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EThekwini internal investigation implicates senior manager in sexual misconduct

The probe was conducted by the City Integrity and Investigations Unit

  • Stella Mapenzauswa
3 min read
Between 20% and 40% of the world’s land area is now degraded

Climate, pollution, biodiversity: UN report sounds global alarm

Transforming economies, energy systems and food production could prevent millions of deaths and halt biodiversity loss, the UN’s latest report finds

  • Sheree Bega
5 min read
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi Meets with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev as they inaugurate the Qiz Qalasi Dam, constructed on the Aras River on the joint borders between Iran and Azerbaijan, after which his helicopter has reportedly crashed near the city of Jolfa, on the border with Azerbaijan on May 19, 2024 in Jabrayil, Azerbaijan. (Photo by Office of the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran via Getty Images)

Iran media says President Raisi died in helicopter crash

Early on Monday, relief workers located the missing helicopter, with state TV saying the president had died

  • Des Erasmus
4 min read