Swimming against the warming ocean tide

Ann Lamont has a passion for teaching people to care for the sea and its inhabitants

Nedbank scoops two prestigious global awards

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Never mind GNU, it’s time to sing the GDP blues

El Niño-induced drought hits summer crops, bringing down growth rate in third quarter

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DINNER PARTY INTEL: Breyten among his peers

The pre-eminent Afrikaans poet shares his final resting place in Paris with many other legends

How South Africa’s HIV fight has changed

In 25 years, new HIV infections in South Africa have dropped from around 1,463 each day to about 370. But HIV ‘is still an issue’, experts say. Follow this ...

The high cost of having too few pharmacists

There are only about 6,000 pharmacists in the public sector, well below the number needed

PODCAST: Will Trump cut funds for South Africa’s HIV programmes?

An international HIV expert says a Trump administration will question South Africa’s decades-long partnership with the US government’s Aids fund, Pepfar

House prices are still flat on the ground

The chances of making profits remain distant, in spite of more interest rate cuts lying ahead

Black Friday: let the spending begin

Deal events such as Black Friday and Cyber Monday are pure gold for retailers, but will the big spend be as big as it once was?

Tide rising (slowly) to ease shipbuilders’ problems

Transnet is said to be in the market, with an eye to improving its ports — and the navy may also be wanting new vessels soon. Also, recent deliveries have ...

How much does public transport save on carbon emissions?

How much does cutting down on carbon emissions by using public transport, walking or cycling really save? COP29 was a good place to find out

Boxer must pick Pick n Pay up off the canvas

Not long ago it was a small chain of rural stores, now it could become retail’s new darling on the JSE

DINNER PARTY INTEL: Goodbye to Jaguar’s snarl

The carmaker has scrapped the badge, known as ‘the growler’, that adorned the grille, bonnet and steering wheel for decades

A bad week for Jacob Zuma

The former ANC president rejects his expulsion from the party and says he will fight ‘tooth and nail’ to be reinstated

Baku’s $300bn a year deal an insult to climate change

The amount must be seen in terms of what big powers spend on weapons annually, or the market size of the methane-producing beef industry