is helping to train top nurses in how to handle difficult pregnancies.

Overwhelmed: Many teens who have babies don’t finish school, and often the father does not take responsibility for the child. (Catalina Farias)

Stuck in a destructive cycle of poverty and teen pregnancy

To understand Mpumalanga’s teen pregnancies, look closely at the much older men calling the shots.

Metuisela Talebula bagged two tries as Fiji turned around a half-time deficit to beat Tonga.

Talebula the key to Fiji win

Fullback Metuisela Talebula bagged two tries as Fiji turned around a half-time deficit to beat Tonga 29-17 in Pacific Nations Cup match.

France qualify despite upset loss to Tonga

Tonga produced the upset of the Cup when they beat France 19-14 on Saturday but poor decision making cost the Pacific Islanders at least five tries.

New Zealand crush Tonga in World Cup opener

New Zealand made their intentions clear of winning their first World Cup in 24 years when they scored a 41-10 victory over Tonga on Friday.

Pacific nations battle obesity epidemic

Huge cans of corned beef the size of paint tins replaced traditional fare such as fish and coconuts in Tonga, contributing to its obesity epidemic.

Court action delays naming of Tonga World Cup squad

Tonga has delayed the naming of its 30-person World Cup squad following court action over continuing turmoil in the Pacific nation’s rugby union. Tonga was due to name its squad…

Foreign troops arrive in riot-torn Tonga

About 150 Australian and New Zealand soldiers and police arrived in Tonga on Saturday to boost security in the South Pacific island kingdom after violent riots in which eight…

Tonga in state of emergency following deadly riots

Tonga on Friday declared a state of emergency and reportedly prepared to ask New Zealand and Australia to send troops after eight people were killed in the Pacific kingdom’s…

Democracy rises in last South Pacific kingdom

A sports field in Tonga has become the focus of a battle of a different kind — protests, huge by Tongan standards, aimed at ending the archipelago’s semi-feudal system of…