The Supreme Court turns the US into a cautionary tale
Friday’s decision by the US Supreme Court to overturn Roe v Wade - scrapping the constitutional right to an abortion - led to a...
Japan’s frontier islanders decry lack of plan to aid Taiwanese fleeing...
Residents of Yonaguni foresee a refugee crisis that they say their isolated outpost and its dwindling population of less than 1,700 would be ill-equipped...
These robots were trained on AI. They became racist and sexist
As billions flow into robotics, researchers who conducted the study are concerned about the effects this might have on society.AS PART of a recent...
Robots say they won’t steal jobs, rebel against humans
Robots presented at an AI forum this week said they expected to increase in number and help solve global problems, and would not steal...
In UN talks for a global plastic treaty, delegates to face...
As the world’s nations enter another round of talks this week on creating a first-ever treaty to contain plastic pollution, officials are bracing for...
Is matric shaping the future generations we desperately need?
OPINION: Education in South Africa has always been a contentious topic … although we are embarking on a new year, South Africa remains the...
IMF warns of El Niño drought’s impact on growth outlook in...
The International Monetary Fund has warned that risks to the sub-Saharan African economic outlook are tilted to the downside as a result of the...
BHP bombshell puts South African mining in a hole
OPINION: BHP has put South Africa and its mining sector on the spot. The $140 billion Australian group’s ambitious swoop on rival Anglo American...
’Long Covid’ may haunt 1 in 8 people – or more...
It is increasingly apparent that long Covid presents a potential tidal wave of suffering - afflictions stemming from Covid-19 that refuse to go away....
Golden arches to go dark in Russia as McDonald’s exits after...
McDonald’s on Monday became one of the biggest global brands to exit Russia, laying out plans to sell all its restaurants after operating in...
