Numbers define reality. The count of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom determines what element it is; the tally of bricks in a bridge decides if it spans a creek or the Nile; the sum of your ...

In a shocking case of corporal punishment, a Gauteng teacher accused of assaulting a Grade 11 pupil at Tetelo Secondary School in Protea North, Soweto, was released on bail on Wednesday. Mpho ...

Starting when I was about six years old, I was molested by someone I thought I could trust. I didn’t tell a soul until I was well into my 20s. I stayed quiet for lots of reasons — mostly shame — but ...

DISGRACED Andrew used a chilling code word to force Buckingham Palace staff to let girls in, it has been claimed. A slew of fresh claims surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have come to light after ...

I certainly understand why many wonderful people hate religion. I know intelligent and compassionate people who use the word “religion” as a synonym for superstition, hierarchy and every form of ...

Instagram is testing out replacing "following" counts with "friends" counts. What's a friend, according to Instagram? Glad you asked. It's someone who follows you back. Meta confirmed to Business ...

Wilson’s Hospital has become synonymous with the ongoing protest by its history teacher. But, says its new principal, there is far more to the Westmeath school than that Inside Ireland's most famous ...

You may think you have an impressive vocabulary, but it’s about time to put that confidence to the test. This vocabulary quiz has 26 smart words – from ‘besotted’ to ‘facetious’, from ‘quintessential’ ...

Editor: If we judge 2025 by just the new words that have entered the lexicon in the past year we’re certainly in a Brave New World. One that is certainly bizarre and inscrutably opague. According to ...