The geneticist who discovered the SRY gene on the human Y chromosome explains why it being present doesn’t prove what people think it does.

Typhoon Kajiki brought torrential rains to Vietnam's north central coast on Monday, felling trees and flooding homes, despite wind speeds tapering off from earlier in the day.

Visibility is the very currency of social media, yet that visibility also furnishes criminals with the raw material for a fast-growing form of fraud: profile cloning. On platforms such as Facebook, ...

Much is made of the ‘Just Transition’, but how much do we really understand from this often-quoted catchphrase, and how do we ensure that a just transition to a green economy benefits the many, and ...

The Mediterranean one-pan breakfast known as shakshuka can be adapted, just as an omelette changes character with different fillings.

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Zane Dangor, director-general of the Department of International Relations and Cooperation, is the chief architect of South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice. He also ...

Changing the names of three towns in the Eastern Cape would cost R157m, Sunshine Coast Tourism has calculated, with some assistance from artificial intelligence.

A record crop of the trademarked South African apple variety signals opportunity for local growers in a context of markets in Asia, the Middle East and Africa having shown enthusiasm for the fruit.

A crucial power line in Gqeberha was damaged, leaving large parts of Nelson Mandela Bay in the dark on Sunday. The city will investigate whether this was simply copper theft or sabotage amid disputes ...

Anti-migrant protests persisted across Britain on Sunday outside hotels housing asylum seekers, a day after police were forced to separate demonstrators and counter-protesters in multiple cities as ...