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KZN university aims to run on mini solar power stations
The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) and Hong Kong-based tech innovator Youtility are tackling the issues of ageing energy infrastructure and rising electricity costs.
3 min |
July 11, 2025
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Maleke's revolution of joy
A tender meditation on care, memory and materiality, this artist's work invites us to slow down and feel the soul
5 min |
July 11, 2025
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Somalia celebrates 65th Independence Day
On 3 July, the Embassy of Somalia commemorated its 65th anniversary of independence as well as the inauguration of the new chancery in Pretoria.
2 min |
July 11, 2025
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Springsteen crosses over into Mexico
In an America awash with leering cruelty, Inyo, a beautiful record by an extraordinary musician, is finally heard after two decades in the vault
5 min |
July 11, 2025
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Firms 'profiting off climate crisis'
Companies including the Boston Consulting Group and big accounting firms have been named in a damning report
5 min |
July 04, 2025
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Correctional services cuts consultant costs
The department of correctional services is working to significantly reduce its reliance on consultants, using them “only when necessary” to improve governance and cut irregular expenditure.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
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South African taxpayers can't afford R1.1bn for political parties
There is not enough transparency and the funds would be better spent on health and education
7 min |
July 04, 2025
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Joblessness drives blesser relationships
Transactional relationships put girls and young women at risk of HIV and psychological harm
3 min |
July 04, 2025
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Africa's grandest gallop
Socialites are juxtaposed with the working class at the Durban July, writes Marlan Padayachee
4 min |
July 04, 2025
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Progressive agenda will be a winner
In the right-wing world of Donald Trump, New York City mayoral candidate is Zohran Mamdani, an immigrant with cultural roots in East and Southern Africa
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Broad church: The president and the pulpit
In his essay, Down at the Cross, James Baldwin recounts how, as a pastor’s kid and eminent lay pastor, he slowly lost his faith.
1 min |
July 04, 2025
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Bombing Iran is bombing memory
Attacking Iran is framed by colonial narratives that erase its rich intellectual history, justifying violence through a 'conquest foretold'
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Civic tech must speak African languages
Governments use digital platforms to communicate with society but, on a continent with more than 2 000 languages, it remains stubbornly monolinguistic
5 min |
July 04, 2025
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Struggle for the Freedom Charter goes on
Signed 70 years ago, today's Constitution was built on it, but not everything has been realised
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Mbenenge 'was at bank during alleged flashing incident'
Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge's former secretary, Zintle Nkqayi, this week corroborated his denial that he allegedly exposed himself to his sexual harassment accuser Andiswa Mengo.
3 min |
July 04, 2025
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A new chapter in the life of the glitzy Ritz hotel
If you've ever driven through Sea Point in Cape Town and caught a glimpse of that tall, skinny building towering above Main Road, then you already know her.
5 min |
July 04, 2025
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MK delves into Duduzile's doings
Party leader Jacob Zuma's daughter and its spokesperson are accused of ignoring party structures and resisting instructions
4 min |
July 04, 2025
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Cancer drugs fail quality tests
This is the second of a two-part series by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism on how poor quality chemotherapy drugs have been sent to more than 100 countries
4 min |
July 04, 2025
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Retirement a daunting prospect
No other area of society is as burdened with antiquated ideas as retirement.
2 min |
July 04, 2025
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Sea worm can counter cancer
The discovery underscores the untapped potential for medical ‘miracles and importance of protecting the ocean’s biodiversity
4 min |
July 04, 2025
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Meas is writing her way back
She speaks to us about creative freedom, resilience and her groundbreaking play debuting at the National Arts Festival
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Exporting the groove
Bacardi's global ambassador, and fashion futurist, DJ Doowap is putting Pretoria's pulse on the world's playlist
5 min |
July 04, 2025
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The fabric of grief
Siyababa Atelier reimagines mourning as a communal, sensual and ancestral practice of radical self-expression
4 min |
July 04, 2025
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Few South Africans planning to retire
The high cost of living is making it difficult for people to save with many resigned to working into old age or relying on government grants
3 min |
July 04, 2025
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Shadows in the minds of men
These South African authors confront truths about manhood and mental illness
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Our national bird is in peril
Blue cranes are uplisted to vulnerable due to threats such as habitat loss, powerlines, fences and poisoning
6 min |
July 04, 2025
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Moravian Church case at the heart of indigenous peoples' land rights
Descendants of the indigenous people who lived on the land, predominantly Khoi and slaves, want to be able to control and govern the land their forefathers worked
10+ min |
June 27, 2025
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Abandoned coal mines could power South Africa's solar future
Researchers argue that 300GW of solar energy could be produced at Mpumalanga's old mines and those closing in the next decade
9 min |
June 27, 2025
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Musical chairs in Jozi council
Wednesday's dramatic council sitting in Johannesburg offered no redemption for a city in crisis.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
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'Heartbreaking': bad cancer drugs shipped all over the world
Vital chemotherapy drugs used around the world have failed quality tests, leaving cancer patients in more than 100 countries at risk of ineffective treatments and potentially fatal side-effects, the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (TBIJ) can reveal.
9 min |