The Springboks will have a tough task to defend their world title when they face hosts France in the last of next weekend’s Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinals in Paris.
By Craig Ray
The latest census results paint a picture of South Africa, the history of Gaza provides context for the current conflict and meet the pioneer of Cape Town gqom.
South Africa’s population reached a record high last year of more than 62 million people, with an average annual growth rate of 1.8% since the 2011 census. We unpack the Census 2022 findings in graphic form.
By Victoria O’Regan and Rudi Louw
South Africa’s population reached a record high last year of more than 62 million people, with an average annual growth rate of 1.8% since the 2011 census. We unpack the Census 2022 findings in graphic form.
By Victoria O’Regan and Rudi Louw
How did Gaza become one of the most densely populated parts on Earth? And why is it the home to militant Palestinian action now? Understanding the answers to those questions provides crucial historical context to the current violence.
By Maha Nassar
The Springboks will have a tough task to defend their world title when they face hosts France in the last of next weekend’s Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinals in Paris.
By Craig Ray
The Springboks will have a tough task to defend their world title when they face hosts France in the last of next weekend’s Rugby World Cup 2023 quarterfinals in Paris.
By Craig Ray
Much like the rest of the country, the energy crisis is one of the biggest things keeping the finance minister up at night – along with municipal debt and logistics problems.
By Neesa Moodley
Much like the rest of the country, the energy crisis is one of the biggest things keeping the finance minister up at night – along with municipal debt and logistics problems.
By Neesa Moodley
‘I pioneered Cape Town gqom’ — 24-year-old Simphiwe Sihawu from Samora Machel in Cape Town took the South African gqom sound to South Korea and the UK all in one year. Sihawu, better known as Mr Thela, started his music career as a hobby in 2016 but emerged in 2020 after releasing the collaborative album ‘Make Cape Town Great Again’.
By Velani Ludidi and Chuma Nontsele
The cornerstones of a robust democracy are strong institutions, good governance and transparency. An attack on democracy in one country should be seen as an attack on democracy in all countries.
By Odilile Ayodele and Babatunde Fagbayibo
It is a Paleo fantasy that only men hunted, created art and made stone tools, while the women merely gathered tubers and berries while feeding their babies. Women could and did hunt because gender roles are a modern invention.
By Elsabé Brits
There’s significant potential for wind energy projects in Africa to provide clean power to millions of people, but projects are at risk because of a lack of finance, grid constraints and unstable policies.
By Kristin Engel
From modest, almost accidental beginnings, the global social movement has grown to gather hundreds of thousands of runners at weekends and reintroduce them to nature — and to each other.
By Mark Heywood
As a child growing up in Uganda, Maureen Etuket used a screwdriver to dismantle electronic appliances and toy trucks. Now, a PhD candidate in industrial engineering, this curiosity has been driving her quest to find solutions to public healthcare challenges.
By Biénne Huisman
52 weeks of cake, what could be better? Try this easy and delicious cheesecake recipe from The Plain Cake Appreciation Society.
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