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Mahama’s UK visit overshadowed by controversy
At the centre of it is London mining investor INIHC’s arbitration battle over the billion-dollar Black Volta gold project
Eid Mubarak in a world on fire, at war
This year’s Eid is not naïve. It does not pretend the world is at peace. It does not ignore the children buried under rubble, the families displaced, the cities reduced to ash
To carry the ivory spectre or not? Queen Camilla’s predicament
Animal rights activists and conservationists disagree over the significance of including the historical symbol during King Charles III’s coronation on Saturday
Ramaphosa calls for reform of UN Security Council during United Kingdom visit
Cyril Ramaphosa is on a state visit to the UK, the first to be hosted by King Charles III after the death of Queen Elisabeth II in September.
Kings, queens and looted legacies
There’s an outpouring of grief north of the equator since Elizabeth II died, but no move to return the Empire’s ill-gotten gains
The British monarchy belongs in a theme park
The problem with a “business” that is about nothing but being family is you can’t fire family
For Africans, the British empire was neither benign nor good
Britain consolidated its rapacious theft of territories in Africa and Asia during the reign of Elizabeth II’s great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria
King Charles III expected to deliver first address as head of state
Tributes for Queen Elizabeth continue pouring in, with President Cyril Ramaphosa and the Nelson Mandela Founding adding their voices
Should South Africans really care that the Queen of England is dead?
With the passing of Elizabeth II, the monarchy is set to lose credibility, visibility and popular appeal, according to recent polls