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Pharaoh out of time
Set in 3025, Cape Town Opera's Aida reinvents itself for a new generation, but the voices and the music remain timeless
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May 30, 2025
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Investing in Young Lives: A Pathway to Harnessing the Demographic Dividend and Advancing Human Capital Development
Zlyanda Ngoma, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and Sudesh Reddy, United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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May 23, 2025
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Memory, imagination and the
Nigerien Mariam Issoufou’s work does not imitate the West. It reclaims the future from the ground beneath her feet
9 min |
May 23, 2025
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Public Health, Social Justice and Feminist Governance- Visioning the Next 25 Years: A farewell tribute to the work of Professor Olive Shisana
If Shakespeare were writing Marc Antony's famous eulogy from Julius Caesar today and in a South African context, he would probably have said, “The good that South Africa and South Africans do Is oft interred with their bones.”
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May 23, 2025
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Social housing is essential but should it be rental-only?
Protesting for social housing across South Africa has been a long-standing, contentious issue. I recently wrote about the first inner-city affordable housing development announced by the Western Cape government in Cape Town’s city centre.
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May 23, 2025
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Communities still being undermined
A new report provides 'both a call to action and a blueprint for change' for socially owned renewables in South Africa's energy transition
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May 23, 2025
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Hey, Hillbrow! Let’s Dlala
Dancing in the streets: A parade will take place, starting from the Windybrow Arts Centre in Hillbrow, on Saturday 24 May.
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May 23, 2025
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Grok reveals need for African Al
Most artificial intelligence bots are trained outside the continent, raising questions of bias
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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'We never used the term white genocide'
The trade union has accused the minister in the presidency of rhetoric instead of focusing on facts
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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Consequences be damned
But we suffer even if we did not make the decision - like not having water or electricity for 48 hours
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May 23, 2025
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Lights, camera, collaboration: the missing link revealed at the Indian Film Festival South Africa
For years, my friends teased me about going to the movies alone.
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May 23, 2025
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No prisoners taken in the Naledi wars
Drew Forrest looks at the fierce academic controversies that have been ignited by South Africa's most recent hominin find
6 min |
May 23, 2025
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Cabinet approves critical minerals strategy
South Africa has identified platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as the critical minerals key to economic development, creating jobs, driving industrialisation and boosting national security, Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe has said.
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May 23, 2025
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Universities defend hiring of foreign staff
Academics say claims by politicians and on social media are fueling xenophobia and could compromise their safety
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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'Safe and happy' in the States
The US embassy and state department are mum about how the claims of relocated Afrikaners were verified
6 min |
May 23, 2025
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Come home to Mama's
From screen to plate this restaurant brings Italy to the heart of Johannesburg
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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Political parties divided on budget 3.0
EFF criticises it as 'unimaginative' and not benefiting the poor, while the DA calls it a step towards ending 'reckless government spending'
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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Godongwana trims state spending
The finance minister said in his budget that government debt would still stabilise this year but at 77.4% of GDP, higher than predicted in March
4 min |
May 23, 2025
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Climate crisis: Look to circular economies
Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions
5 min |
May 23, 2025
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Make diplomacy great again
\"Trump ambushes South African president,\" read The Guardian's lead headline on Wednesday night.
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May 23, 2025
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A Latitude adjustment
The RMB Latitudes Art Fair is set to return to Joburg's Shepstone Gardens from 23 to 25 May for its fourth edition.
4 min |
May 23, 2025
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Court rules against eviction of couple
A Stellenbosch smallholding falls under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act, meaning the retired gardener and his wife had the right to stay
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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Rage over municipal tariff hikes
Durban and Johannesburg residents argue that proposed property rates and electricity and water tariff increases will cause an affordability crisis
5 min |
May 23, 2025
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A luxury staycation in Sandton
We work so hard, don't we? From early meetings to late-night hustles, school runs, deadlines and that never-ending inbox. Sometimes, all it takes is one look in the mirror, a deep sigh and the realisation — I need a break.
3 min |
May 23, 2025
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The power of the overlooked
Zenzi is back — and the stakes are bloodier than ever in season 2 of this raw local crime thriller
4 min |
May 23, 2025
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Iran Expo 2025 is breaking records
Sectors of interest include food products, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment as well as steel and mining
5 min |
May 23, 2025
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Ramaphosa endures humiliation
But he secured tentative trade talks as negotiations with officials on a pact between South Africa and the US were set to continue
6 min |
May 23, 2025
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'ANC unity won't be sacrificed'
Dada Morero has said he will stand for a second term as the Greater Joburg chair
4 min |
May 23, 2025
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Malcolm X at 100: Our shining prince
As he developed his philosophy he moved from racial nationalism to humanism that embraced the struggle of all oppressed people
6 min |
May 23, 2025
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Alarm over more vulture poisonings
More than 100 vultures died at a private game reserve near Kruger Park's southern boundary
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