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Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela scoops Templeton Prize
National
/ 9 June 2024

Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela scoops Templeton Prize

The Templeton Prize is in recognition of her work in healing in the aftermath of apartheid

By Lyse Comins
Election 2024: The centre could hold or things could fall apart
Politics
/ 9 June 2024

Election 2024: The centre could hold or things could fall apart

Now that the report cards have been handed out, cynicism and uncertainty rule

By Richard Calland and Mike Law
People starve as Zimbabwe drought deepens
Africa
/ 8 June 2024

People starve as Zimbabwe drought deepens

The country is one of several in Southern Africa experiencing chronic food shortages

By Fanuel Jongwe
Only the MK party intent on challenging the election outcome
Politics
/ 7 June 2024

Only the MK party intent on challenging the election outcome

Other parties flagged irregularities but want to distance themselves from MK and Jacob Zuma’s efforts to discredit the elections

By Emsie Ferreira
Kodwa faces 15 years in jail for R1.6m corruption charges – if found guilty
National
/ 7 June 2024

Kodwa faces 15 years in jail for R1.6m corruption charges – if found guilty

The former minister’s alleged crimes are more than R500 000, kicking in a minimum sentence legislation

By Khaya Koko
Desperate Biden raises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles
Business
/ 7 June 2024

Desperate Biden raises US tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles

The tariffs hamper efforts to grapple with climate change, including by reducing greenhouse gas emissions

By Pinelopi Koujianou Goldberg
Cuba: South-South solidarity saves lives
Opinion
/ 7 June 2024

Cuba: South-South solidarity saves lives

Partnerships such as Cuba’s with Africa can help drive pandemic responses

By Winnie Byanyima
It’s a GNU party and (almost) everybody is invited
Politics
/ 7 June 2024

It’s a GNU party and (almost) everybody is invited

Parties’ no-go areas are rapidly shifting as the deadline to constitute a government looms

By Lunga Mzangwe, Emsie Ferreira, Mandisa Nyathi and Paddy Harper
DIARY: Ndlovu Youth Choir tours SA, art at the Southern Guild, The King of Broken Things
Friday
/ 7 June 2024

DIARY: Ndlovu Youth Choir tours SA, art at the Southern Guild, The King of Broken Things

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
Editorial | Elections: Tensions as parties talk about talks
Editorial
/ 7 June 2024

Editorial | Elections: Tensions as parties talk about talks

The responsibility is on party leaders to move beyond their ideological positions and find each other — swiftly — and deliver on the mandate they received from their voters.

By Editorial
Children’s book on Palestine gets blowback
Friday
/ 6 June 2024

Children’s book on Palestine gets blowback

The colouring book, designed to be both educational and engaging for children, aims to introduce young readers to Palestine’s history, culture and notable figures through an interactive format

By Lesego Chepape
ANC weighs up doomsday scenarios as economy falters
Business
/ 6 June 2024

ANC weighs up doomsday scenarios as economy falters

As coalition discussions intensify, the party could end up making significant policy concessions to navigate South Africa’s uncertain future

By Sarah Smit
Scrolling into trouble: Screens alone are not good enough teachers
Opinion
/ 6 June 2024

Scrolling into trouble: Screens alone are not good enough teachers

Screens have their uses and time on them should be limited because children learn best from interacting with a person and using all their senses

By Kwanda Ndoda
ANC: ‘We are talking to everybody’
Politics
/ 6 June 2024

ANC: ‘We are talking to everybody’

The party’s national executive committee will decide who it will partner with – and how – on Thursday

By Paddy Harper
Financial system coped with pre-election jitters, but risks remain
Business
/ 5 June 2024

Financial system coped with pre-election jitters, but risks remain

The Financial Stability Review highlights resilience, but warns of geopolitical risks and high government debt exposure

By Sarah Smit
Scientists say pharmaceutical pollution is devastating wildlife
The Green Guardian
/ 5 June 2024

Scientists say pharmaceutical pollution is devastating wildlife

Greener drug design, rather than wastewater treatment, is crucial to combating the pharmaceutical pollution crisis

By Sheree Bega
Thabo Bester asks for a death sentence in courtroom outburst
National
/ 5 June 2024

Thabo Bester asks for a death sentence in courtroom outburst

The convicted rapist and murderer represented himself in his prison escape case at the Free State high court, after his fifth attorney withdrew from the matter

By Umamah Bakharia
Zizi Kodwa resigns as minister, pleads not guilty to R1.6m corruption
National
/ 5 June 2024

Zizi Kodwa resigns as minister, pleads not guilty to R1.6m corruption

Kodwa and his co-accused, former EOH boss Jehan Mackay, said the state had a weak case against them

By Khaya Koko
Good choices, bad outcomes, harder lives in Nigeria
Africa
/ 5 June 2024

Good choices, bad outcomes, harder lives in Nigeria

Food and fuel have become prohibitively expensive and many Nigerians can no longer afford the basics

By Pelumi Salako and The Continent
We need a different partnership to protect SA’s vulnerable environment
Opinion
/ 5 June 2024

We need a different partnership to protect SA’s vulnerable environment

Our new leaders representing various political parties, as well as those who voted them into power, must embrace the power of collaboration

By Anél du Plessis
2024 elections results: Making sense of this moment
Opinion
/ 5 June 2024

2024 elections results: Making sense of this moment

It’s time for leaders to lead and to come up with solutions to the problems that beset South Africans

By Verne Harris
Challenge Met, says New York art museum director
Friday
/ 5 June 2024

Challenge Met, says New York art museum director

Max Hollein of the Metropolitan Museum of Art talks about art on the African continent

By Sean O Toole
No work done — but City Power blew R93.7m
National
/ 5 June 2024

No work done — but City Power blew R93.7m

The state claims that employees colluded in widespread fraud involving a substation project

By Khaya Koko
South African election exposes the pitfalls of neoliberalism
Opinion
/ 4 June 2024

South African election exposes the pitfalls of neoliberalism

Populist parties have made considerable gains in the wake of the government’s insecurity-inducing economic policies

By Sarah Smit
Under Nigeria’s Tinubu, journalists are as unsafe as ever
Africa
/ 4 June 2024

Under Nigeria’s Tinubu, journalists are as unsafe as ever

Since Bola Tinubu became president last year, there have been several attacks on members of the media, rights group says

By Abdullahi Jimoh and The Continent
GDP data: SA’s economy contracts in first quarter of 2024
Business
/ 4 June 2024

GDP data: SA’s economy contracts in first quarter of 2024

The economy did not benefit from the suspended load-shedding initiated in early April

By Sarah Smit
Ntshavheni: ANC must lead any coalition government
Politics
/ 4 June 2024

Ntshavheni: ANC must lead any coalition government

Fikile Mbalula said the party would not be bullied, and would engage sensibly in the best interests of the people

By Lunga Mzangwe
A new national vision is now urgent – and it’s up to the ANC left
Opinion
/ 4 June 2024

A new national vision is now urgent – and it’s up to the ANC left

As the liberal establishment and the kleptocratic nationalists in and outside of the ANC both see a moment of political possibility for themselves it is the left in the ANC that must now step up

By Richard Pithouse
A new minister must lead reform of the police 
Opinion
/ 4 June 2024

A new minister must lead reform of the police 

A lack of effective political leadership has contributed to the stagnation and decline of the South African Police Service

By David Bruce
Why independent candidates did not perform well in the 2024 elections
Opinion
/ 4 June 2024

Why independent candidates did not perform well in the 2024 elections

South Africa needs to develop strategies and systems to support independents on their electoral journey

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Market on tenterhooks amid coalition talks
Business
/ 4 June 2024

Market on tenterhooks amid coalition talks

As the 14 days to announce a coalition government commences, investors are nervous and the rand is flat

By Anathi Madubela
What the National Health Insurance won’t fix
Health
/ 4 June 2024

What the National Health Insurance won’t fix

If the circumstances in which a health system has to work aren’t fixed, simply passing a law to give everyone access to healthcare won’t change things for the better

By Yogan Pillay and René English
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