The ruling party’s secretary general pushed back against US pressure to pick a side in Russia/Ukraine war
US ambassador Reuben Brigety’s startling claims were part of America’s bid to bully South Africa into toeing the line, inflicting economic damage
It is time to fret over the rand and the damage its continued depreciation — particularly at this pace — will do to the country
The controversial 10-year translocation endeavour will drain African cheetah populations and scarce conservation resources, say wildlife experts
In a five-year review of take-home pay, BankservAfrica found that the average salary has not kept pace with inflation
Most of the country’s trade is with Nato-aligned countries and the US, and we espouse democracy whereas Russia is a near dictatorship
Regarding Russia and Ukraine, the ICC has never received state referrals from 39 state parties to look into a situation in another country
US ambassador’s accusation of giving arms to Russia underlines the need for South Africa and the Global South to diversify their trade and political alliances
The adult female was one of 20 cheetahs from South Africa in addition to eight cats from Namibia
We must reject our government’s natural position of saying nothing of consequence, regardless of the abuses in countries it regards as friends
The architecture of the global financial system hurts emerging market economies but the alliance has yet to offer an alternative
In a changing world it cannot be business as usual for human rights and democracy thinkers
The need to involve and empower the youth as vital stakeholders cannot be overstated
After a while, it becomes exhausting to remind people that no, you are not religious, so you go along with the numerous rituals
The motion aims to have parliament declare Free State province and areas of four more regions as part of the small mountain kingdom
I had to leave Zimbabwe because I could not support my family. I have lived legally in South Africa but now I will be forced to return to poverty
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
The tournament, full of characters and tales, has been going for almost a century and draws teams from the Port Alfred area
When South Africans compare their situation today to that under apartheid, they ignore the distressing stories heard at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Following the money to combat the illegal wildlife trade in Southern Africa
A woman who went to Syria to rescue her brother’s children is being held in horrific conditions
We should not be fooled into giving up on the public sector which can – and should – look out for our best interests
When sex work is not a criminal offence, workers are much safer because they can report crimes against them to the police
The group says what better way to raise awareness about birds and birding than to name birds in South African languages
A new book argues that this is not the South Africa women fought for
The active resistance of the electorate is what remains to prevent leaders from subverting checking mechanisms and tipping the country into spin dictatorship
In his weekly newsletter, the president argues that he welcomes the intensified monitoring by FATF
As a country, our struggling economy is hitched to both the prospects of the East and the West. Being frozen out by any of them, would be punishing for all
Anyone still waiting for Pretoria to launch a social media projectile at Moscow is sorely disillusioned
The Halfway Line is a western love-story, exploring cowboys in a South African context
This is the country in which falling in love may be a death sentence and romance is being stabbed to death, remains dismembered and stuffed into a suitcase to be left on the street
Sergei Lavrov’s African tour was supposed to highlight the strength of Russia’s relationship with the continent but it did the opposite