White butterflies are filling Johannesburg’s skies earlier than usual. Climate change is to blame
There is a strong statistical relationship between the arrival dates of the butterflies and the combination of minimum temperature and …
Water, power cuts and neglect are taking their toll on South Africa’s top hospitals
Most were built over 50 years ago and have been poorly maintained; crumbling infrastructure results in flooding, sewage leaks, lack of water, …
Growing BRICS alliance signals break in western hegemony, call for fairness in climate action
Johannesburg II Declaration called for attention to economic vulnerabilities in emerging economies
Gandhi Jayanti 2023: How the rural Transvaal was a crucible for the Mahatma’s most cherished ideals
Tolstoy Farm fell into decay during Apartheid but is now being revived
Three-day symposium in Nairobi delves into role of judiciaries in tackling climate change in Africa
The deliberations were aimed at the possibility of developing an Africa-wide collaborative mechanism for sharing information and exchanging …
I was part of the team that found the Homo naledi child’s skull: How we did it
The child has been named “Leti” after the Setswana word “letimela”, meaning “the lost one”
The real Johannesburg: 6 powerful photos from a gritty new book on the city
The book is an ethnographic portrait of one of Africa’s most vibrant and intriguing cities