With 2.2 million inhabitants, Medellin is today the city with the highest drug consumption - 15.5% - in Colombia The post Three decades after Pablo Escobar’s death, drugs ravage Medellin appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

The Choice on Termination of Pregnancy Act makes abortion legal in South Africa. But how far along your pregnancy is determines whether you can have an abortion, what type of termination would be best for you and who should perform it The post Abort...

The floods in KwaZulu-Natal in April caused R25-million of damage to private and public infrastructure The post LexisNexis launches online severe weather portal appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

An investigation by the auditor general into the defence department’s records found that a lack of accountability and consequence management is rife The post Defence department blames lack of funding for failure to act on gender-based violence in ...

There’s always a risk of due diligence becoming a mere box-ticking exercise for big firms, panel discussion hears The post How laws can be bolstered to stop the human rights box-ticking of big corporates appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Judge Lebogang Modiba, who has seized more than R500-million in alleged PPE graft, replaces Judge Mlindelwa Gidfonia Makhanya The post Covid-19 corruption-busting judge is the new Special Tribunal president appeared first on The Mail & Guardian....

South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going The post Commodity prices buoy South Africa amid China’s slow growth blow appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Even as South Africa grapples with rolling blackouts, the president says there has been progress made in electricity generation by mining and other sectors The post Ramaphosa: Government working to cut red tape for registration of new power projects...

Catastrophic KZN floods show how the impacts of climate change are being felt in South Africa The post Government presses urgency on climate change appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.

Because of what history has bestowed on the board it will take a long time to restore trust and credibility The post Boucher, Smith fiascos symptomatic of sordid legacy at Cricket South Africa appeared first on The Mail & Guardian.