South Africa

The durable bricks are made from 30% recycled plastic, some of which they collect from a network of 50 waste pickers The post Sisters pave the way with ecobricks appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

All Blacks coach Ian Foster insists winning Test matches is all that matters, downplaying their return to the top of the world rankings as "not on our minds at all"....

France on Saturday accused Australia and the United States of lying over a ruptured Australian contract to buy French submarines, warning a grave crisis was underway between the allies....

Brian Laundrie, the fianc and person of interest in the case of the disappearance of Gabrielle Petito, has reportedly gone missing....

Russia's three-day parliamentary and local elections close on Sunday, with most Kremlin critics banned from running and the ruling United Russia party expected to retain its majority....

Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard said the Wallabies did their homework on them that paid off in the 30-17 win for Dave Rennie's side in Brisbane....

In South Africa, a strong trade surplus, buoyed by robust commodity prices, will cushion our economy against pressure arising from US policy The post If the inflation-driving supply strain in the US lasts, it could put SA in a chokehold appeared first on ...

Thobela Bonga is general manager and a partner at Zebra Square Gallery...

Net1 reported a 9% decline in revenue to $130.7m (R1.89bn) and its headline loss per share narrowed to US0.28c from US0.92c....

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Airline resumes flights on Thursday, ticket sales said to be good...

Recent cyberattacks at the department of justice and the space agency highlight the extent of our navet The post Basic web lessons for South Africa: Government hacks point to systematic security issues appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

Matongo died in an accident on Saturday evening, hours after participating in an ANC electioneering programme with President Cyril Ramaphosa...

The newly-elected mayor of Johannesburg, Jolidee Matongo, has died....

The Jacob Zuma foundation says the former president has instructed his legal team to take his battle with the Constitutional Court, over his incarceration, to the African Court on Human and Peoples Rights....

The Taliban must respect women's rights if it is serious about fostering economic development The post Afghan women face threat of a new age of darkness appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

The president himself should halt the national malady of covering up corruption, whose origins can be traced to a key moment for the ANC in 1996 The post Action can dignify this tribute to Babita Deokaran, and whistleblowers everywhere appeared first on T...

The South African National Parks said the penguins were believed to have died suddenly between Thursday afternoon and Friday morning....

The newborn's lifeless body was discovered by a group of people who were cleaning the beach....

In videos shared on social media, scores of unmasked people are seen carrying placards, calling for no vaccinations. There was also little to no physical distancing....

Owners of the Bothong Rhino and Lion Park were still reeling from shock after a female rhino and her calf were shot and killed by poachers on Wednesday....

Patricia de Lille visited the voting registration site at the Northwood Primary School in Mitchells Plain....

Scientists agree it is important to get most of the population vaccinated before giving booster jabs The post Covid-19: No vaccine booster shots needed yet appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

Work to shore up the Notre-Dame de Paris has been finished, allowing restoration to start at the cathedral two years after a fire destroyed the attic and sent its spire crashing through the vaults below, officials said on Saturday....

In its current form, the Bill fails to address issues that early childhood development practitioners have long been grappling with The post The Children's Amendment Bill still leaves many children behind appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

According to the IEC's chief electoral officer, Sy Mamabolo, thousands visited voting stations to register, re-register, and to update their registration and address details....

The government is not opposing a two-part high court application by AfriForum to have former president Jacob Zuma's medical parole set aside....

DA leader John Steenhuisen has urged South Africans not to throw away their votes by voting for independent candidates and smaller parties....

A 30-year-old Free State man has appeared in court for allegedly attempting to kill his ex-girlfriend's teenage sister....

The Electoral Commission of South Africa's voter management devices are experiencing technical difficulties....

One South Africa Movement leader Mmusi Maimane on Saturday registered to vote in the upcoming local government elections....

At least two people were killed and 19 more were wounded in separate explosions in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Saturday, according to a health official and local media....

Robert Durst, the New York real estate heir who was accused of at least three murders, was found guilty of killing a long-time friend 21 years ago in California....

A South African mother accused of murdering her children in New Zealand has been sent for mental evaluation....

Alpha Cond is not the first president to have his humiliation captured on camera. The post Photos capture Africa's mighty as they fall appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

The ANC experienced "technical glitches" and failed to meet the deadline to register councillors for the elections, President Cyril Ramaphosa said during his party's voter registration campaign in Soweto....

Rescuers have retrieved the bodies of a mother and her teenage son who died after a wall collapsed onto their home in Waterloo, KwaZulu-Natal....

The Springboks' 30-17 loss to Australia in Brisbane on Saturday was easily their worst performance of the year....

The Springboks dished up one of their worst performances in recent memory on Saturday, going down 30-17 against the Wallabies in their Rugby Championship clash in Brisbane....

News24 specialist legal reporter Karyn Maughan has 20 years' experience in the media. In this interview, she talks about her concerns for the judiciary, Twitter and why she has always known she is meant to be a journalist....

President Cyril Ramaphosa has defended government's corruption-busting work, saying although more needs to be done, his government has made progress....

This festive season demand will not be an issue, but filling the shelves will stock may well be...

Since Brexit, bankers' wages are rising and placement firms say they're struggling to find promising candidates...

KZN cooking the tender panel books? The post Corruption-accused caterer appointed to KZN economic development tender panel appeared first on The Mail & Guardian ....

Talks about reducing the South African state power utility's R402 billion debt to a manageable level are taking too long, its CEO Andre de Ruyter said....

ILembe District's Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences (FCS) police unit is on the hunt for a man who escaped from the custody of prison officials at Eshowe Magistrate's Court, in KwaZulu-Natal, on Friday....

TikTok star Mfumo Bamuza has been making short videos on the platform to fight Covid-19 misinformation....

A newly discovered Vincent van Gogh drawing that has been hidden in a private collection for more than a century went on display for the first time at an Amsterdam museum on Thursday....