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From award-winning Aldi to Co-op bottles of fizz, these are the bargain bottles to try

Study hard, get your degree, and then step confidently into a stable, well-paid job. That’s long been the assumption about how to secure a livelihood: in neat, predictable stages. But it is increasingly out of touch with reality. Secure jobs are no longer guaranteed after obtaining a tertiary qualification.

A century ago, half a million rhinos roamed Africa and Asia. Today, just 27,000 remain.

‘Screw you dude!’ Bannon rages, after Trump reunites with tech billionaire

The global food system contributes to multiple planetary crises – and is vulnerable to them. Climate change, other ecological degradation and socio-economic inequality are all linked to food.

A South African pastor's rapture claim for 23–24 September 2025 has sparked viral TikTok debate, panic, and pet-related prayers.

Conservationists mark world rhino day on Monday while they are still in a constant battle against poaching

Sebabatso Mosamo, an Associated Press visual journalist in South Africa who documented elections, the COVID-19 pandemic and her country’s struggle with poverty and violence, has died

Deepfakes are forgeries of people’s faces, voices and likeness generated through artificial intelligence (AI). They create a serious digital deception. Deepfakes undermine constitutional rights, reduce trust in media and distort fairness in elections. While many countries have laws that address the risks caused by deepfakes, enforcement remains a challenge.