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Time to shine: Jamal Musiala (in red) competes with Pedri in the Uefa Champions League. The two will face off in the group stage at the World Cup. (Photo by David S. Bustamante/Soccrates/Getty Images)

2022 World Cup: What’s the deal in group E?

Costa Rica will want to channel their 2014 spirit to send Spain or Germany home early

In the second quarter of 2025, unemployment edged up to 33.2% in the second quarter of 2025 from 32.9% in the previous quarter, while of the 10.1 million people aged 15 to 24,  35.2% were not in employment

Why is turning the tide on SA unemployment so tough?

South Africa’s jobless rate is one of the highest in the world — and bringing it down significantly could take years

Determined: Climate change demonstrators from the environmental activist group Extinction Rebellion protest in central London, promising two weeks of disruption. (Tolga Akmen/AFP)

Global leaders must implement their climate commitments

As the just transition gathers momentum and renewable energy becomes more affordable, countries around the world taking climate action. South Africa must follow suit

As South Africa steps into a new chapter with the Climate Change Act, it is crucial to question the depth of its commitment and the substance of its promises. (Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Lower income countries score high in health-aligned climate change policy

The Global Climate and Health Alliance says South Africa’s low score means there is room for improvement

A professional healthcare worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) carry an oxygen tank inside a temporary ward dedicated to the treatment of possible Covid-19 patients at Steve Biko Academic Hospital in Pretoria on January 11, 2021. (Photo by Phill Magakoe/AFP)

After India: The countries on the brink of another Covid oxygen crisis

The need for medical oxygen to treat Covid-19 patients in low- and middle-income countries has more than doubled in the past two months, and many of these countries faced oxygen…

Soldiers stop a vehicle for checks in the Kaduna metropolis in northern Nigeria.

Why some anti-corruption campaigns make people more likely to pay a bribe

The reason may be that the messages reinforce popular perceptions that corruption is pervasive and insurmountable. In doing so, they encourage apathy and acceptance rather than…

A man looks through a fence around enclosures with nearly 100 whales held captive. (Yuri Maltsev/Reuters)

Canada bans capture and breeding of dolphins, whales

The bill, first proposed in 2015 and now awaiting symbolic royal approval

Costa Rica has focused on renewable energy sources. (Ezequiel Becerra/AFP)

Costa Rica shows us how

The country’s successful reduction of greenhouse gas emissions is an example that needs to be followed

Tim Krul of the Netherlands saves the last penalty shot against Costa Rica at the 2014 World Cup quarterfinals at the Fonte Nova arena in Salvador on Saturday.

Dutch keeper Krul a shootout hero

The Netherlands survived a penalty shootout against Costa Rica to set up a World Cup semifinal against Argentina.

Costa Rica celebrate: Into the round of 16.

Latin America leads the way

Central and South American teams are challenging the powerhouses of Europe.

Rooney says sorry for England World Cup flop

Rooney says sorry for England World Cup flop

Wayne Rooney on Saturday apologised to England fans for the country’s disastrous exit from the World Cup after two defeats.

Costa Rica stun Italy to send England packing

Costa Rica reached the second round of the World Cup as Bryan Ruiz’s header saw them to a 1-0 win over Italy which also knocked out England.

US and Costa Rica through to soccer World Cup

The United States and Costa Rica have qualified for the World Cup by getting the results they needed in the Concacaf regional qualifier.

Prozac for the conscience

Costa Rica, long a magnet for backpackers and surfers, now offers eco-tourists a luxury option in the shape of a stylish new design hotel.

Tourists evacuated after fatal Costa Rica quake

Rescue helicopters ferried stranded tourists on Friday from a picturesque volcanic area in Costa Rica where a strong earthquake killed around 14 people.

Fire in Costa Rican hospital kills at least 15

A fire consumed several floors of a busy Costa Rican hospital before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least 15 patients, Costa Rican officials said. Nurses broke out windows trying to…

Infant killed in Costa Rica quake

An infant was killed by falling debris and dozens of people were injured when a strong earthquake shook the border of Costa Rica and Panama early on Thursday, Panama’s federal…