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The art of identity and migration
Friday
/ 27 February 2025

The art of identity and migration

Artist explores the way that personal history challenges the concepts of home and belonging

By Kibo Ngowi
The African Union must include climate reparations on its agenda
Thought Leader
/ 27 February 2025

The African Union must include climate reparations on its agenda

Reparations are not only for slavery and colonialism, it’s also for the Global North’s environmental legacy and their disproportionate carbon emissions that harm Africa

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Unpaid electricity charges? Be prepared to be left in the dark
Columns
/ 27 February 2025

Unpaid electricity charges? Be prepared to be left in the dark

The court highlighted the tension between the rights of a body corporate to be reimbursed for the payments made and the right of a respondent to have electricity supplied

By Charlise Finch & Pierre le Roux
Critical services suffer as KZN education spends 80% of its budget on salaries
Education
/ 26 February 2025

Critical services suffer as KZN education spends 80% of its budget on salaries

The department is projected to overspend by R1.4 billion in the 2025 financial year, despite job cuts

By MG Reporter
A story of love, loss and resilience
Friday
/ 26 February 2025

A story of love, loss and resilience

A powerful reflection on women who wait – out of devotion, duty and often unrewarded hope

By Lesego Chepape
Consumer inflation ticks up for third straight month as Stats SA adjusts basket
Business
/ 26 February 2025

Consumer inflation ticks up for third straight month as Stats SA adjusts basket

The South African Reserve Bank has warned of an upside risk to the inflation outlook

By MG Reporter
Entrepreneurship in SA — it’s not like in the movies
Opinion
/ 26 February 2025

Entrepreneurship in SA — it’s not like in the movies

Andrew Leeuw’s story shows entrepreneurs need support and practical business knowledge as well as guidance in handling the emotional stress of starting a business

By Nishan Pillay
Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC
Thought Leader
/ 26 February 2025

Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC

Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23

By World Food Programme staff
Public trust and confidence in Namibian courts essential for democracy
Thought Leader
/ 26 February 2025

Public trust and confidence in Namibian courts essential for democracy

A judiciary that is seen to be impartial and competent strengthens the rule of law and reinforces the legitimacy of democratic institutions

By Rosevitha Ndumbu
How to experience a Land Rover without buying one
Motoring
/ 25 February 2025

How to experience a Land Rover without buying one

Even if you can’t afford a Defender, there is a way to take one through its paces

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Report finds female genital mutilation more prevalent than previously thought
National
/ 25 February 2025

Report finds female genital mutilation more prevalent than previously thought

At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice

By MG Reporter
G20 Summit: A question of global power and influence
Opinion
/ 25 February 2025

G20 Summit: A question of global power and influence

The G20 is meant to be a more inclusive space, but the selective participation of global powers suggests that the same patterns of exclusion persist

By Thabo Motshweni
A breath of fresh air: How Kigali’s car-free Sundays keep people moving
Health
/ 25 February 2025

A breath of fresh air: How Kigali’s car-free Sundays keep people moving

The city’s car-free day is going into its ninth year, far outlasting most initiatives like it around the world, including in South Africa

By Zano Kunene
MK party won’t ‘tiptoe’ against ill-discipline, Shivambu warns members
Politics
/ 25 February 2025

MK party won’t ‘tiptoe’ against ill-discipline, Shivambu warns members

The secretary general spoke about a fortnight after MK leader Jacob Zuma’s daughter Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla had to apologise after insulting him on social media

By Lunga Mzangwe
First impressions of the Mzansi-made new BMW X3
Motoring
/ 24 February 2025

First impressions of the Mzansi-made new BMW X3

The fourth-generation X3 has big shoes to fill after the success of the previous version

By Eyaaz Matwadia
‘Exploring South Africa’s untapped destinations can boost post-Covid tourism recovery’
National
/ 24 February 2025

‘Exploring South Africa’s untapped destinations can boost post-Covid tourism recovery’

Before the pandemic, the country’s tourism attractions were spread across the country but now this is skewed in favour of Cape Town and the Kruger

By Aarti Bhana
Recent rains boost for summer grains, oil seeds and livestock
Thought Leader
/ 24 February 2025

Recent rains boost for summer grains, oil seeds and livestock

While the recent rains caused damage to infrastructure and in communities, it does more good than bad in agriculture

By Wandile Sihlobo
Sudan: A poisoned palace in a violent stalemate
Africa
/ 24 February 2025

Sudan: A poisoned palace in a violent stalemate

Despite dramatic shifts in the frontlines, neither side is anywhere near the ‘total military victory’ wanted by Sudan’s warring generals.

By Lydia Namubiru, The Continent
A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive
Thought Leader
/ 24 February 2025

A national dialogue must be people-centred for SA to thrive

We all have the obligation to participate publicly because it is our collective responsibility to advance South Africa Inc.

By Klaus Kotze
Smartphone addiction is rife in teens, study shows
National
/ 23 February 2025

Smartphone addiction is rife in teens, study shows

New research reveals South African adolescents’ devices are their ‘constant companions’

By Sheree Bega
Malawi electorate’s only option is to recycle a president
Thought Leader
/ 22 February 2025

Malawi electorate’s only option is to recycle a president

The untimely death of vice-president Saulos Chilima has resulted in many considering ousting Lazarus Chakwera and voting for former president Peter Mutharika

By Nyasha Mcbride Mpani and Tamanda P Liabunya
The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC
Thought Leader
/ 21 February 2025

The fall of Bukavu: Rwanda, M23 and the fight for influence in eastern DRC

The March 23 Movement is filling administrative positions in Goma
and Rwanda may do the same in Kivu

By Stephen Buchanan-Clarke
Bafana Zembe has no hang-ups about his job
Friday
/ 19 February 2025

Bafana Zembe has no hang-ups about his job

Behind every work on a gallery wall is someone like the unsung art installer

By Lesego Chepape
DRC war: The blood-soaked path to your smartphone
Thought Leader
/ 19 February 2025

DRC war: The blood-soaked path to your smartphone

The invasion and occupation of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the extraction of its natural resources, which amounts to industrial-scale theft, must be stopped

By Shomari Mukandjwa and Raphael Bahebwa
Plankton: The tiny powerhouses behind climate solutions and biodiversity
The Green Guardian
/ 19 February 2025

Plankton: The tiny powerhouses behind climate solutions and biodiversity

Why these invisible organisms generate a significant portion of oxygen, absorb vast amounts of carbon, and purify water

By Sheree Bega
All South Africans, regardless of race, should be wary of race laws
Thought Leader
/ 19 February 2025

All South Africans, regardless of race, should be wary of race laws

Race-based laws fuel division, undermine merit and benefit elites

By Ayanda Sakhile Zulu
South Africa’s pangolins face rising threat as illegal trade grows
The Green Guardian
/ 18 February 2025

South Africa’s pangolins face rising threat as illegal trade grows

China has proposed a drastic reduction in the use of pangolin scales for traditional medicine

By Sheree Bega
Urgent need for clear policy on sexual harassment in  legal sector
Thought Leader
/ 18 February 2025

Urgent need for clear policy on sexual harassment in legal sector

An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations

By Zikhona Ndlebe and Mbekezeli Benjamin
Climate models underestimate global phytoplankton decline, study warns
The Green Guardian
/ 18 February 2025

Climate models underestimate global phytoplankton decline, study warns

A CSIR study analysing 26 years of satellite data reveals how ocean warming is significantly reducing ocean productivity

By Sheree Bega
Why SA needs to get a grip on diabetes – fast
Health
/ 18 February 2025

Why SA needs to get a grip on diabetes – fast

About 60 000 South Africans die in a year from diseases that are not caused by tuberculosis or HIV before they turn 70, and about a fifth of these are from diabetes

By Zano Kunene
Wandile Sihlobo is too bullish on the Expropriation Act
Thought Leader
/ 18 February 2025

Wandile Sihlobo is too bullish on the Expropriation Act

If the ANC is unwilling to respect the formal safeguards of the Constitution, why would it respect the supposed formal safeguards of the Act? 

By Martin van Staden
Budget: How will Godongwana divide the nation’s piggy bank?
Thought Leader
/ 18 February 2025

Budget: How will Godongwana divide the nation’s piggy bank?

South Africa has a R2 trillion budget to fix the economy. It’s a big ask

By Nkateko Mabasa
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