South Africa Mail Guardian
Sun, 15 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000How sugar, tobacco or waste gases could power your next flight
South Africa has the immediate technical potential to produce 3.2 billion litres of alternative aviation fuels annually
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Sat, 14 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000Iman Rappetti: Saving your tears doesn’t save you
We are so adept at bottling our emotions and storing them that we ignore the implications.
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Sat, 14 May 2022 10:00:00 +0000More than just a book festival
After a two-year hiatus, the Franschhoek Literary Festival is once again face to face. Some literary icons tell us about their favourite spots at the book event
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Sat, 14 May 2022 05:00:00 +0000From Joburg to Nairobi, soaring food prices are biting hard
African governments face civil unrest from people who are hungrier and poorer because of the pandemic, war in Ukraine, climate pressures on food systems and poor policy decisions
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Fri, 13 May 2022 18:17:51 +0000VIDEO | How to know if you’re exercising hard enough
To keep your heart happy and healthy you should be exercising for 150 to 300 minutes a week. Watch this short video for other useful tips on how to exercise properly
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Fri, 13 May 2022 16:56:25 +0000NPA sees off challenge to restraint order on Gupta assets
The Free State high court ruled that the provisional restraint order will remain in place until late October, when argument will be heard for it to be made indefinite, dismissing Oakbay’s application for a postponement
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Fri, 13 May 2022 15:00:00 +0000Scientists reveal the wondrous, supermassive black hole at the heart of our galaxy
The breakthrough is a result of the work of 300 scientists from 80 institutions, including Wits University
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Fri, 13 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000The West has got its Russia sanctions wrong
Restricting supplies from the West would be effective – and it should not have expropriated goods that Russia legitimately acquired
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Fri, 13 May 2022 13:30:53 +0000Eskom claws back control over ‘critical’ procurement
The treasury's relaxation of procurement rules will allow the state utility to attend to its ageing power stations far quicke
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Fri, 13 May 2022 13:00:00 +0000Will business come to the table for Cyril to meet his 100-day promise?
Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change
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