Bullets, gangs, fear: South Africa's public institutions under fire
We worked hard, now what? Matriculants confront university bottleneck
With over 14 million vehicles and only 22,000 traffic officers, South Africa faces a road safety crisis that demands immediate action.
In South Africa, body art is flourishing, but a lack of regulation places clients at risk.
Rescue teams race against time following Verulam temple collapse
Rescue teams race against time following Verulam temple collapse
Sharp rise in measles cases leaves thousands of children vulnerable as vaccination rates fall
The missing numbers: Why South Africa can’t count its missing children
Behind the uniforms and sirens, South Africa’s first responders are dying, or drowning their trauma in silence and alcohol.
As matric exams approach, authorities are warning against risky end-of-year “pens down” celebrations. The Departments of Basic Education and Social Development have ...
South Africa’s ICU crisis alarm
Growing frustration over gold-to-black card migration prompts delay to March 20
What began as an exciting teaching opportunity became a harrowing ordeal, with broken promises of salary, accommodation, and benefits, leaving Sheik Hameed stranded ...
ANC secretary-general Fikile Mbalula wants the government to shut all spaza shops and use the re-registration process to deport undocumented immigrants.
Developed countries luring South African health professionals with high pay, better conditions and safety standards.
The oldest coastal ocean race on the South African sailing calendar, the Vasco da Gama, starts in Durban.
Saffers living abroad go to the polls this weekend, many having to fork out thousands of rand to get to distant booths.
Imagine moving 40 rhinos weighing up to three tons each over two days. . . it’s part of a massive rewilding project.
A little terrier cross had to be put down by the SPCA after her owner neglected her for so long that her condition became untreatable.
A UKZN academic says it is time to revisit the country’s stance on euthanasia.
Tahliah Maharaj was abandoned as a child and then subjected to abuse later in life. She turned her life around and vowed to help others who are struggling.
A determined researcher from Pongola has just passed his Master’s degree cum laude and now has his sights set on finishing his doctorate at UKZN by the time he is ...
The lion population across Africa is shrinking not only because of ecological reasons but socio-political ones too.
A Pietermaritzburg academic completed a PhD in statistics and added a surprise delivery of twins in the middle of it.
Trailblazer Dr Katelyn Johnson is the first coloured woman to graduate with a PhD in civil engineering from the University of KwaZulu-Natal and hopes to inspire ...