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Better livestock and fire management across Africa’s savannas, grasslands and shrublands could unlock one of the continent’s most significant climate opportunities

Africa’s rangelands emerge as biggest climate opportunity in new nature roadmap

A new Africa nature transition roadmap shows improved grazing, fire management and farming could unlock major carbon reductions while strengthening food security and livelihoods

Futile exercise: The writer argues that even if higher education were to digitalise their systems, it would still not help contain the influx of first year
students at the too few institutions, including 26 universities. Photo: Supplied

Digitisation not panacea for varsity space

Any talk about scaling up digitalisation of higher education as a solution to the large demand for access to the university must fiercely confront the structural challenges that…

The devastation at the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls’ school in Minab, southern Iran after a US-Israel missile strike this weekend: Images: Fars News Agency

Khamenei killing puts limits of self-defence under UN Charter to the test

The United Nations Charter prohibits the use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of another state, the only recognised exception being…

President Cyril Ramaphosa delivers the state of the nation address.  (GCIS)

In Sona, Ramaphosa signals shift from crisis management to consolidation

For the first time in several years, electricity did not dominate the president’s address

In his 2026 State of the Nation Address, the president once again committed to economic revitalization. Photo: GCIS

Ramaphosa talks tough on gangs, corruption

The president said the South African National Defence Force would be deployed to support police in tackling gang violence and illegal mining

Honoured : Graduates wore Kaizer Chiefs jerseys under their academic gowns when Kaizer Motaung received his doctorate. Photo: Supplied

From Soweto to Great Hall: Football’s doctor of dreams

Wits University recognises Kaizer Motaung’s achievements with an honorary doctorate

The Elephant Chamber is one of the main chambers within the Sterkfontein Caves, known for its significant role in paleontological discoveries, including the discovery of hominid fossils. (Umamah Bakharia/M&G)

Sterkfontein Caves reopened after safety upgrades

The international landmark closed in 2023 after heavy rainfall caused soil movement that threatened safety

Sub-Saharan Africa’s biggest planetarium has relaunched as the new state-of-the-art Wits Anglo-American Digital Dome after it underwent an R90 million refurbishment project.

Wits relaunches state of the art digital dome after R90 million refurbishment

The dome has over the years projected significant historical events, including screening footage of the Apollo 11

Prof Irvy Gledhill, Honorary Adjunct Professor of Flow Physics at Wits.

The cross-border collaborator

Professor Irvy Gledhill’s vision for African unity

Prof Jennifer Fitchett, Physical
Geography at Wits.

The climate whisperer

Prof Jennifer Fitchett’s mission to make science heard

Turn the page: Marcus de Jong, owner of De Jong’s bookshop in Braamfontein, has died in The Netherlands. Photo: Corina van der Spoel

Marcus de Jong: The legacy of a bookshop pioneer and champion of progressive thought

From banned books to political activism, Marcus de Jong’s life was a testament to the power of ideas and the human spirit

Medico-criminal forensic entomology has demonstrated its significance in strengthening criminal cases over the past three decades

Word of the flies: How bugs provide crime clues

And how forensic entomology has evolved in South Africa

Reserve Bank governor Lesetja Kganyago

In ‘an era that demands radicalism’, should the SARB stay in its lane?

In a discussion with Reserve Bank head Lesetja Kganyago, economic historian Adam Tooze challenged the esteemed central banker’s ‘conservatism’

File photo: The pilot project involves 39 public higher education institutions, including the University of Johannesburg and the University of the Western Cape. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Wits University agrees to mediation with student representatives

Despite negotiations, six protesting students remain suspended from the university for damage to property and infringing on others’ right to learn and work

Students protest for free education in Cape Town. (Photo by Shaun Swingler/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

UCT students resume fees protest, despite court ruling

The University of Cape Town management says student debt affects its financial sustainability

The pilot project involves 39 public higher education institutions, including the University of Johannesburg and the University of the Western Cape

Wits SRC agrees to 24-hour protest ‘ceasefire’ if its demands are met

A committee comprising the higher education department, vice-chancellors and universities’ body has been established to review the R45 000 allowance for accommodation

Wits SRC president, Aphiwe Mnyamana

Wits University suspends student representative council president

The SRC says the suspension is a form of intimidation and that protest will continue regardless

File photo: The pilot project involves 39 public higher education institutions, including the University of Johannesburg and the University of the Western Cape. (Photo by Ihsaan Haffejee/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

As student march to Wits vice-chancellor’s home, higher education sets up new committee to deal with protesters concerns

The NSFAS accommodation cap and other concerns will be discussed by task force comprising the department of higher education and training, Usaf and vice-chancellors

Unemployment epidemic: These men, gathered together to wait for the possibility of a piece job, are some of the 34.9% of South Africans who are without work, the highest figure among 82 countries monitored by business news agency Bloomberg.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Slow implementation spurs frustration over South Africa’s jobs crisis

So says Rudi Dicks, who is in charge of coordinating President Cyril Ramaphosa’s initiatives to drive structural reforms and employment

North-West University was rated the top university for research in the country

South African universities rule roost in Africa

The University of Cape Town and the University of Johannesburg are top universities on the continent in the latest international rankings