Devastating South African flooding provokes climate change debate
Some locals in KwaZulu-Natal blame poor governance for exacerbating problem
Got a Covid booster jab? You probably won’t need another for a while
Three doses can protect against serious illness and death for a long time, studies suggest
South Africa offers clues to life after Omicron
Data illustrates clear decoupling between community spread and hospital admissions
Omicron variant: what South African medics are saying
‘It was like a tap being turned on from Thursday or Friday last week. It’s been mostly young people’
Vaccine needed for tuberculosis pandemic
No new vaccine for TB developed since BCG was first used 100 years ago
Trinity College to move 750,000 books during restoration of Old Library
Disasters at other historic sites ‘focused minds’ on need for €90m Dublin project
Bush fire lights up Cape Town in stunning and frightening spectacle
Cape Town Letter: At least 400 hectares of unique flora and fauna burnt to a crisp
Firefighters contain Cape Town blaze but historic sites badly damaged
Wildfire along Table Mountain forces evacuations as man suspected of starting it arrested
Ramaphosa’s early progress has been structural and subtle
Rating agencies rash to gauge South African president by economic measures alone, analysts say
‘You have to be careful in Cape Town but it is wonderful’
Wild Geese: Mayo native Victoria Tully says city offers great schools and sunshine
ANC has Ramaphosa to thank for minimising losses in South Africa
Time will tell if the president secured big enough victory to quell the factionalism in the ANC
The virus that won the war? Frank McNally on an exhibition about the Spanish Flu of 1918
An Irishman’s Diary
Training in the summer heat? Beware of heatstroke
But even in temperate climates such as ours (it is raining outside at the moment isn't it?), excessive heat can hinder athletic performance and, sometimes, be fatal.
Galway International Arts Festival off to a flying, tumbling, crashing, roaring start
Highlights so far? David Mach, Enda Walsh, Sonya Kelly and Museum of the Moon
Obsessive, intrusive thoughts: ‘What if I harm children?’
The word ‘paedophile’ popped into my head and wouldn’t go away. What kind of monster was I?
OCD intrusive thoughts: what is it and how is it treated?
Sufferers become very disturbed by thoughts of a harmful or sexual nature but can be helped by cognitive behavioural therapy
Volkswagen makes Carla Wentzel boss of Irish arm
South African has worked for the German car giant for nearly 30 years
Cyril Ramaphosa sworn in as president of South Africa
Parliamentary vote takes place less than 24 hours after resignation of Jacob Zuma
Time trickling away for Cape Town’s water supply
Many residents ignoring usage restrictions as city expected to run out of water by April
How much fluid should you drink while running?
14 people have died from over-drinking during exercise, none from dehydration
Student fee increases in South Africa spark violent protests
Campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town are shut as demonstrations continue
Oscar Pistorius: the case that obsessed a nation
South Africans took time off and workplaces came to a standstill during the 2014 trial
Culture Shock: What next? Blow up Mount Rushmore?
Statues of old white guys are being removed, vandalised or campaigned against. The problem with the new iconoclasm is knowing where to stop
Legal struggle looms as Pistorius guilty of Steenkamp murder
Paralympian faces at least 15 years in prison after manslaughter verdict revised
South African students injured during fees protest
Police fire rubber bullets and stun grenades during rally against increases in tuition costs
Statues at heart of rising racial tensions in South Africa
South Africa plans national day of talks on future of controversial monuments
Pistorius is ‘severely traumatised’ after killing Reeva Steenkamp
Report compiled by three psychiatrists
Which MBA graduates earn the most?
US business schools offer the best salary prospects, a new survey shows.
Madiba has been like a benevolent grandfather to us all
There are many heroes in the story of my country’s transformation, but this man was something special
Obama plans US summit of African leaders in 2014
US president pays homage to ailing ‘personal inspiration’ Mandela at former jail site
Crosswords & Puzzles
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Common Ground
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