Rising population growth should slow in the coming decades and see a decline in the second half of the century.

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If something exists, there’s probably someone out there who’s scared of it. Ever heard of trypophobia? This is when someone ...

The danger of a single story is that it blinds us to what’s in plain sight. In Johannesburg’s inner city, amid busy pavements ...

They say lawyers don't write to be understood; they write to be legal. NB: Judges are trained in the law, too.

Global personal wealth rose 10.8% last year, the fastest pace in years, yet median wealth fell in most markets ...

I eat beef every day, twice a day,” Kennedy boasted to the hooting crowd. The secretary’s beef-intensive diet, which is ...

A laser survey originally flown to track deforestation across southern Mexico has led scientists to detect traces of an ...

South Africa's Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy is under intense debate. While it has fostered a black ...