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Tanzania’s high court to decide on Luhaga Mpina’s presidential bid
Africa
/ 13 October 2025

Tanzania’s high court to decide on Luhaga Mpina’s presidential bid

Mpina filed an appeal last month against his removal from the race by the Independent National Electoral Commission

By Mnaku Mbani
Fixing the basics: Why South Africa must get municipal finance right
Opinion
/ 13 October 2025

Fixing the basics: Why South Africa must get municipal finance right

Improving collection is key as municipalities struggle with revenue due to poor billing, unspent funds and capacity issues, hindering service delivery

By Thabiso Ndebele
Tanzania’s equities market surges by $1.4bn over a year
Africa
/ 13 October 2025

Tanzania’s equities market surges by $1.4bn over a year

This robust growth positions the equity segment as one of Tanzania’s most profitable investment avenues

By Mnaku Mbani
UN report: Africa’s transition minerals key to global clean energy future
The Green Guardian
/ 13 October 2025

UN report: Africa’s transition minerals key to global clean energy future

Without responsible governance, the rush for minerals risks environmental harm, social disruption and lost economic opportunity

By Sheree Bega
Cryptic Crossword JDE 501
Crossword
/ 9 October 2025

Cryptic Crossword JDE 501

Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.
Clue of the week:
2 Regularly has unreal atmosphere (4)

By George Euvrard
Engineering (and funding) a new water future for Africa
Opinion
/ 9 October 2025

Engineering (and funding) a new water future for Africa

A recent summit highlighted ways to address South Africa’s water crisis, turning it to opportunity by finding effective ways to fund change

By Bonga Ntuli and David Sawyerr
A longer kitchen, a fairer table: Stories of food sovereignty in Johannesburg
Friday
/ 9 October 2025

A longer kitchen, a fairer table: Stories of food sovereignty in Johannesburg

In Johannesburg, farmers, chefs and activists are gathering around shared meals to reimagine food systems, resilience and justice for South Africa’s future

By Raeesah Chandlay
Glitching the future at Fak’ugesi Festival
Friday
/ 9 October 2025

Glitching the future at Fak’ugesi Festival

Fak’ugesi 2025 turns South Africa’s digital paradox into a creative power surge, spotlighting African innovators who are rewriting the global tech narrative

By Thembeka Heidi Sincuba
Mzansi Unicorns: Leveraging technology and AI to solve BIG problems: Melvyn Lubega – Podcast episode 5
Thought Leader
/ 9 October 2025

Mzansi Unicorns: Leveraging technology and AI to solve BIG problems: Melvyn Lubega – Podcast episode 5

Mzansi Unicorns is a podcast spotlighting exceptional South Africans making a global impact across culture, business, sport, and social change.

By Tshediso “Teddy” Khuzwayo
South Africa’s major climate threats — from drought to deadly heatwaves
The Green Guardian
/ 9 October 2025

South Africa’s major climate threats — from drought to deadly heatwaves

From collapsing maize yields to a possible cyclone hitting Richards Bay, a Wits expert warns that South Africa’s climate future is fast becoming hotter, drier and more dangerous

By Sheree Bega
Namibia tables sweeping land bill to expand farm expropriation powers
Africa
/ 8 October 2025

Namibia tables sweeping land bill to expand farm expropriation powers

The proposed legislature represents the most far-reaching change in Namibia’s land governance framework since independence

By Wonder Guchu
Clean air crisis: Sub-Saharan Africa left with less than 1% of global funding
The Green Guardian
/ 8 October 2025

Clean air crisis: Sub-Saharan Africa left with less than 1% of global funding

Fossil fuel projects soar while African cities face ‘clean-air finance desert’

By Sheree Bega
New study exposes massive undercount of methane leaks from South Africa’s coal mines
The Green Guardian
/ 8 October 2025

New study exposes massive undercount of methane leaks from South Africa’s coal mines

A new University of Cape Town study reveals that methane emissions from coal mines may be seven to 14 times higher than official estimates. Experts say capturing this potent greenhouse gas could cut climate pollution, improve mine safety and create jobs in coal regions like Mpumalanga

By Sheree Bega
Two-pot withdrawal system temporarily suspended for Government Employees Pension Fund
Business
/ 7 October 2025

Two-pot withdrawal system temporarily suspended for Government Employees Pension Fund

The fund said its system was undergoing an update and would be offline until 21 October

By Aarti Bhana
Brown Mogotsi considers renewing ANC membership but party resolute on not keeping him
Politics
/ 7 October 2025

Brown Mogotsi considers renewing ANC membership but party resolute on not keeping him

The North West businessman said he would tell his side of the story at the Madlanga commission investigating corruption

By Lunga Mzangwe
The ANC at a crossroads: The ‘door of no return’
Opinion
/ 7 October 2025

The ANC at a crossroads: The ‘door of no return’

The ANC is at a critical juncture after losing its majority. Its future, like that of other liberation movements, is uncertain as voters’ disillusionment grows

By Nkuna Moteane Gift
Procedural justice foundation of South Africa’s just energy transition
Opinion
/ 7 October 2025

Procedural justice foundation of South Africa’s just energy transition

The JET must be deep: redistributive, participatory and youth-led

By Sibusiso Mazomba and Bertha Letsoko
Autocracy in the 21st century — the end of the American republic?
Opinion
/ 7 October 2025

Autocracy in the 21st century — the end of the American republic?

Unlike past forms, modern autocracy offers stability, encourages scepticism about political alternatives and causes withdrawal from civic engagement

By Rafael Winkler
SA flotilla activists arrive in Jordan after being held captive in Israel
National
/ 7 October 2025

SA flotilla activists arrive in Jordan after being held captive in Israel

The group is due to arrive in Johannesburg on Wednesday morning

By Aarti Bhana
Cryptic Crossword JDE 500
Crossword
/ 2 October 2025

Cryptic Crossword JDE 500

Welcome to the only South Africanised weekly cryptic crossword.
Clue of the week:
22A Solved knee problem with shoes (10)

By George Euvrard
One Battle After Another: The revolution will be cinematic
Friday
/ 2 October 2025

One Battle After Another: The revolution will be cinematic

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for a high-stakes, darkly hilarious thriller exploring family, revolution and lingering trauma

By Kibo Ngowi
From Facebook to fiction: How Paige Nick turned online book clubs into comedy gold
Friday
/ 2 October 2025

From Facebook to fiction: How Paige Nick turned online book clubs into comedy gold

Paige Nick chats about her latest novel Book People, how online book clubs are shaking things up and how reading culture is changing

By Rolland Simpi Motaung
Mzansi Unicorns: Innocentia Motau – Your Network is Your Net Worth – Podcast episode 4
Thought Leader
/ 2 October 2025

Mzansi Unicorns: Innocentia Motau – Your Network is Your Net Worth – Podcast episode 4

Mzansi Unicorns is a podcast spotlighting exceptional South Africans making a global impact across culture, business, sport, and social change.

By Tshediso “Teddy” Khuzwayo
History and reality: Why people are susceptible to Maga and Israeli propaganda
Opinion
/ 2 October 2025

History and reality: Why people are susceptible to Maga and Israeli propaganda

Mass education in historical thinking is needed to help people to detect and resist propaganda.

By Ncebakazi Makwetu
Pressure on eThekwini to account for clandestine appointment of ANC-linked official
Politics
/ 1 October 2025

Pressure on eThekwini to account for clandestine appointment of ANC-linked official

The Democratic Alliance and ActionSA want the city to probe how the former uMzumbe metro employee got a senior job

By Sandile Motha
Plastic pollution is a public health emergency, says Dion George
The Green Guardian
/ 1 October 2025

Plastic pollution is a public health emergency, says Dion George

The environment minister said the failure to achieve a global plastics treaty could have been avoided

By Sheree Bega
Nobel Peace Prize’s credibility on the line – again
Opinion
/ 1 October 2025

Nobel Peace Prize’s credibility on the line – again

Should the peace prize committee embrace integrity, it would have few options to either confer the 2025 award on Yemen’s Houthi or admit defeat and cancel it.

By Guy Oliver
Zionism, trauma and the psychology of supremacy
Opinion
/ 1 October 2025

Zionism, trauma and the psychology of supremacy

Zionism blends Jewish trauma with settler-colonial power, creating a narcissistic identity that justifies supremacy and erases Palestinian existence.

By Farooq Malik
The perpetual nature of capture in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 1 October 2025

The perpetual nature of capture in South Africa

South Africa is not experiencing an episodic crisis, one that can be resolved through commissions and reports

By Dimakatso John Manthosi, Keletso Gaborone and Nonhlanhla Ndimande
No, the SADC chair is not a ‘European citizen’ – the law is clear
Thought Leader
/ 30 September 2025

No, the SADC chair is not a ‘European citizen’ – the law is clear

President Andry Rajoelina remains Malagasy, and he assumed the Southern African Development Community chair legitimately, as elected by his peers

By Craig Moffat & EM Hoza
Shoprite exits Malawi, extending its retreat from the continent
Africa
/ 30 September 2025

Shoprite exits Malawi, extending its retreat from the continent

There is anxiety over the fate of hundreds of jobs and the stability of the country’s fragile consumer market

By Collins Mtika
Cogta, Salga keen for the passing of Bill limiting smaller parties’ influence on municipalities
Politics
/ 30 September 2025

Cogta, Salga keen for the passing of Bill limiting smaller parties’ influence on municipalities

The Bill seeks to stabilise local government by ensuring that parties which make the composition of municipal councils are a true representation of the will of the majority, Deputy Minister Namane Masemola said

By Sandile Motha
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