Last year, VW publicly floated the idea of closing factories in Germany for the first time in its history (and it’s a long history – the VW Beetle was designed during the Nazi era). Its boss said it ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said he believes his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin is ready to end his war in Ukraine, speaking on the eve of Friday's summit between the men, but that peace would ...

In this episode, The Readiness Report’s host, Redi Tlhabi, takes apart the Army Chief’s eyebrow-raising trip to Iran, in the very week South Africa is scrambling to ease US tariffs. She calls it an ...

Loans from international financial institutions are often celebrated as victories. But we need to ask what these loans are actually financing – and to whose benefit.

At just 21, Gqeberha artist Nadia Foster has transformed South End Museum’s emblem into a striking mosaic, a project that tested her patience and skill. From sketching Barbies as a child to public art ...

In 2023, the Gauteng government promised to act after clashes between e-hailing drivers and the taxi industry at Maponya Mall. Yet on Wednesday, an e-hailing driver was killed and his vehicle set ...

After facing murder, theft and firearms-related charges, Karen Webb walked free from the city’s Magistrate’s Court on Thursday under strict bail conditions, ending a drawn-out legal battle that began ...

In the last days of July 2025, Israeli human rights organisation B’Tselem released a report titled Our Genocide — the first time that a local organisation, made up of Jewish Israelis and Palestinians, ...

Disregarding proven conservation industries like hunting simply because of foreign sentiment, often divorced from African realities, risks sacrificing both people and wildlife for the sake of ...

Moving, tragic, surprising, inspiring, terrifying, shocking... This is a selection of images from our planet, over the past seven days.

Over 150 pupils in Mthatha were rushed to hospitals and a local clinic after a suspected mass food poisoning incident. The incident is the latest in a string of school-related food safety scares in ...

The unanimous decision clarifies governments’ obligations and provides a precedent for human rights-based cases in Africa.