US Fed holds rates amid persistent price pressures
THE MARKETS ON MONDAY COLUMN: Analysts now believe the US Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee will only start to lower interest rates during the...
Fossil of 16-million-year-old giant river dolphin found in Peru
Scientists this week unveiled a 16 million-year-old fossil skull unearthed in Peru of a river dolphin that once swam in waters that are now...
Scientists identify Milky Way’s ancient building blocks Shakti and Shiva
Astronomers have identified two ancient streams of stars - named after the Hindu deities Shakti and Shiva - that appear to be among the...
Creature named for Kermit the Frog offers clues on amphibian evolution
There definitely were no muppets during the Permian Period, but there was a Kermit - or at least a forerunner of modern amphibians that...
Study of ‘twin’ stars finds some of them are planet-eaters
The planetary system that includes Earth and its sibling planets orbiting the sun has been remarkably stable during its roughly 4.5 billion years of...
They obsessed over Kate. Now they’re hit with a sobering truth
OPINION: After weeks of unhinged rumours - affairs! Brazilian butt lifts! - do the Princess Kate watchers feel shame? Sort of.By Maura Judkis, Shane...
Game of Thrones: How Zuma and MK Party are positioning themselves...
OPINION: As South Africa braces for a generational election, former president Jacob Zuma’s return to the political forefront with the uMkhonto weSizwe (MK) Party...
Now that Markus Jooste is dead, will justice prevail?
The death of former Steinhoff CEO Markus Jooste now leaves the financial world with more questions than answers, with many who were hoping to...
I guess he didn’t like Pine Nut
I firmly believe that words should represent what they mean, because – like me – not everyone can read between the lines, and sometimes...
New Zealand’s ‘coffin clubs’ bury taboos about death
It’s a task of grave importance, but there’s nothing to stop New Zealanders having a laugh as they work on DIY caskets in the...
