PODCAST: The power of one tough Zulu

Mbali Ntuli’s civil society organisation Ground Work Collective has been so successful that it has found the funding to put 4,000 election observers in place ...

Should your party save you from floods? Voters think so

Last week, the south coast of KwaZulu-Natal was mopping up damage after being battered by heavy, unexpected rainfall. How seriously should your political party ...

By the numbers | Where water stress will be highest by 2050

Projected ratio of human water demand to water availability in 2050

PODCAST: Recent rains in SA will improve grazing veld and winter crops

The impact of harsh weather conditions on agriculture across the country is visible through crop failures

Foreign homebuyers bet on cheap rand

South Africa seen as a safe haven as wars rage abroad

Baseball star caught up in sports betting case

The Japan-born player’s interpreter has been charged with stealing money from him for betting, and not everyone is happy that Ohtani is off the hook

High noon in the Middle East, with nukes

Human conflict doesn’t come more ancient and bloody than in the Middle East

PODCAST: South Africa is a black country now

“Even if the ANC misfires,” ANC exile intelligence leader Oyama Mabandla says, “there is still no alternative to it. In South Africa black people vote for ...

A bad week for Blade Nzimande

The minister of higher education refuses to resign despite the new mess that has engulfed NSFAS

DINNER PARTY INTEL: No need to fret about Franglais

A linguistics professor claims English doesn’t exist and is simply poorly pronounced French

How a rural KZN site is helping the world find a TB jab

A new TB vaccine is being tested in South Africa as part of a large trial. Bhekisisa visited a rural site in KwaZulu-Natal to see how it is being rolled out

PODCAST: SA red meat and wool exports are recovering

The past two years presented major challenges for the SA livestock industry. The spread of the Foot-and-Mouth Disease and higher feed costs were the two major ...

By the numbers | Where trust in news is highest and lowest

South Africa and Nigeria rank high in a 2023 Reuters survey of respondents in selected countries on whether “you can trust news most of the time”

Open or closed: Joburg City Library in limbo

Joburg’s repository of knowledge stays shut for unclear reasons

WATCH: When politicians steal, patients suffer

NHI is supposed to provide all South Africans with the health care many have fought and died for. But citizens are wary of trusting politicians with the public ...

Oil is waiting on South Africa’s doorstep

If the discoveries off the west coast of South Africa and Namibia are managed correctly, the spin-offs for the regional economies will be spectacular