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South Africa

Business tourism on the up, says De Lille
Business
/ 3 March 2024

Business tourism on the up, says De Lille

South Africa no longer purely marketed as a leisure destination, but as a country of choice for conferences and exhibitions

By Mandisa Ndlovu
The return of ostrich plumes
Friday
/ 2 March 2024

The return of ostrich plumes

From bags to outfits, most ostrich products are, once again, from South Africa

By Julie Bourdin
Malema: ‘We’ll work with West if it suits us but will look East’
Politics
/ 1 March 2024

Malema: ‘We’ll work with West if it suits us but will look East’

The EFF leader said it was nonsensical to argue that the nationalisation and expropriation of land would repel investors

By Lizeka Tandwa
How public influence over economic matters is eroded
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

How public influence over economic matters is eroded

The experience of Chile’s Salvador Allende illustrates how the private sphere and superpowers control investment and natural resource exploitation

By Siyabonga Hadebe
South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?
Opinion
/ 19 February 2024

South Africa v Israel: Does the ICJ have a bite to follow its bark?

The International Court of Justice is largely toothless, because it falls under the United Nations Security Council

By Adrian Badminton
Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too
Opinion
/ 18 February 2024

Europe records drop in fossil fuels. Africa should do so too

The continent needs support in the form of training, technology and investment to make the transition

By Ozayr Patel
ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%
Politics
/ 16 February 2024

ANC wants Mbeki in Western Cape to help bring DA below 50%

The ANC is hoping to use the former president’s popularity among coloured voters to destabilise the Democratic Alliance

By Lizeka Tandwa, Lunga Mzangwe and Mandisa Nyathi
Editorial | ANC cannot forget that it serves us
Editorial
/ 16 February 2024

Editorial | ANC cannot forget that it serves us

The mentality of denial and blame shifting has landed us where we are in 2024

By Editorial
Discipline will be deciding factor in Bafana’s Afcon semi-final
Sport
/ 7 February 2024

Discipline will be deciding factor in Bafana’s Afcon semi-final

The team needs to stick to the game plan, maintain composure and nullify the attacking threat Nigeria brings

By Eyaaz Matwadia
South Africa and Palestine through Mamdani’s prism of decolonisation
Opinion
/ 6 February 2024

South Africa and Palestine through Mamdani’s prism of decolonisation

The political theorist suggests that the dismantling of apartheid South Africa is a useful example for finding a solution for Palestine

By Ayesha Omar
Healthcare in South Africa after 30 years of democracy: The good, the bad and the ugly
Analysis
/ 5 February 2024

Healthcare in South Africa after 30 years of democracy: The good, the bad and the ugly

It is an unfortunate reality that the healthcare system is still failing the majority of South Africans

By Benjamin Smart
OPINION: SA can learn from Australia in dealing with water governance
The Green Guardian
/ 31 January 2024

OPINION: SA can learn from Australia in dealing with water governance

Both are dry countries but Australia has adopted a flexible approach to accommodate local conditions while South Africa has adopted a cookie-cutter model applied nationwide

By Anthony Turton
SA’s first exports shipped into Africa under African Continental Free Trade Area pact
Politics
/ 30 January 2024

SA’s first exports shipped into Africa under African Continental Free Trade Area pact

Delegates from 40 African countries are in Durban to strengthen the agreement to boost intra-African trade

By Lyse Comins
ICJ case echoes Tambo’s liberation plea for Palestine
Opinion
/ 30 January 2024

ICJ case echoes Tambo’s liberation plea for Palestine

In 1979, 25 years after the anti-colonial conference in Indonesia, the ANC leader recalled the ‘spirit of Bandung’ when he called for the freedom of South Africans and Palestinians

By Ayesha Omar
SA scores below ‘flawed democracies’ in corruption index
National
/ 30 January 2024

SA scores below ‘flawed democracies’ in corruption index

The country performed worse than China and Cuba in Transparency International’s Corruption Perception Index 2023

By Lyse Comins
World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history
Africa
/ 29 January 2024

World court agreed that Israel is on the wrong side of history

South Africa’s case against Israel’s actions in Gaza has boosted its international standing and secured its position as the moral voice of the Global South

By Simon Allison
WATCH AGAIN: ICJ ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel
Politics
/ 26 January 2024

WATCH AGAIN: ICJ ruling on South Africa’s case against Israel

The International Court of Justice has delivered its ruling on the emergency measures requested by South Africa in its genocide case against Israel

By Staff Reporter
Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza
Opinion
/ 26 January 2024

Brics+ are checkmating the Western narrative on Gaza

The narrative has changed because people are revolting. The Western man in the street and the impoverished and abused global citizen, are the ones revolting

By Quraysha Ismail Sooliman
Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all
Opinion
/ 25 January 2024

Neither the West nor the ANC support rights for all

South Africa is correct and courageous to oppose the West at the International Court of Justice but is not a consistently principled actor

By Richard Pithouse
South Africa’s largest vulture relocation project hailed as a success
The Green Guardian
/ 24 January 2024

South Africa’s largest vulture relocation project hailed as a success

A total of 160 Cape and African white-backed vultures have a new home at Shamwari Private Game Reserve in the Eastern Cape, where they can heal and breed

By Lesego Chepape
South Africa has a political ‘crisis of ideas’
Opinion
/ 22 January 2024

South Africa has a political ‘crisis of ideas’

For the country to renew itself it needs to interrogate its intellectual history and context to find solutions to the contemporary democratic politics

By Ayesha Omar
Improve service delivery and votes will follow
Opinion
/ 22 January 2024

Improve service delivery and votes will follow

The smart politician will focus all efforts on building a capable state

By Rudi Kimmie
Dricus du Plessis becomes South Africa’s first UFC Champion
Sport
/ 20 January 2024

Dricus du Plessis becomes South Africa’s first UFC Champion

The South African won by a split decision in front of a Canadian crowd that was fiercely behind his opponent

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Win or lose, South Africa has the moral high ground
Opinion
/ 18 January 2024

Win or lose, South Africa has the moral high ground

Approaching The Hague was about making a statement, something the country has done emphatically

By Gugu Ndima
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights

The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation

By Imran Khalid
30 years of democracy: How has South Africa’s agricultural sector performed?
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

30 years of democracy: How has South Africa’s agricultural sector performed?

The challenge is to make sure this growth is sustainable, inclusive and transformative

By Wandile Sihlobo
SA won’t back down on Cuba or Palestine — Mashatile
Politics
/ 15 January 2024

SA won’t back down on Cuba or Palestine — Mashatile

Deputy president says the ANC will continue to act in solidarity with Cuba, Palestine and Western Sahara, regardless of coercion by ‘influential’ states

By Paddy Harper
Human Rights Watch urges Africa to be vigilant during elections
Africa
/ 14 January 2024

Human Rights Watch urges Africa to be vigilant during elections

South Africa, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Angola, Zambia, Malawi and Eswatini were singled out as countries of crucial concern

By Mandisa Nyathi
ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism
Analysis
/ 13 January 2024

ICJ genocide case provides important lessons in both law and journalism

It also provides opportunities to learn and to advance the profession

By Ylva Rodny-Gumede
Israel is the real victim of ‘genocide’ by Hamas, court hears
Politics
/ 12 January 2024

Israel is the real victim of ‘genocide’ by Hamas, court hears

If the International Court of Justice orders Israel to halt its military activity in Gaza, the state would lose its right to self-defence, it argues

By Lyse Comins
Watch Live | Day 2 – South Africa vs Israel
World
/ 12 January 2024

Watch Live | Day 2 – South Africa vs Israel

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the case South Africa v. Israel.
Lawyers representing Israel at the International Court of Justice will table their arguments in day 2 of the proceedings.

By M&G Digital
Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears
Politics
/ 11 January 2024

Gazan civilians labelled as ‘the enemy’ in ‘genocide’, International Court of Justice hears

Israel’s prime minister has used religious rhetoric referring to the country’s Biblical historical enemy to incite troops to war, South Africa’s legal team told the court

By Lyse Comins
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