The blood lead levels (BLLs) in children living near the world’s biggest lead mine in Zambia have been present for generations and have caused cognitive impairment in a large proportion of the population. People’s blood lead levels in the distri...

The KwaZulu-Natal premier and ANC provincial chairperson appears to have his eye on the national and provincial conferences later this year The post Zikalala attacks the judiciary to woo ANC’s ‘radical economic transformation’ faction appeared...

The commission has found that the school did not host a ‘whites only’ matric ball as has been alleged. The post Human Rights Commission clears Brackenfell High School of racism appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

More women than men are unemployed, partly because they are engaged in unpaid labour: caregiving, cooking and cleaning The post Excluded from the economy, but ‘women work all the time’ appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

If you have not yet nominated a colleague, friend, yourself or a worthy youth-led project, now you can. The post Nominations for the Mail & Guardian’s 200 Young South Africans 2022 appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

More legislation will not protect women when the police cannot, researchers say, following the proclamation of amendments to gender-based violence laws The post Why new laws on violence against women are doomed to fail appeared first on The Mail &am...

The former president faces summons after he failed to heed a letter of demand for R18-million in legal fees that the supreme court ordered him to repay to the state The post Zuma faces having his pension attached as state moves to recover millions a...

The president said the country has reached 95% of its five-year R1.2-trillion target by 2023 The post Energy, steel investments praised as Ramaphosa announces R1.14-trillion in pledges appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

There are several promising signs that investment is picking up in South Africa The post 4th South African Investment Conference: The opportunities Special Economic Zones can offer appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The incoming chief justice cautioned against populist accusations that the judiciary is captured The post Zondo: ‘I can withstand any political pressure’ appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.