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Errol Musk’s distorted views form a coherent narrative rooted in a long
tradition of racial anxiety; the belief that white dominance is the normal
state of the world, and that anything else signals decline. Photo: CNN
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Errol Musk and apartheid amnesia

The truly astonishing part of Musk’s interview was his insistence that apartheid did not oppress Black people because he personally did not witness any oppression

Dr Sipho Sithole

From Umlazi to Washington DC: Dr. Sipho Sithole’s journey of teaching isiZulu abroad

At Howard University, Dr. Sipho Sithole is reshaping global perspectives on Zulu culture — one classroom, conversation, and cultural exchange at a tim

Making it: Michelle and Morongwe Mokone are the co-founders of Mo’s Crib, which produces decor items out of recycled materials.

Sisters in sustainability: The inspiring journey of Mo’s Crib

The siblings turned a passion for eco-friendly design into decor company Mo’s Crib

America has pledged $53 million for developing countries. (Photo by: Universal Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

US promises SA funds for climate change

America has pledged $53 million for developing countries

Question marks: England head coach Gareth Southgate’s World Cup squad selection has been in the spotlight. (Photo by Barrington Coombs/Getty Images)

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

England need to find their form and have the perfect group to do it in

This is America

To those who lament the events at the Capitol on 6 January, saying, “This is not who we are”: unequal, undemocratic, duplicitous is precisely who we are

Barbara Creecy, Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment. (Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Barbara Creecy: ‘You can make a difference if you want to’

The minister of environment, forestry and fisheries, likes to watch the British medical drama series Casualty, she tells Sheree Bega

United States President Donald Trump.  (Qassem Soleimani)

Trump has markets on tweeterhooks

The markets fluctuated after Trump last week ordered the killing of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleiman

Mourned: Iranians gather during the final stage of funeral processions for the country’s powerful general

US-Iran crisis raises global tensions

EXPLAINER: What’s happening in the Middle East — and what does it mean for Africa?

Qasem Soleimani

Soleimani killing, US strategic incoherence

Given the general’s standing, Iran is unlikely to back down

Former United States President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

Why the US is unlikely to go to war with Iran

Iran’s response to the killing of Iranian general Qassem Soleimani have raised tensions between the US and Iran. But war seems unlikely at this point

US navy confirms UFOs recorded by pilots are real.

US navy confirms UFOs recorded by pilots are real

There are no programmes designed to address the question of how humanity will interact with prospective interstellar visitors from outer space

Iran’s anti-US strikes: measured, but not final response

Tehran wanted to appear decisive to calm a clamour for revenge, without provoking President Donald Trump to unleash all-out armed conflict

Al-Shabab sends ‘a message’ to US with Kenya attack

The deadly attack on Camp Simba comes in response to a dramatic escalation in US drone strikes against the Islamist militant group

The expulsion came as Beijing slammed Washington’s decision to tighten rules on Chinese state media organisations in the United States.

Bright signs emerge amid global turmoil

While populist governments around the world have continued to run up public debts to pay for handouts to their supporters, others are pushing back