President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government is increasingly abusing anti-terrorism legislation to suppress genuine political opposition before the October polls, according to NGO Intelwatch.

A controversial plan to remove more than 120 baboons from the Cape Peninsula has sparked outrage from animal rights activists, as authorities consider options, among them euthanasia, translocation and ...

Just as the Congress of the People — the way the Freedom Charter was created — was a process and not an event, the same is true of the charter itself. Its meaning was not finalised on the day of its ...

Everyone does have one or two favourite conspiracy theories. Among mine are that Marco Polo never did get to China, and that Donald Trump has not read an entire book in his adult life.

Questions with Josh Rees Get a sneak peek into the life of Daily Maverick's People and Culture Co-ordinator as he answers 20 ...

Silence and lack of autonomy are the torments at the heart of Bridling, a short story that’s now a riveting play debuting at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda this week.

An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped more than once by her Bloubergstrand, Cape Town parents, who are also accused of performing sexual acts in front of her and her three-year-old sister.

After years and years of advocating better baboon management, the glimpse of another ‘new action plan’ is beguiling. But is it convincing? Jennis Trethowan, Peter Willis and Ben Cousins weigh in on ...

The SANDF has refused to fund the legal defence of retired Lieutenant General Joffel van der Westhuizen in the Cradock Four inquest. A document outlining the reasons was handed to the judge, but not ...

If you are a parent and haven’t yet watched the Netflix short series Adolescence, you need to.

The exclusion of women causes them to perceive politics as a field reserved for men, even though they played a significant role in Guinea’s contemporary history. Current efforts to restore ...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian put into effect on Wednesday a law passed by parliament last week to suspend cooperation with the UN nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, Iranian state media reported.