The Sorbonne University, founded in Paris in 1253 and known globally as a symbol of education, science and culture, has just announced that, starting in 2026, it ...
The relationship between inequality and economic growth is a complex one, especially in Africa. Inequality is the result of a host of factors, including policy choices, ...
The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map.
For too long, Africa’s agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting to external scripts. The continent has copied ...
A recent study reveals that reading comprehension in South African classrooms is often assessed using overly simple questions, out of step with curriculum policy. ...
Data showed that despite cultural differences, coolness is uniquely associated with the same six traits around the world: cool people tend to be extroverted, hedonistic, ...
Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a devastating civil war that has turned into a national catastrophe. More than 14 million people have been displaced. ...
If Rupert Murdoch becomes a white knight standing up to a rampantly bullying US president, the world has moved into the upside-down.
This column unpacks the rise of occult gangs in the Free State, where ritual murders and demonic symbols aren’t urban legends — they’re part of lived experience. ...
In a recent study we explore how features such as tax rates, deductions, credits, and bracket adjustments shape the redistributive capacity of South Africa’s personal ...
Is that really the case? According to a recent study by scientists from MIT, it appears so. Using ChatGPT to help write essays, the researchers say, can lead to ...
Is that really the case? According to a recent study by scientists from MIT, it appears so. Using ChatGPT to help write essays, the researchers say, can lead to ...
South Africa remains heavily dependent on coal for electricity, with over 74% of its energy still sourced from fossil fuels.
Trump is not the first US politician to try to buy Greenland
Women are more likely to experience financial abuse since it can happen in tandem with other forms of abuse.
Professor Emeritus of Public Law at the UCT Hugh Corder. says that the Constitutional Court has played a leading role in realising constitutional justice over the ...
Portfolios built by robo-advisers may also be more resilient during market downturns, effectively managing risk and protecting investments.
The unchecked power of the leaders of Pentecostal churches
While researchers are developing pills that resist digestion in the stomach and skin patches that monitor blood sugar and automatically release insulin, the most ...
For the Osage Nation, the betrayal of the murders depicted in ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ lingers
Many of us enjoy sitting down to watch a good film because of the way movies can make us feel. A sad film might help us release our emotions, or a comedy might lift ...
There are many, varied reasons why people have insomnia including biological changes as we age or because of our hormones, physical or mental health issues, the ...
A new report has bad news for Earth’s five surviving species of rhino.
The reluctance to take bold action to decriminalise the sector has detrimental effects for sex workers.
With the rise of new variants, the symptoms of Covid have also evolved.