South Africa is positioning itself as a key player in the global race for critical minerals but new research and warnings suggest those closest to extraction might lose out, echoing long-standing inequalities in the mining sector

The Ekangala Magistrate’s Court has sentenced a 37-year-old man to life imprisonment for the rape of his 13-year-old stepdaughter.

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee meets on Thursday. For South African expats with UK mortgages, the answer matters more than ever.

A new Africa nature transition roadmap shows improved grazing, fire management and farming could unlock major carbon reductions while strengthening food security and livelihoods

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The South African Weather Service has issued warnings of severe thunderstorms that could result in damage to property, infrastructure and animals in parts of the Free State, North West and Northern Cape on Thursday, while damaging conditions are expected between Richards Bay and Kosi Bay.

A 69-year-old doctor has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting and inappropriately touching four female patients at a public hospital in Madadeni, Newcastle, where he works.

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Bellarmine Chatunga to be deported while his co-accused, Tobias Matonhodze, has been sentenced to three years’ imprisonment

The latest Drop Report confirms a troubling reality: South Africa’s water and wastewater systems are continuing to deteriorate. Compared with previous assessments, the decline in drinking water quality compliance and wastewater treatment performance is no longer marginal, it is systemic.  This sustained regression points to structural failure rather than technical surprise. Yet public debate...