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Transport Minister Barbara Creecy says South Africa’s tolerance for “just one drink” has become a licence for mass death
Will we ever grasp the utter futility of war?
Seeing upfront the consequences of violent conflict for people – for generations – is shocking
Covid-19 in South Africa: Which approach should we take now?
The trick to tackling Covid-19 at this stage is to be adaptive. The government’s one-size-fits-all approach is broken; we need to be more flexible. But we should not throw away…
Europe’s bizarre rules for Covid vaccine passes
Here are some of the more puzzling rules as Europeans settle for another winter holiday season overshadowed by the pandemic threat
Brad Binder sets sights on top five in MotoGP
The KTM rider wants to be among the top riders in the world in 2021
Controversy does little to temper gay pride
Thousands marched in Prague at the climax of the first gay pride festival in the Czech capital, defying a fine drizzle and counter demonstrations.
Krejcir accesses deportation report
Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir is gathering material for his pending application to be granted asylum as a "political refugee".
Czech fugitive ‘a gangster’
An eleventh-hour affidavit submitted to the Refugee Appeal Board could deal a blow to Czech fugitive Radovan Krejcir’s bid to stay in SA.
Czech TV mutes vuvuzelas
Czech public television network CT is putting a sock into vuvuzelas at Soccer World Cup games in South Africa.
Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to cut nuclear arsenals
United States President Barack Obama and Russian leader Dmitry Medvedev signed a landmark nuclear-arms reduction treaty on Thursday.
Czech the funk
Silenced by communism 40 years ago, Czechoslovakia’s ‘funky as hell’ music of the 1960s and 1970s has been given a new voice.
Czech court lifts last barrier to EU treaty
The Czech Constitutional Court threw out a complaint against the EU’s Lisbon Treaty on Tuesday, removing the last obstacle to its ratification.
Fantasia meets Blade Runner
Prague may suffer from tourist overload, but if you know where to look you can still find its Bohemian soul, writes Sophie Cook.
Czech PM faces tough test in no-confidence vote
Czech opposition Social Democrats have their best chance yet on Tuesday of toppling Mirek Topolanek’s minority centre-right administration.
Victim of the ‘assassination of the author’?
It takes a lot to make him break his silence — Kundera has given few interviews in the past 25 years.