Having been in newsrooms for more than two decades, I have seen editors and publishers react like ostriches in the face of long-promised and delivered dangers of the internet age. In keeping with popular myth, he buried his head in…
It is a day of a million contradictions and, while the calendar dates with romance for some, Valentine’s Day can also be 24 hours of misery for lonely people, and for couples, with undue pressure to perform miracles with a…
South Africa’s privately owned Platinum Rhino breeding and conservation project, the largest in the world, will be auctioned in mid-April. The project has been operating since 2009 and currently protects close to 2,000 southern white rhinos in an 8,500-hectare savannah…
In this world of digital information overload, the thought of social media and the relentless pressure to consume, it’s easy to be cynical about February 14, Valentine’s Day. Originally composed to honor an early Christian martyr named Valentine, it became…
The massive earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on February 6 was the fifth largest earthquake of this century. Here is a list of the 10 worst earthquakes since 2000, in order of death toll: – 2004: 230,000 dead, Southeast…
Two homes and a superyacht belonging to Equatorial Guinea’s vice president have been seized in South Africa after a local businessman sued for unlawful detention and torture, his lawyer said Monday. The High Court has ordered the seizure of Teodoro…
Saudi Arabia will send its first female astronaut on a space mission later this year, state media have reported, in the latest move to transform the kingdom’s ultra-conservative image. Rayyana Barnawi will join Saudi male astronaut Ali Al-Qarni on a…
Catholic priests in Portugal have abused nearly 5,000 children since 1950, an independent commission said on Monday after hearing hundreds of victims’ accounts. Thousands of reports of pedophilia in the Catholic Church have emerged around the world and Pope Francis…
The White House on Monday denied Beijing’s accusations that the United States had sent balloons to China to conduct surveillance, as tensions over espionage rose between the two superpowers. “Any claim that the US government is operating surveillance balloons over…
A superb bowling and fielding performance from the Proteas women inspired them to a 65-run win over New Zealand in the ICC Women’s World Cup T20 pool match at Boland Park in Paarl on Monday night. After managing a defendable…