‘The Arch’ never stopped joking as he fought oppression locally and globally, writes Thembisa Fakude.
The film interrogates patriarchy, but the baseness of the US means there’s nothing left to send up
The Last Dance, a Netflix documentary series about basketball player Michael Jordan, is a romantic reframing of his halcyon period that fails to engage with the politics of race in America
Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among the California Democrat’s top challenges as she presides over the House of Representatives
Bush’s passing comes just months after the death in April of his wife and revered first lady Barbara Bush
Global prosperity requires that the multilateral free-trade system be maintained and strengthened
Right-wing populism is gaining fertile ground in Europe, preying on the fears of ordinary citizens who feel excluded by ‘establishment politics’.
There were differences between SA and the US’s administrations on various matters, but these never led to bad relations, writes Thabo Mbeki.
SA’s reaction to Kebby Maphatsoe’s CIA comments is a far cry from the tense relationship with the US under Thabo Mbeki, writes Verashni Pillay.
Desmond Tutu has called for UK ex-leader Tony Blair and former US president George Bush to face trial in The Hague for their role in the Iraq war.
Tony Blair stands accused of misleading his colleagues over a dispute central to the government’s decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq.
The UK is fighting to overturn an order to disclose transcripts of key conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush, days before the Iraq invasion.
Rice’s second autobiography will take us "into secret negotiating rooms" where global peace hung in the balance, publishers say.
Former US president George Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the news of the September 11 attacks was a decision to project an aura of calm.
Donald Rumsfeld, defence secretary under George Bush, says that attempts to prosecute the ex-president are a misguided response to US public policy.
Activists vowed on Monday that former US president George Bush will face a torture case against him wherever he travels outside the United States.
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/ 3 February 2011
Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld concludes in his new autobiography the war in Iraq has been worth the cost, a newspaper reports.
Pity George Bush. Scanning eight years of calamity for the lowest point in his presidency could not have been easy.
Although it comes as no surprise, George Bush’s admission that he personally authorised waterboarding marks a dismal moment for Western democracies.
US President Barack Obama unveiled a new national security strategy on Thursday, replacing former president George Bush’s "war on terror" doctrine.
Former US president writes about "never-before-heard detail" of 9/11, his alcoholism, and mistakes and achievements while in White House.
Upcoming accounts could offer new insights on issues ranging from Iraq and Guantánamo to Hurricane Katrina.
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/ 15 September 2009
Muntazer al-Zaidi, the reporter jailed for throwing his shoes at former US president George Bush, is expected to become a free man on Tuesday.
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/ 12 September 2009
As we pause to remember those who died on September 11 2001, we should also remember that much work still needs to be done to address the fallout.
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/ 11 September 2009
Eight years after the September 11 attacks, al-Qaeda remains a tenacious enemy, but Americans are growing weary of the fight against terror.
Graphic images that reveal the devastating impact of global warming in the Arctic have been released by the United States military.
The fact that waterboarding was repeated so many times on two people suggests that Bush officials lied when they said its use was strictly controlled.
India’s politicians contesting in the general election, fearful of shoes hurled at them by disgruntled voters, have asked for more security.
United States President Barack Obama on Friday launched a historic direct appeal to the Iranian people, urging an end to decades of animosity.
The former and much missed (by comedians) president of the United States, George Bush, is to receive a rumoured $7-m advance for his autobiography.
An Iraqi reporter who hurled his shoes at George Bush was convicted of attempting to assault a foreign leader on Thursday and jailed for three years.
Muntadher al-Zeidi stands trial today inside Baghdad’s Green Zone at the central criminal court, an area normally reserved for terrorist cases.