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Fighting fire: Wildfire response in South Africa remains heavily dependent on state resources and a limited volunteer base. Photos: Supplied

Fire alert not heeded

South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace

The Samud Flotilla consists of boats from 47 countries and is a symbol of steadfastness against Israel’s occupation and the genocide in Gaza. Photo: Tan Safi/Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Gaza: Steadfastness on the open sea

Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with…

An explicit, ambitious debut novel that delivers on sensuality but struggles to balance story, substance and seduction

Sex, politics and very little else: A look at The Sweetest Taboo

An explicit, ambitious debut novel that delivers on sensuality but struggles to balance story, substance and seduction

The struggle to reclaim or protect land is fundamentally a struggle to restore human dignity. Photo: Lucky Nxumalo/City Press/Gallo Images/Getty Images

Land and dignity: A global reflection anchored in Palestine

Land is more than a physical resource — it is the foundation of identity, freedom and dignity in places as far-flung as North America, Australia and New Zealand to Gaza, India…

US President Donald Trump said this week that the tariff is meant to address the trade imbalance between South Africa and the US. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/picture alliance)

MPs from around the world urge Trump to revoke order on SA

The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty

At the 2026 Mining Indaba in Cape Town, the emphasis was on digitalisation and technological advancement of the industry. However, the industry recognises that cybersecurity can no longer continue to remain the unaddressed elephant in the room

Here’s why South Africa should emulate Australia’s cyber security strategy

South Africa’s model for countering cyber crimes focuses on retribution whereas that of Australia is a proactive and multifaceted approach

South Africa’s Keshav Maharaj reacts after dismissing Bangladesh’s Tanzim Hasan Sakib during the ICC men’s Twenty20 World Cup 2024 group D cricket match between South Africa and Bangladesh at Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in East Meadow, New York on June 10, 2024. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)

T20 World Cup: Thrilling low-scoring matches, surprising upsets, and South Africa’s rollercoaster journey

The ninth edition of the tournament has everything spectators could wish for

Woolworths Food CEO Zyda Rylands will leave the company in August.

Continuity is the recipe for success at Woolworths Food

Analysts say the market can rest easy knowing that the popular retailer’s food section is in good hands

Australia Day celebrated in South Africa

Today strong trading and other relationships exist between the two countries

The Blue, Green and No Drop certification programmes are the department’s regulatory mechanisms to improve municipal drinking water quality, wastewater management, water conservation and demand management.

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

South Africa players look dejected following defeat in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup India 2023 Semi Final match between South Africa and Australia at Eden Gardens on November 16, 2023 in Kolkata, India. (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images)

Proteas have put the world on notice

Despite semi-final disappointment, the future of South African cricket has hope once more

The sale of David Jones means Woolworths has lost its foothold in Australia and its desire to be the biggest retailer in the Southern Hemisphere. (Brent Lewin/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Dumping David Jones will boost Woolworths

Woolworths is in a better position now than it was when it bought the Australian department store

France are missing key midfielders but Kylian Mbappe will always be the ace in the whole. (Photo by Matthias Hangst/Getty Images)

2022 World Cup: What’s the deal in group D?

France are missing key midfielders, which makes Denmark strong candidates for the top spot in this group

Howzat: The Proteas’ Lungi Ngidi (above) celebrates a wicket during the 2022 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup match between South Africa and India in Perth, Australia, on Sunday. Head coach Mark Boucher (below) in action. Photos: Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images/Getty Images and Kai Schwoerer/Getty Images

Proteas in Perth – The enigma that is SA cricket

The Proteas are in the T20 World Cup with a fighting chance but all is not well in game

Local plant-based food pioneer has been drawn into a dispute with the department of agriculture, which has a beef with how meat alternatives are labelled

What’s the beef: Government tussles with plant-based Fry’s

The Local food pioneer has been drawn into a dispute with the department of agriculture, which has an issue with how meat alternatives are labelled

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…

Greenslide: Greens leader Adam Bandt (centre) saw the party win four seats in the lower house and 12 in the senate. Photo: Dan Peled/Getty Images

OPINION| We can learn good lessons from Australia’s ‘Green wave’ election

The Greens made good gains, as did the ‘teals’ standing as independents in conservative bases

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OPINION | New UK work visa to exclude graduates from Africa

If graduates did not get their qualifications from the list of top 50 universities, 40 of which are in the US, France, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, Canada and Japan,…

Shane Warne of Australia celebrates taking the wicket of Mike Gatting with the Ball of the Century. (Photo by Rui Vieira/EMPICS via Getty Images)

The lip, the ‘Ball of the Century’ and Shane Warne’s final bow

No cricketer before or since has had such wide-ranging demand of the dramatics, of the emotional and existential possibilities of making people sweat.

Shane Warne during the 2nd test played between South Africa and Australia at the Newlands cricket ground, Cape Town, South Africa in March 2002. (Photo: Touchline Photo/Getty Images)

Shane Warne spins his last: Memories of a charismatic cricketing genius

The magnetic spinner brought his ebullient forthrightness, sense of mischief, and above all, cricketing brain into the commentary box