There is something deeply human about ritual. From the dawn of time, we’ve been lighting fires, smearing ash, throwing bones, and walking labyrinths, all in the hope that meaning might follow action.

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Quality information is even more important now in an age of AI slop where the information ecosystem is awash in misleading images and strange blah words that sound like they mean something but don’t ...

Johannesburg alone has enough rooftop space to power the entire country through midwinter without coal. So why have installations slowed?

The judge presiding over the Cradock Four inquest has issued a subpoena to the South African National Defence Force’s legal department to appear in court to explain why it refuses to fund retired ...

In just two years, the Gauteng health department’s spending on security has more than tripled. Spotlight tries to get to the bottom of the ballooning bills and what it means for governance in the ...

Some Johannesburg Metrobus commuters have come out strongly against the bus company’s new payment system. However, Metrobus says it is going ahead with the system’s implementation, starting on Tuesday ...

Experts say cancer patients in the public sector in South Africa are dying for avoidable reasons, such as dysfunctional referral systems and a lack of medical imaging and treatment. Spotlight looks at ...

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday that tariffs levied by powerful countries were often a form of "blackmail" rather than instruments to rebalance trade.

Twelve-year-old Lithaliyanda Ntoni was murdered and her body set alight. A close family member has appeared in court facing charges of murder, kidnapping and defeating the ends of justice — sparking ...

Poultry producer Daybreak Foods, which has been in the news for all the wrong reasons, has been left without IT services after failing to honour its payment agreements with Altron Digital Business.

Without several amendments to its draft framework the Southern African Development Community will struggle to help member states address their abusive pasts. The Southern African Development Community ...