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Under a cloud: South Africa’s ambassador to France Nathi Mthethwa died in Paris earlier this week. His body was allegedly discovered by a security guard at a hotel. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Mystery still surrounds Mthethwa’s death

Neither the presidency nor the department of international relations has given much detail after the ambassador’s body was found at a hotel in Paris

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore

Lonely and isolated people are not just experiencing emotional states — these can be lethal

Junior doctors across provinces report fear of victimisation which breeds a culture of silence. (File photo)

Fatal oversight: Systemic negligence and leadership failure took a young doctor’s life

The death of an intern doctor exposes a dangerously unfit system, where leadership failure, policy contradictions and a disregard for human rights collide with fatal consequences

US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP)

‘First They Came’: Global rise of authoritarianism is everyone’s fight for rights

If we do not speak out against the erosion of rights by authoritarian leaders, anti-rights movements will be emboldened everywhere

The Syrian Civil Defense (White Helmets) conduct a work at a mass grave, where remains of bodies believed to be those of civilians killed by the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad were found, in the Baghdad Bridge area outside the capital Damascus, Syria on December 17, 2024. (Photo by Emin Sansar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Syria: A rose for every Martyr

The unbearable atrocities committed by the Assad regime have been exposed, and the opposition forces in the form of the Hayat Tahrir Al Shaam are seeking to rebuild a shattered country and people

“Am I liable for my partner’s debt?”

Beware of the joint estate – it dies with your spouse

The joint estate of a couple married in community of property comes to an end once the marriage terminates either by the death of a spouse or a divorce

Malawi’s vice-president Saulos Chilima was killed in a plane crash, the nation’s president said on Tuesday, after searchers located the wreckage of the aircraft in a foggy forest. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Malawi vice-president, nine others, killed in plane crash

The military plane carrying Saulos Chilima and nine others disappeared on Monday

Life insurers paid out close to R600 billion in claims last year.

Life insurers paid close to R600 billion in claims in 2023

The data showed that more than half of risk policies bought last year were for funeral cover