Campaigners say nesting swifts may have been affected after part of a building was demolished.

Campaigners say builders’ demolition of nest site highlights weak protection of wildlife from development

A US state department spokesperson told the FT it was a "lawful use of resources to advance US interests and values abroad."

The Israeli military confirmed hitting a vehicle and said the incident is being reviewed. Lebanon's President Joseph Aoun called the strike "a flagrant violation to Lebanese sovereignty and international law."

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Activists claim sanctions fail to reflect either the depth of violence or state complicity in settler attacks.

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A well-known safari operator in the Kruger National Park is being investigated by the park authorities for apparently disturbing a pair of lions and pursuing them off-road.

ActionSA leader Bongani Mabizela’s CV lists a PhD qualification from a US-based university of questionable standing that is not recognised by the Department of Higher Education and Training.

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In the remote, rural regions of Elliotdale, Eastern Cape, the Nosintu Gwebindlala Foundation is combating generational statelessness by ‘walking the journey’ of securing IDs and birth certificates wit...

Nomawethu Nogaga used to stand on Shark Rock Pier watching other people swim, never imagining she could be one of them. Then Ra’ees Khan waded into the water beside her. Today, she is part of a growin...

Since April 2023, Sudan’s women and girls have been subjected to systematic rape and sexual torture. Specialised support and justice for them is key to the country’s recovery and future

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Patrol officers will now monitor the ward and collect the fine on the spot from anyone caught throwing away trash improperly, with cashless payments accepted.

The Reform leader's descent into explicitly far-right rhetoric is the mark of a politician and party which fears its time at the top of British politics may soon come to an end, argues Adam Bienkov

Unprecedented results against a stubbornly hard-to-treat cancer are boosting optimism that other challenging tumours will be next.

From earning global recognition at the ICC Women's U19 T20 World Cup, Nthabiseng Nini is writing a most inspiring chapters in SA cricket.

Researchers are preparing to launch an unprecedented trial to protect people exposed to Ebola in the DRC and Uganda

Something has shifted. And the numbers prove it.

Environmental impacts of offshore seismic surveying debated in court.

A recent parliamentary reply from Basic Education Minister Siviwe Gwarube reveals a stark reality: just 761 social services professionals are left to cover South Africa’s entire public education secto...

As the National Health Insurance Act stalls in court, Health Beat looks beyond policy to the people and partnerships keeping the country’s public health system going. From remote villages to a top uni...

Recent events did not create SA’s xenophobic online machine. They reveal how entrenched, interconnected and politically influential that machine has already become.…

Experts hail daraxonrasib as ‘gamechanger’ for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer A daily pill can double survival time in patients with the world’s deadliest cancer, according to the results of a clinical trial that experts are saying is a “gamechanger” and one of the biggest breakthroughs in decades. Currently, there are few treatments for pancreatic cancer, and most do little or nothing to help. For decades, scientists have worked relentlessly trying to find clever solutions for a form of cancer that is often found late. More than half of patients are only diagnosed after it has spread. Continue reading...

Labour leadership hopeful says NI reduction for firms could ‘incentivise’ hiring, particularly of younger people

A 47-year-old suspect accused of overseeing one of the most notorious prisons in Libya was known as a ruthless torturer nicknamed "the angel of death" by detainees, prosecutors told judges a…

Several orthoebolaviruses have been established, including Orthoebolavirus zairense [for Ebola virus (EBOV)], Orthoebolavirus sudanense [for Sudan ...

It's not clear why the National Science Foundation may be limiting funding to certain U.S. universities