Every year South Africa remains dependent on fossil fuels is another year in which distant conflicts, global price shocks and geopolitical instability dictate the cost of bread, transport and electricity.

Most of the newly protected land comes from private owners, signalling a shift towards stewardship-led conservation across the province.

As we launch Democracy on a Tightrope in South Africa, we are struck by how familiar the global democratic landscape feels in both of our countries.

South Africa’s health sector is in crisis due to underfunding and unregulated private costs. A unified public-private rescue plan is needed: clear debts, fund staff, regulate prices and invest to achieve universal coverage.

Africa’s digital future hinges on effective governance and combating cybercrime to foster economic growth, trust, and innovation while addressing significant gaps in digital literacy among leaders.

Five years since the establishment of the Presidential Climate Commission, South Africa’s Just Transition seems to be faltering. A new groundWork report warns that while climate policy frameworks exist, entrenched fossil-fuel interests and weak implementation are leaving communities behind.

Scientists have a vital role to play. But they cannot arbitrate values, nor legitimise them by implication. When they attempt to do so, they risk overstepping their authority and end up narrowing, rather than enriching, the debate.

For South African investors, the impact of the Middle East conflict is not an abstract concept, but is showing up in the market through higher oil prices, inflation fears, rand weakness and a sharp reshuffling of winners and losers on the JSE. Let me be clear – this is not the time to make dramatic moves in your investment portfolio. However, you may want to understand what is being repriced,...

Matipandile Sotheni, who has been charged with assassinating the Madlanga Commission’s Witness D, Marius van der Merwe, told the Brakpan Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday that he was ready to share his side of the story.

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A Los Angeles jury found Alphabet’s Google and ⁠Meta liable for $3 million in damages on Wednesday in a landmark social media addiction lawsuit.