The loss of lives is a damning indictment of the government’s repeated failures to implement adequate food safety regulations and enforce existing standards.

Russian attacks on Monday killed two in Ukraine’s central-east Dnipropetrovsk region and injured at least 19, with more people probably trapped under the rubble, said officials.

Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina held an urgent meeting on Sunday with Gauteng Premier Panyaza Lesufi and Johannesburg Mayor Dada Morero to address severe water shortages affecting ...

Confirmation from the National Treasury that it is considering what a national ‘wealth tax’ might include may kickstart another series of debates about our racialised inequality. Despite many promises ...

Pull out the deckchairs. Another fight is brewing in the Government of National Unity, this time about the South African Broadcasting Corporation.

At the dawn of humanity, in a cave on what would become the Southern Cape coast, people who thought and looked like us mixed paint, crafted fine tools and explored graphic design.

The effects of climate change have come crashing into our living rooms in the 2020s. No country has been spared the accelerating severe impacts. But so far, multilateral processes have failed to roll ...

After 64 years, the Johannesburg Planetarium has been significantly upgraded. Its new cutting-edge digital projectors will enhance the planetarium’s role in science education, providing tens of ...

Moving, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past weekend.

From a longlist of 13, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2024 Booker prize. Our academics review the finalists.

The 2024 MTV Europe Music Awards took place at Manchester's Co-op Live arena on November 10th, honoring the year's top musical acts.

Nurturing Africa’s youngest generation is one of our most urgent responsibilities. Despite significant progress in areas such as health and education, the continent still grapples with substantial ...