Abraham Lincoln
latest news & developmentsRichard Calland: South Africa needs a Roosevelt style of leadership
President Cyril Ramaphosa needs to hold ‘fireside chats’ and have more power and institutional muscle around him, writes Richard Calland
Trump hangs painting of himself at bar with Republican presidents
Trump’s likeness has been ruthlessly disfigured by ‘high’ and ‘low’ artists alike, who have made no secret of their dislike of the president
Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
Aunt Rosemary was not George Clooney’s only famous relative. You can add a certain Civil War US president to the Oscar-winning actor’s family tree.
Spielberg, Day-Lewis unite for epic ‘Lincoln’ tale
By Hollywood standards, "Lincoln" is as monumental as it gets, even for multiple Academy Award winners as Steven Spielberg and Daniel Day-Lewis.
Ten things about presidential debates
The US debate tradition began in 1858 when, during the senatorial campaign, Abraham Lincoln challenged an opponent from the audience.
Khaya Dlanga: Labels that divide
South Africans still like to classify each other. But labels are the name of the blame game, and all they do is divide us further, writes Khaya Dlanga
Growing up in the White House fishbowl
In less than a week’s time Malia and Sasha Obama will move into one of the world’s most coveted residences, thrust back into the global spotlight.
Obama’s new United States
Barack Obama will pay homage to Abraham Lincoln when he takes the oath of office as the United States’s next president in January.
Clinton has run campaign as Bush runs the country
We all saw it. Indeed, that was the whole point. In the United States, the networks stopped regular programming so we had little choice. The White House wanted to make sure we…
Five years on, Bush again talks of Iraq victory
United States President George Bush said on Wednesday he had no regrets about the unpopular war in Iraq despite the ”high cost in lives and treasure” and declared that the US was…
Bush to hail prospect of Iraq ‘strategic victory’
President George Bush will acknowledge on Wednesday the Iraq war has been fought at a high cost but will insist a United States troop build-up has opened the door to a ”major…
Yellow peril
MOVIE OF THE WEEK: Shaun de Waal reviews The Simpsons Movie, which packs in a great deal of inventive incident and humour.