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latest news & developmentsBafana Bafana crash out of FIFA World Cup in Round of 32
Bafana Bafana's FIFA World Cup journey ends in the Round of 32 after a dramatic 90th-minute winner by Canada's Stephen Eustáquio. Despite the heartbreaking loss in Los Angeles,…
Fire alert not heeded
South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace
Selective outrage and erosion of sovereignty
Sovereignty appears vigorously defended in Europe when violated by adversaries but ignored when challenged by allies
In the face of Gaza’s open wound the EU’s fractured conscience is finally emerging
Until now, Europe has been the observer giving rhetorical support for Palestinian rights while arming and trading with Israel, which negates those rights
The global race for critical minerals is on. Where is South Africa?
The country needs to establish a deliberate geopolitical hedging strategy to traverse this changing terrain
South Africa’s wrestling match with Trump
South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions
Trump’s Panama gambit spurs controversy
But his statements feel like a distraction, a manufactured spectacle to deflect attention from America’s real crises
Political corruption is eroding diplomacy and Uganda’s image abroad
The country’s ambassadors to Canada and the United Arab Emirates have been expelled from those countries
Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry
Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants
Marshalling for a plastic-free future
As world leaders meet at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastics, urgent, bold steps must be taken
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 This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get…
2022 World Cup: What’s the deal in group F?
Belgium and Croatia are likely to go through but both sides are approaching the end of their golden eras and Morocco could take advantage of that
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,…
Canada’s flag flutters over crude oil exploration in the Namibia, Botswana Kavango Basin
The oil and gas lies under wild and beautiful land that is critical for providing millions of people with drinking water and livelihoods, and is home to endangered wildlife
China’s Olympic battle for legitimacy: The prehistory of the 2022 Beijing Games
Only through the lens of history can we understand why China fought so hard for a place in the Olympics on its own terms — to heal the scars of Western colonialism and civil war