AI generated image “For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.” I invoke these words of radical revolutionary and iconic statesman, our…
Relationship labels may not matter much these days but here’s why situationships may cost you more than what you get in return. Like shoelaces, modern relationships have become loosened and come with their own respective emotional consequences. Situationships are often…
Upward trajectory: Nanette Sphesihle Nobethu Mbili Jolobe has come a long way from Durban where she was born and grew up listening to the R&B legends that would come to influence her later sound. Photo: Supplied Nanette is at a…
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Mosotho Moepya, chairperson of IEC South Africa. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy The Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) has issued a stern warning to voters to refrain from registering false addresses. Those who attempt to manipulate the voters roll before the…
ISF Shula Joint Venture used a fake B-BBEE certificate and an expired letter, leaving the KZN-Mozambique concrete wall unfinished and abandoned. The Special Tribunal has set aside an R85 million Mozambique border wall tender, finding that the contractor used fraudulent…
Spekboom, a hardy, unassuming succulent shrub, has become one of the country’s most quietly powerful climate allies. (Imperative) Climate finance is often discussed in abstractions such as bonds, instruments and capital flows. But in the Eastern Cape, the story starts…
The Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in China showed some of the latest automotive innovations from a range of manufacturers. The 2026 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition, also known as Auto China 2026, is being held from 24 April to 3 May…
Graphic: John McCann As the world marks World Book and Copyright Day on 23 April, I find myself reflecting on a number of issues that lie at the heart of knowledge creation, cultural preservation, and intellectual justice in South Africa.…
Lamola said the SADC region is not constrained by a lack of frameworks or vision, but by weak implementation International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola has warned that South Africa’s chairing of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) must be defined…