Imraan Coovadia’s new book examines how poison has shaped political affairs in Southern Africa The post Imraan Coovadia on ‘The Poisoners’ and keeping science honest appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

For photographer Marc Shoul, nothing is sacred in Joburg The post The Portfolio: If there is a jol there you will go appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

With funding we can turn an existential code red into a prosperous code green The post Africa needs climate adaptation finance appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Many of the former child combatants are overwhelmed by the horrors they have witnessed in a part of the country that has been ravaged by violence for more than 25 years The post DRC’s former child soldiers face tough return to civilian life appear...

The bank asked the African Climate Reality Project to coordinate and present a position statement on energy, agriculture, forestry, land and ecosystems and climate finance but cancelled the presentation at the last minute The post African Developmen...

Doctors take a ‘leave of purpose’ from their normal jobs to experience a stint at the Tshemba Foundation that will change their patients’ lives, as well as theirs The post Giving the gift of sight in rural Mpumalanga appeared first on The Mail...

The political sands are shifting, says Mmusi Maimane The post Independent candidates in municipal elections gain momentum with 0.61% growth appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Eskom said it would scale back to stage 2 outages from early Saturday for the rest of the weekend but was no longer able to compensate by burning open-cycle gas turbines The post Stage 4 load-shedding returns as diesel runs out appeared first on The...

As long as agribusinesses and global financial institutions continued to fuel and make money from global deforestation these carbon sinks will continue to be razed The post World leaders promise an end to the “chainsaw massacres” causing defores...

Doctors say the threat of conviction — despite their best intentions — affects their mental health The post Healthcare professionals want culpable homicide laws reviewed appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.