Young men on South Africa’s urban margins: new book follows their lives over 10 years

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South Africas young people, aged 15 to 34, who make up more than 50% of the countrys working age population, bear a disproportionate burden of unemployment. They have done so for more than a decade. Of this group, those...

Harmful chemicals often migrate into tinned food – here’s how to avoid eating them

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Tinned fish often contains other ingredients, such as oil or marinades. Ilia Nesolenyi/Shutterstock A friend to the busy, tired and indisposed, a staple of university life, and the cornerstone of any survival kit or...

The Supreme Court’s gender ruling has implications for the workplace. Here’s what employees can expect

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studiocho/Shutterstock In April 2025, the UKs Supreme Court issued a landmark ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers, offering long-awaited clarification on how sex should be interpreted under the Equality...

Why auction of Buddha relics was called off and why it matters – an expert in Asian art explains

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The slick online catalogue entry for Premium Lot 1, The Piprahwa Gems of the Historical Buddha on the Sothebys Hong Kong website was abruptly replaced on May 7 with a single line notification: The auction has been...

Birth control increases stroke risk – here’s what women need to know

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For millions of women, combined hormonal contraceptives are a part of their daily life providing a convenient and effective option for preventing pregnancy and managing their menstrual cycle. But new findings are sounding...

Trump sees himself as more like a king than president. Here’s why

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The American Revolution was a result of the tyranny experienced by colonists under the British monarchy. Many Americans had fled from Europe where they had been persecuted under the rule of powerful monarchs. The...

Male infertility: how lab-produced sperm could transform fertility treatment in the future

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George Rudy/Shutterstock Imagine a future where a diagnosis of untreatable male infertility is no longer the end of the road because science has found a way to produce human sperm from lab-engineered testicular tissue....