Succes Masra gestures during a meeting of the Chadian political party Les Transformateurs. (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images) West Africa and the Sahel are facing a troubling surge in political upheaval, coups and the emergence of violent extremist factions.…
Merit ratings of three Grade 1 winners have been left unchanged after Champions Day. Mighty sighs of relief were heaved this week when the official horse racing handicappers proclaimed their verdicts on Champions Day action at Turffontein racecourse on Saturday.…
Photo: Fani Mahuntsi/Getty Images South Africa is waiting in suspense to hear the electoral court’s reasons for ruling that former president Jacob Zuma could run for a seat in parliament in next month’s national elections, Deputy Judge President Mandisa Maya…
Our Picture Editors select the best photographs of the total solar eclipse. A view of total solar eclipse from the southeast part of the country, not to be repeated until 20 years later, in West Frankfort, Illinois, United States on…
Have we made progress as a society in terms of women’s rights? The tale of women’s advancement in South Africa takes the form of perennial friction between what could be and the prevailing reality of well-documented inequities. The three levers…
Meanwhile, the SA ports of Durban and Cape Town are getting a bonus visit by the Queen Mary 2 cruise liner this week. MSC Virtuosa – the biggest cruise ship to dock in a South African port – called at…
Employment and Labour Minister Thulas Nxesi(Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Plans like the one announced by employment and labour minister Thulas Nxesi won’t move the needle on joblessness This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free…
Tshwane Metro Police sweep through Pretoria, leaving street traders fearing fines and goods confiscation. Street traders live in fear of being moved or having their goods confiscated as the by-law unit of the Tshwane Metro Police Department (TMPD) sweeps through…
Presidents Cyril Ramaphosa and Joe Biden. Photo by Pete Marovich-Pool/Getty Images There is a clear and aggressive agenda in the US and US-aligned circles in South Africa to paint Pretoria’s foreign policy as inconsistent and in some formulations even “rogue”,…
Activists hail victory as European court declares climate protection a human right. Europe’s top rights court on Tuesday said Switzerland was not doing enough to tackle climate change in a historic decision that could force governments to adopt more ambitious…