Sharks versus humans: Who threatens who?

Read More The two fatal shark attacks in Plettenberg Bay between June and last month doubled the local annual average on that part of the coastline, sparking debate about whether shark activity in South African waters is on the rise — and, if so, why.  In June, local resident Bruce Wolov was killed by a […]

First British woman and her child repatriated to UK from Syrian camp

Read More A British woman and her child have been repatriated from a Syrian camp, the first time an adult has been allowed to come back to the UK from detention since the end of the ground war against Islamic State. The Foreign Office said that British policy to those held in Syria remained unchanged, […]

Lucy Letby: police found note saying ‘I killed them on purpose’, court hears

Read More A nurse accused of murdering seven babies in a hospital neonatal unit wrote: “I killed them on purpose because I’m not good enough to care for them,” a court has heard. The trial of Lucy Letby was told on Thursday that police recovered several handwritten documents from her home after her arrest in […]

UN condemns Russia’s ‘attempted illegal annexation’ of four Ukraine regions; Zelenskyy, Biden applaud vote

The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a resolution Wednesday that recognizes the territorial integrity of Ukraine and condemned Russia for its “illegal” attempts to annex four Ukrainian regions. The resolution also called for Russia to reverse the annexations. The 193-member international body voted 143-5 to back Ukraine’s pre-annexation borders, a decision Ukrainian President Volodymyr […]

Ten reasons why South Africa must decriminalise sex work

Read More There are growing calls by civil society organisations, activists and sex workers for President Cyril Ramaphosa to take urgent steps to mandate the department of justice and constitutional development to fast-track the sex work law reform process and decriminalise sex work. This is in order to address the evident exclusion of sex workers […]