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The struggle for land in South Africa touches food security, identify and economic equality. For the Land and Accountability Research Centre (Larc), this reality is the driving force behind its work, including the uMhlaba Talks podcast.
This is part 1 of a three-part series that traces the origins of the Anthropocene – the current geological epoch that speaks bluntly to humanity’s impact on the environment – and the unfolding ‘Sixth Extinction’, adding to the wave of global megafaunal extinctions that began in what is popularly known as the ‘Ice Age’.
A close look at what tail docking actually involves, why it persisted long after its rationale collapsed and how a recent conviction brings South African law back into focus.
The Lehohla Ledger’s Red-Zone Thermal Map replaces abstract planning with spatial truth, overlaying hotspot analysis and mortality autocorrelation to reveal where survival is breaking down. It shows a republic split between resilient ‘health foundries’, fragile buffer zones, and 74 frozen Red-Zone municipalities where infrastructure friction, poverty, and nutrition have collapsed outcomes...
Witness E testifies at the Madlanga Commission, implicating Crime Intelligence members in the murder of ANC politician Sindiso Magaqa and exposing potential political corruption.
Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Training Mimmy Gondwe is appealing to parents not to fall for bogus colleges that prey on desperate students seeking tertiary education after failing to find a space at public institutions of higher learning.
The EU on Monday hit Elon Musk’s X with an investigation over AI chatbot Grok’s generation of sexualised deepfake images of women and minors, in the latest step of an international backlash against the tool.
South Africa’s retailers lead the world in aggressive promotions, but while discount-hunting shoppers benefit, the ‘Promotional Intensity’ is hitting corporate profits. Is Walmart’s ‘Everyday Low Price’ model the smarter future?
Focus on long-term returns, not your feelings, when the markets start messing about.
More than three million Sudanese people displaced by nearly three years of war have returned home, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday, even as heavy fighting continues to tear through parts of the country.
The stars are suddenly lining up for a rate cut on Thursday — what a difference a week makes.
Seasoned broadcast journalist Graeme Raubenheimer brings you The Lead, News24’s definitive podcast for in-depth reporting.
While elements of sustainability exist in the curriculum, they are too often taught as isolated concepts rather than as economically relevant, real-world skills, writes Kamryn Smith.
British American Tobacco will close its historic Heidelberg factory by the end of 2026 after 51 years of operation, with the facility once supporting over 1,000 jobs.
The latest high-profile member of the struggling main opposition Conservative Party to jump ship on Monday announced she was defecting to the anti-immigrant Reform UK party.
For the past 132 years, the Krugersdorp Club in Gauteng’s West Rand has not only been a popular watering hole for its patrons – it has been an institution.
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The South African Weather Service has warned of severe thunderstorms and extreme heat in parts of the country. It also warned of flooding, hail, and strong winds in affected areas.