Nduduzo Makhathini’s release of his 10th studio album, In The Spirit of Ntu, is part of the ever evolving sound that is South African jazz. But what is the sound of the genre’s reinvention by the new generation of musicians — and is it still jazz?
Consumers, who have remained resilient despite South Africa’s economic woes over the past decade, are being squeezed on all fronts. What are the policy options? Or is it the same old, same old
Acceptability, access and affordability are the issues that need to be tackled to effect a major improvement across the nation.
High food and fuel prices have prompted trade unions to make bigger wage demands, which will exert upward pressure on longer-term inflation
Western media treats Africans as victims, villains or vectors of disease.
There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans
The Covid-19 state of disaster response proved how quickly a government can act when it needs to
Programmes that integrate into society are non-existent and since migration management is reactive in outlook, migrants self-select into available social networks.
Since Eskom’s a no-go, perhaps our Minister of Monuments’ R22-m flag will be powered on arrogance and self-belief alone
Politicians have increasingly come under scrutiny for their alleged inflammatory comments which have been taken as endorsement by anti-foreigner activists
Data collected by Unicef shows an alarming drop-off in shipments arriving in the continent since the start of 2022
During the Covid-19 lockdown many people discovered the benefits of wearables in maintaining fitness goals
Disagreements over a basic income grant, labour law reform and how to save the economy mean consensus is still far off. But trade-offs – and political shifts – will eventually have to be made for there to be any hope of real change
I dodged it for two years, but the virus found me – right after I’d criticised the president for not lifting restrictions yet
Judge Lebogang Modiba, who has seized more than R500-million in alleged PPE graft, replaces Judge Mlindelwa Gidfonia Makhanya
South Africa’s fate is tied to China’s, but war-related disruptions in the global energy market keep exports going
Syndicates in Zimbabwe traffic Africans fleeing the strife in their countries to South Africa
The lockdowns interrupted villagers’ communal lives. Lidudumalingani returned to his home village of Zikhovane to photograph the effect of the pandemic
The country already has hundreds of thousands of children orphaned by Aids and social services cannot cope with numbers boosted by the pandemic
Our focus should shift to preventing deaths and being ready for future health crises, say experts
Rebuild efforts have been mired in concerns about looting, but it could provide a much-needed stimulus to a crisis-hit province
Cape Town fine artist Charl-Christo Petersen never saw himself as that until lockdown, when he was able to take thoughts and feelings of many and put them down on canvas
Public disclosure of Covid-19 contracts exposed looting of emergency funds
For years we’ve watched eThekwini’s ability to serve its people being eroded by those entrusted to do so. They helped sink the city
The defence minister said South Africa could not accept the return of vials of the drug it had loaned back to Cuba until it could follow due process
Consumer price inflation increased to 5.9% in March, up from 5.7% in February
At 21, Thakgalo Thibela became South Africa’s youngest female doctor and her first years in hospital coincided with the pandemic
The disruptions brought by the Russia-Ukraine war will increase the costs of basic staples, putting 280-million people across the world at risk of starvation.
Despite strong legislation, South Africa is failing to address its unacceptable rates of woman abuse
Attendances rose as lockdown was eased and then lifted — but some people were lured by glamorous online churches abroad
More than 150 000 public comments were sent to the department of health after the government suspended the national state of disaster
More than a quarter of children under five in South Africa are affected by stunting