Politics

SACP will vote with the ANC in local elections, despite discontent

By Mandisa Nyathi

SACP secretary general Solly Mapaila said the party would not leave the alliance although it was unhappy with elements of it

Business

Canal+ central to Multichoice’s strategy against streaming giants, says CEO

By Anathi Madubela

Columns

How judicial overreach blocks progress in South African agriculture

By Eustace Davie

The Green Guardian

COP29’s ‘shocking’ R1.3 trillion for developing counties lambasted

By Ozayr Patel and Lyse Comins

Thought Leader

Madagascar faces an HIV crisis. We can bring it back from the brink

By Winnie Byanyima

Through tackling stigma, community leadership and improving education, as well as strengthened global and domestic investment, HIV transmission can be reduced

A warped reinvention of Ali Mazrui

By Adekeye Adebajo and Seifudein Adem

Prominent scholar Paul Zeleza failed to reflect the intellectual who challenged conventional wisdom

Africa must not wait for external powers to shape its future

By Sifiso Sonjica

African leaders must move their focus away from Washington, Beijing and London and rather build a self-reliant, prosperous continent

South Africa’s multiple crises are a real and present danger, but there are rays of hope

By Dale McKinley and Shawn Hattingh

Citizens are realising that they can’t rely on the state to meet their needs and are building their own democratic, ecologically sustainable and communal societies

COP29’s ‘shocking’ R1.3 trillion for developing counties lambasted

By Ozayr Patel and Lyse Comins

This conference has shown how developed countries want to shirk their climate finance responsibilities to vulnerable countries, say leaders of least developed nations

COP29 took a step forward to elevate the voices of indigenous peoples and local communities in climate action, adopting the Baku Workplan and renewing the mandate of the Facilitative Working Group (FWG) of the Local Communities and Indigenous Peoples Platform. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

$250bn a year for climate action is too little, say developing countries

By Ozayr Patel

The final draft text for COP29 shows there has been limited progress made on funding, a failure given that this was meant to be the ‘finance COP’

Illegal mining proliferates when the state fails to issue closure certificates and regulate compliance

By Sheree Bega

The problem has wide-ranging socio-economic and environmental impacts, says a draft mine closure strategy

Failure to implement policy contributing to illegal mining crisis

By Sheree Bega

Association says the government does not ‘have the will to act’ and the solution is regulation to allow artisanal miners to work legally

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Business

Canal+ central to Multichoice’s strategy against streaming giants, says CEO

Columns

How judicial overreach blocks progress in South African agriculture

The Green Guardian

COP29’s ‘shocking’ R1.3 trillion for developing counties lambasted

Education

Township school trains learners to be drone pilots, engineers

Opinion

A warped reinvention of Ali Mazrui

Politics

Calls for ANC Youth League Gauteng conference to be postponed over violence, parallel structures

Politics

ANC appeal body confirms Jacob Zuma’s expulsion

National

‘Save our village from the mine’

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WomenIN Festival 2024 kicks off with a bang and inspiration at Cape Town’s Silo District

The WomenIN Festival kicked off with a bang at the iconic Silo District in Cape Town. The festival attracted hundreds of attendees from across the globe to engage in thought-provoking discussions, transformative workshops and vibrant networking opportunities

Afrika Tikkun Bambanani celebrates National Children’s Day: Embracing health, growth, and joy

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Enlit Africa 2025 – switched on to the power, energy and water sector

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