Under the theme “Driving sustainable investment in African mining,” this year’s Mining Indaba calls on stakeholders to confront a central challenge: ensuring that mineral wealth delivers lasting value for workers, communities and economies, writes Khothatso Khoapa
South Africa’s victory over Afghanistan felt less like a sporting triumph and more like an exorcism
Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.
Clue of the week:
13 He lauds mankind and I vanish, cut out (10)
With the same dogged determination to uncover the truth that characterised his investigations in the mining industry and current affairs, Ilan Godfrey has been checking the claim made by the Castle Lite marketing team that their draught beer is abandoned less often than any other in the market, simply because it’s served extra cold. This […]
Amid the crisis in South Africa’s creative sector, artists and film crews march to demand funding, spaces and government accountability before Sona 2026
The practice of chance is not new to South Africa. In fact, historians agree that it has been regulated and restricted in some form since as early as 1673. But the major transition came in the late 20th century after the first online platform was launched. Thanks to these platforms, players no longer needed to […]
As the president prepares to deliver the State of the Nation Address (Sona), the country does so against the backdrop of the African National Congress’s (ANC) declaration of 2026 as the ‘Year of Decisive Action to Fix Local Government and Transform the Economy’. This convergence is not coincidental. It reflects a shared recognition within the […]
John Kani and Zakes Mda are leading masterclasses at the Iphulo Drama Festival, inspiring theatre, writing and directing talent across the Eastern Cape
HONOR has recorded the strongest overseas shipment growth among leading global smartphone brands in 2025, reinforcing the increasing role of international markets, including South Africa, in the brand’s global performance. South Africa recorded a 66% increase in overall business performance for HONOR in this period, reflecting rising local demand for reliable, value-driven smartphones and strengthening […]
I am writing this letter because what has unsettled me most about the recent controversy involving Roedean School cancelling a fixture with King David School, Linksfield has become a window into something far bigger than sport. What troubles me is the deeper pattern it reveals about how elite institutions respond when young people express ethical […]