Speaking shortly after his predecessor Edgar Lungu conceded defeat, the business tycoon and veteran opposition leader said his camp had been victims of a "brutal regime that is exiting" The post Zambia’s new president vows ‘better’...

In his first public appearance since the Islamist insurgents seized control of the country at the weekend, Biden admitted the Taliban advance had unfolded more quickly than expected The post Biden defends US pullout from Afghanistan despite panic in...

Nongovernmental organisations applying for observer status at the African Union are subjected to intense scrutiny but a non-African state merely needs the approval of the AU Commission’s chairperson The post What’s the fuss about Israel’s obse...

Professor Zeblon Vilakazi, vice-chancellor and principal of the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits) speaks of “moonshot moments” that could originate from the Global South The post Look to the Global South for novel vaccines appeared first on...

‘Leaked environment department document is a copy and paste of plastics industry arguments’ The post SA’s draft position on global plastic pollution treaty weakens its global and regional standing – expert appeared first on The Mail &...

The national commissioner did not call me privately and say ‘I want Jeremy Vearey out’, investigating officer tells arbitration panel The post Investigating officer debunks claims of interference during probe into axed cop Vearey appeared first ...

The expansion of the Port of Durban will cost approximately R100-billion over 10 years The post Ports authority puts feelers out for Transnet private investors appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

People aged 35 and over without a medical scheme can benefit from free walk-ins at easy to reach private-sector pharmacies The post Where you can walk in and get vaccinated appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

We ask the infectious diseases specialist 18 questions about the Covid-19 pandemic: from how to counter vaccine hesitancy to whether life will ever return to ‘normal’ The post Vaccine passports, masks and herd immunity. Bhekisisa asks Dr Anthony...

Victorious Taliban fighters patrolled Kabul on Monday after a stunningly swift end to Afghanistan's 20-year war, as thousands of people mobbed the city's airport trying to flee the group's feared hardline brand of Islamist rule The post Taliban in c...