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In August of 2019, at the age of 35 years old – JD Vance got baptised in Ohio, and became a member of the Roman Catholic Church. The largest christian organization on the planet with over 1.4 billion membership. Just after roughly 6 years, as a member of the church, Vice President Vance thinks that […]
Cuts in US funding for global health research over the past year dealt a heavy blow to South Africa’s health research ecosystem, which has historically relied heavily on American financial support. Spotlight looks at what the South African Medical Research Council has done to weather the storm and what it has planned for the next few years.
SA’s HIV fight faces severe setbacks as global condom prices soar and the local rollout of the Lenacapavir injection is delayed.
irectives that emerge from SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) investigations are not legally binding, the Constitutional Court has ruled.
United States President Donald Trump has turned Iran-US negotiations into a test of Brics power after threatening to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants unless Tehran accepts Washington’s terms and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. The warning places China and Russia before a defining question. Can the multipolar order protect one of its strategic members […]
A citizen water-testing kit has yielded frightening results: 20 water samples from 72 schools were found to be ‘dangerously unsafe’ across four provinces.
In a beauty landscape increasingly defined by individuality and multifunctionality, Coppélia Colour by Avroy Shlain stands out as a proudly South African cosmetics range that blends accessibility, innovation, and sophistication. Designed for modern women who demand both performance and convenience, the range reflects a deep understanding of diverse skin tones, dynamic lifestyles, and evolving...
The inflation rate inched up to 3.1% in March, from 3% in February, and food price inflation marginally dropped, to 3.6%.
Schools will always be a critical part of South Africa’s sporting machinery. But they should not be the system
Disgraced and suspended SAPS Organised Crime Unit member, Sergeant Fannie Nkosi, was denied bail in the Pretoria North Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday.
Although SANRAL is not directly responsible for the Senqu Bridge, the project remains instructive. It demonstrates that large-scale infrastructure is less about individual assets than about the institutional systems that enable them
Advancing Knowledge Non-Profit Company (AK NPC) has continued its professional development programme for Natural Sciences educators in the West Coast Education District of the Western Cape. This initiative is supported through a partnership between AK NPC, the Garden Cities Archway Foundation (GCAF), and the Western Cape Education Department (WCED). The second-term CAPS curriculum for Natural […]
The Israeli military said two soldiers would receive 30 days of military detention and be removed from combat duty over the destruction of a statue of Jesus Christ in southern Lebanon.
Living in Putney has its perks – including several South African shops within reach for those SA foods that spark taste-of-home moments.
We buried a young black man with heavy hearts. The two collected prizes drenched in the blood of a black man. That is what stands out in our minds when we see them. Justice for our brother is still outstanding. As we say in isiXhosa, ityala aliboli!
The West does not have a moral claim over African security. African states retain the right to choose partners according to their own historical interests. A multipolar world means nothing if African states must still ask Western permission before selecting allies, building armies, nationalising resources, regulating NGOs or rejecting political models that serve foreign capital more than...
SYDNEY, April 22 (Reuters) – Australia’s internet regulator on Wednesday asked online gaming platforms including Roblox RBLX.N and Microsoft’s MSFT.O Minecraft to spell out how they were protecting children from grooming by sexual predators and youth from radicalisation.