To combat corruption effectively — and so that South Africans can truly taste the fruits of freedom — those in power must demonstrate integrity, responsibility and transparency, and the government ...

One key driver of the March CPI print was education costs. South African students a few years ago were protesting under the slogan ‘Fees Must Fall’, and while they have hardly fallen, their annual ...

The McKinsey case forces us to ask uncomfortable questions about the behaviour of multinationals operating in governance-compromised jurisdictions. It is easy for firms to speak the language of ethics ...

Recent Peace and Security Council elections revived debates about whether membership should favour inclusion and fairness or regional capacity and influence.

A herb named after evaporating snowflakes — for the cotton-like tufts around its seeds — had first been eaten by the sheep, then was added to butter to baste it during a slow day’s cooking.

A cannabis sin tax could conceivably remove or reduce the perceived need to raise VAT by 0.5 percentage points.

In a surprising twist that sent stocks soaring and the dollar bouncing back, President Trump reassured investors he wouldn't fire Fed Chair Powell, while teasing potential tariff relief from China.

Tesla TSLA.O CEO Elon Musk said on Tuesday he would cut back significantly the time he devotes to the Trump administration from next month and spend more time running his many companies.

During the first few months of 2025, while the Trump administration was waging all-out war on the natural world, a movement was gaining momentum around a novel form of environmentalism. In New Zealand ...

By sticking to a narrow interpretation of export permit requirements, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment Dion George is missing a golden opportunity to end the rampant exploitation of ...

Pope Francis' body will be moved to St Peter's Basilica on Wednesday to allow Catholic faithful to pay their final respects ahead of a funeral expected to bring U.S. President Donald Trump and dozens ...

The Israeli government shared and then deleted a social media post offering condolences over the death of Pope Francis, without saying why, though an Israeli newspaper linked the decision to the late ...