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  

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

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