Assessing the successes and ongoing challenges of the African Union 20 years on
The Daily Show host Trevor Noah will leave the satirical news program after seven years, he said Thursday, giving no timetable for his exit. “My time is up,” the 38-year-old said in video on the show’s Twitter account. The South African comedian said he missed traveling after being grounded by the Covid-19 pandemic. “I spent two years in […]
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Zweli Mkhize, Jacob Zuma inspired to contest for ANC leadership points to a party stuck in a vortex of bad governance and stale ideas
Ramaphosa walks tightrope between conflicting interests over Ukraine-Russia conflict
Periods and their often gruelling symptoms can be an obstacle to many in the workplace. Paid leave could boost productivity and the economy
Proposed changes to the Electricity Regulation Act to allow Eskom to buy power from more private suppliers open for public comment
Recognition of South African Sign Language as an official language will help bring deaf people in from margins of society
South African leaders mitigate against brain drain and other challenges with bold thinking, innovation and growth focus. We need to make sure we have a heritage worth celebrating with the leaders of tomorrow
A vasectomy is a permanent form of contraception for men – which can be done in a lunch break
In response to extreme climate fall-out, Zimbabwe is ramping up its transition to electric vehicles as one of its key mitigation measures
A realistic evaluation of the power plays and political motives of the antagonists is needed to bring lasting peace to the country
On International Safe Abortion Day, the author issues a new call that nobody be forced into child-bearing UN Population Fund has described such restrictive legislation as “compulsory child-bearing”
Strategic ties to Russia will be worth little if it resorts to the use of nuclear bombs in its war in Ukraine
It is both inward and outward-looking … showing we care for each other should carry more weight than wearing traditional clothing
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A wind farm hailed as Africa’s largest renewable energy project and the solution to Lesotho’s hefty electricity costs has ground to a halt
While our situation is complicated by multiple historical inequalities, it is imperative that women participate meaningfully in all economic sectors
With South Africa’s extremely high unemployment rates, especially among youth, it is time that the basic principles of entrepreneurship, such as problem-solving, risk-taking, creativity, critical thinking and financial literacy, are taught at school
With so much attention given to heritage this month, why are South Africans generally not very interested in debates concerning what should be commemorated
By not considering the heritage of the people advertising agencies communicate with, we create work and shape brands that are irrelevant, inappropriate, offensive and meaningless
We must put aside our own confused feelings and be of service of others
Questions have been renewed about whether the grouping of ex-British colonies holds relevance
No one is going to beat the African drum if we don’t do it. Universities must be wary of giving up their strengths for the sake of ‘radical transformation’
Researchers struggle to understand how teenagers experience tuberculosis treatment, and they haven’t done enough to ask, experts at last week’s seventh South African TB conference argued
Generous, humble man whose dream it was to build the Nizamiye Complex in Midrand loved South Africa and South Africans and helped thousands of people
You are invited to nominate an individual, organisation or company that has made a valuable contribution to protecting the environment
The longest-serving monarch in British history died at Balmoral, her Scottish Highland retreat, on 8 September after a year of declining health
A political party that will significantly transform the nation has yet to emerge
The world must act now because the food system is broken and families from Mozambique to Ireland don’t know where their next meal will come from
Human rights activists are concerned that the economic depression from Covid-19 and the growing cost-of-living crisis has led to an increased willingness to engage in such attacks
The January coup was supposed to improve the security situation in Burkina Faso but little has changed