At a time when unemployment and poverty must be tackled head on, our country appears rudderless The post Has South Africa reached a tipping point? appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

In love, as in politics, look before you leap The post Local government elections: Dear ANC, look before you leap appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Untreated effluent from textile factories in in Lesotho, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mauritius and Madagascar pours into rivers, contaminating the water The post US fashion contaminates Africa’s water appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The deep oceans are a fragile final frontier, largely unknown and untouched but mining companies and governments — other than those in Africa — are eying its mineral riches The post Deep seabed mining a threat to Africa’s coral reefs appeared ...

The world’s largest monitor lizard has moved up the red list for threatened species, with fewer than 4 000 of the species left The post Komodo dragon faces extinction appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The DA launched its 37-page manifesto on a virtual platform under the banner “The DA gets things done”. The post DA says ANC’s implosion has thrown local government elections wide open appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

R39m to effect Ingonyama ruling The post Didiza unveils plan to reverse Ingonyama Trust leases appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

If Jacob Zuma is our Nelson Mandela, what does that leave Mzwanele Manyi? The post Mzwanele Manyi: The Zindzi Mandela of our time appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The country’s climate is becoming ‘more extreme’ as temperature records are broken The post South Africa breaking more temperature records than expected appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Scientists are digging for De Winton’s golden moles, working on the mystery of the riverine rabbit and using mesh mattresses to save the unique Knysna seahorse The post Environmentalists are trying to save South Africa’s obscure endangered speci...