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Sisters in sustainability: The inspiring journey of Mo’s Crib
Friday
/ 8 August 2024

Sisters in sustainability: The inspiring journey of Mo’s Crib

The siblings turned a passion for eco-friendly design into decor company Mo’s Crib

By Lesego Chepape
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
Cold War 2.0 | Where can South Africa stand other than on its non-aligned perch?
Editorial
/ 24 February 2023

Cold War 2.0 | Where can South Africa stand other than on its non-aligned perch?

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

By Editorial
Facing up to the damaging and disruptive economic realities of 2022
Opinion
/ 19 December 2022

Facing up to the damaging and disruptive economic realities of 2022

Economic war rages on as global power dynamics shift.

By Richard D Wolff
UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda
Article
/ 19 December 2022

UK set for ruling on plan to deport migrants to Rwanda

Four people died last week after a small boat packed with migrants capsized in the Channel in freezing weather conditions

By Helen Rowe
Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery
Top Six
/ 19 December 2022

Dutch expected to apologise for 250 years of slavery

Prime minister expected to give speech on ‘meaningful moment’

By Danny Kemp
COP27: SA receives an extra $10-bn to shift from fossil fuels
The Green Guardian
/ 8 November 2022

COP27: SA receives an extra $10-bn to shift from fossil fuels

But the funding will come at a price, given that the $8.5-bn pledged last year, was mostly in the form of loans

By Mandisa Nyathi
South Africa’s ANC, like the Tories, rides the ‘tiger’ of populism
Editorial
/ 21 October 2022

South Africa’s ANC, like the Tories, rides the ‘tiger’ of populism

Drunk on hubris, the UK’s Tory party has followed a populist path to instability. The ANC and its opposition peers follow a similar path

By Editorial
Liz Truss: New UK prime minister’s links to right-wing think tanks
Opinion
/ 7 September 2022

Liz Truss: New UK prime minister’s links to right-wing think tanks

MP says Truss could be a ‘puppet’ for ‘dark money’ groups that have already generated a dozen of her policies

By Adam Bychawski
UK: Sunak leads first round of voting to replace Johnson
Top Six
/ 14 July 2022

UK: Sunak leads first round of voting to replace Johnson

Six candidates, including former finance minister Rishi Sunak, are now in the running to replace Boris Johnson as Conservative Party leader. Voting will continue next week until only two are left

By Deutsche Welle 1
Offshore detention survivors condemn UK’s Rwanda asylum seekers scheme
Africa
/ 20 June 2022

Offshore detention survivors condemn UK’s Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

Boris Johnson’s plan to ‘offer’ migrants a ‘choice’ between returning to their war-torn countries and Rwanda mimics Australia’s ‘Pacific Solution’ where people were dumped for years on islands

By Andrew Beatty and Maddison Connaughton
OPINION| Global nuclear disarmament is long overdue
Opinion
/ 16 June 2022

OPINION| Global nuclear disarmament is long overdue

The Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is a step in the right direction, but the world will remain unbalanced while nine states still hold these dangerous weapons

By Kate Hudson
OPINION | A revitalised Non-Aligned Movement could help foster global peace
Opinion
/ 9 June 2022

OPINION | A revitalised Non-Aligned Movement could help foster global peace

The principles of pacifism, justice and international cooperation could help rebalance the scales of global politics away from racist wars and toward a peaceful future

By Claudia Webbe
The UK’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism
Opinion
/ 12 May 2022

The UK’s plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda is 21st-century imperialism

Moving unwanted arrivals out of sight grants political footholds to richer nations in host regions

By Parvati Nair
UK eyes up Covid-19 vaccine donations to slash £140m of foreign aid
Health
/ 15 March 2022

UK eyes up Covid-19 vaccine donations to slash £140m of foreign aid

The UK is set to count its excess Covid-19 vaccines as part of its aid budget, taking money away from other projects

By Samuel Horti , Rosa Furneaux , Samuel Lovett
Skills crunch in the state? Use outside experts
Opinion
/ 23 February 2022

Skills crunch in the state? Use outside experts

Advisers – not consultants – can help close critical gaps in government where the loss of key skills leaves the president desperately needing to enhance the state’s capacity to secure his reforms

By Mzukisi Qobo
UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says
The Green Guardian
/ 17 January 2022

UK decision to ban trophy-hunting imports disregards South Africa’s conservation success, government says

Animal rights groups say trophy hunting is unsustainable in sub-Saharan Africa, but research finds a ban on imports could have negative socioeconomic consequences

By Sheree Bega
Africans of the Year:  Munya Chawawa
Africa
/ 24 December 2021

Africans of the Year: Munya Chawawa

Skewering Britain’s ruling elite: The world today is so crazy that it sometimes seems as if it’s beyond satire – unless you’re Zimbabwean-born comic Munya Chawawa

By Zoe Flood and The Continent
Editorial: The West dithers, but South Africa has to take some responsibility for this wave
Editorial
/ 2 December 2021

Editorial: The West dithers, but South Africa has to take some responsibility for this wave

We can’t bury our heads in the sand: there is no way to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic other than vaccination. South Africa — and the rest of Africa — still has a long way to go

By Ron Derby
South Africa says UK red list travel decision on new Covid variant is premature
Coronavirus
/ 26 November 2021

South Africa says UK red list travel decision on new Covid variant is premature

The department of international relations and cooperation says the travel ban on Southern African countries seems to be rushed

By Marcia Zali
‘South Africa will decline finance deal on energy if terms are bad’
Business
/ 25 November 2021

‘South Africa will decline finance deal on energy if terms are bad’

Cyril Ramaphosa says the terms of $8.5-million climate finance offered to South Africa by wealthy countries are not yet set in stone

By Tunicia Phillips
EU ships banned bee-killing pesticides to South Africa and other countries
The Green Guardian
/ 18 November 2021

EU ships banned bee-killing pesticides to South Africa and other countries

Neonicotinoid, manufactured by Syngenta and Beyer, is banned in the European Union because it kills pollinators and causes other environmental harms

By Sheree Bega
COP26: Momentum gathers to end new coal builds
The Green Guardian
/ 4 November 2021

COP26: Momentum gathers to end new coal builds

South Africa, the continent’s largest emitter, is not among several African countries that joined the UK-led coalition committing to phase out the fossil fuel

By Tunicia Phillips
South Africa strikes historic R130bn deal with rich countries to move away from coal
The Green Guardian
/ 2 November 2021

South Africa strikes historic R130bn deal with rich countries to move away from coal

Local climate activists say transparency and accountability are crucial as they await further details on the deal

By Sheree Bega
SA proposes new climate finance target ahead of COP26
The Green Guardian
/ 28 October 2021

SA proposes new climate finance target ahead of COP26

Long-standing issues on climate finance will make or break COP26, says environment, forestry and fisheries minister

By Tunicia Phillips
Greenpeace investigation exposes countries trying to dilute climate report
The Green Guardian
/ 21 October 2021

Greenpeace investigation exposes countries trying to dilute climate report

Greenpeace team says it has obtained leaked records of countries asking scientists to water down upcoming scientific report on climate change

By Tunicia Phillips
Most climate science is written by white men
Africa
/ 17 October 2021

Most climate science is written by white men

In deciding how the world responds to the climate crisis, policymakers rely on research that tends to be written predominantly by men in the Global North

By The Continent
Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26
The Green Guardian
/ 29 September 2021

Climate envoys visit South Africa to plan for the end of coal ahead of COP26

Climate envoys from the UK, US, and the EU are in South Africa to discuss a possible coal retirement plan

By Tunicia Phillips
UK red list will hit South African tourism hard
National
/ 22 September 2021

UK red list will hit South African tourism hard

More than 430 000 British tourists visited South Africa in 2019 but this dropped by 97% last year because of Covid-19

By Marcia Zali
Sanlam sells UK businesses worth R5bn
Business
/ 21 September 2021

Sanlam sells UK businesses worth R5bn

The insurer ditches R5.1-billion to focus on Africa and other emerging markets

By Anathi Madubela
What is COP and why is COP26 so important?
The Green Guardian
/ 17 September 2021

What is COP and why is COP26 so important?

This year’s UN climate conference will be the first in-person meeting since COP25 in 2019, when developing countries walked away, outraged by the poor outcome

By Tunicia Phillips
What are the various Covid-19 vaccines being used in SA and how well do they work?
Opinion
/ 13 July 2021

What are the various Covid-19 vaccines being used in SA and how well do they work?

The vaccines being used to fight the pandemic take at least two weeks after inoculation to become effective — and nonpharmaceutical interventions remain crucial

By Philip Machanick
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