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War crimes and the new global reckoning
The world is on the brink of war again. War crimes, massacres and genocides are coming to characterise our modern world. Humanity is in the deepest crisis it has ever seen.
3 min |
June 27, 2025
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Privatisation agenda will not save SA
The state has tried the neoliberalim model in various forms for 31 years and it has not worked
5 min |
June 27, 2025
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G20 and Unesco can shape ethical Al
Responsible AI requires development that is centred on environmental and human protection
2 min |
June 27, 2025
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SA poultry in a flap over US bird flu
The decision allowing America to lift or impose export bans during outbreaks 'will be devastating'
4 min |
June 27, 2025
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Mapping a fractured terrain
Senzeni Marasela explores themes of loss, memory and black South African womanhood
3 min |
June 27, 2025
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Gauteng has funds for 18 schools – it needs 200
The Gauteng education department is in the process of securing private-sector funding to build 200 schools after receiving R2.5 billion from the treasury for the 2025-26 financial year to build 18 schools.
2 min |
June 27, 2025
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Appolis's romance in colour
Work's stunning colours and cryptic visions highlight the scars of racial segregation
3 min |
June 27, 2025
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To the youth left with debris
South Africans’ history taught us the cost of inhumanity and that it was defeated by resistance, so we must not be indifferent to those building inequality in the world
3 min |
June 27, 2025
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South Africa's solar future
\"The open pit mines alone are only part of the problem: the coal mine industry also disturbs the vicinity around mines for processing, transportation, sludge storage, and power,\" the report said.
3 min |
June 27, 2025
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One-year-old GNU brings stability, but fails on other metrics
Observers say the government of national unity has kept parties such as the EFF and MK in check, but jobs, growth and reform remain elusive
8 min |
June 20, 2025
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'Coward' Nkabane recalls Seta chairs
The ANC Youth League's leader also says young party members in government should only fear him
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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Ban on toxic pesticide is 'a victory'
The ban on the importation and use of Terbufos is a shift toward safer, people-centred agriculture
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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Gen Z wows with hustle, pragmatism
The findings of a study challenge stereotypes, showing a generation that's resourceful, pragmatic and shaping its own financial future
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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'Fired over false plot against Zuma'
MK party secretary general says he got the boot over a 'false intelligence report'
5 min |
June 20, 2025
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Relationship reflection: Is it 'just sex'?
True sexual freedom means having the right not to participate - without shame or judgment
4 min |
June 20, 2025
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Resolution was weaponised against Iran
Unlike Iran, Israel is not a signatory to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons
4 min |
June 20, 2025
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The GNU survives a year
It was with great curiosity that we read ActionSA's GNU One Year Assessment this week.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
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Telling stories that shift us
Film festival director Mandisa Zitha fills us in on what audiences can expect and what makes an exceptional documentary
4 min |
June 20, 2025
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Battling the monsters we inherit
Kings of Jo’Burg season 3 dives deeper into dark magic, gang wars and SA’s criminal underworld
4 min |
June 20, 2025
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Zille shakes up Jozi mayoral race
The DA leader's interest in the position has sent political parties scrambling to find stronger candidates as the 2026 municipal elections loom
4 min |
June 20, 2025
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Egypt stops March on Gaza in its tracks
The Global March on Gaza ended an hour outside of Cairo when we were bussed back to the city
5 min |
June 20, 2025
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Between bows and hymns
Zawadi honours the past and, at the same time, pushes form forward, composing music that remembers, resists and remakes meaning
6 min |
June 20, 2025
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UNISA Celebrates Yet Another Financially Unqualified Audit Opinion and Growth in Reserves
The University of South Africa (UNISA) proudly announces that it has achieved a financially unqualified audit opinion for the 2023 financial year, based on its continued track record of sound financial reporting.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
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A call to rethink African history and knowledge
What are the predicaments that hold us back from producing knowledge in African academic institutions? Is that something that lies at the heart of knowledge production or the accessibility of knowledge in Africa? And what is African knowledge?
3 min |
June 20, 2025
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The fab Carlton Centre has fallen
The iconic complex, which drew celebrities and was a commerical hub, is now a shadow of its former self
6 min |
June 20, 2025
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Lithium rush a crossroads for Zim's future
Zimbabwe's government can use the critical minerals surge to empower communities and foster inclusive development
5 min |
June 20, 2025
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'Headed in the wrong direction'
A new study shows that most South Africans are sceptical about the country and want more transparency about political funding and donors
4 min |
June 20, 2025
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The last Blue Note has fallen
But the legacy of Louis Moholo-Moholo roars on in sound, spirit and the giant of jazz's revolutionary rhythm
6 min |
June 20, 2025
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Loan company exploited social grant beneficiaries
The high court in Johannesburg has declared that it is unreasonable to offer social grant beneficiaries insurance for disability and retrenchment if they are already disabled or unemployed.
2 min |
June 20, 2025
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Living in the darkness of a broken city
We are at the mercy of ageing infrastructure, corrupt municipal workers and city officials who have lost control over Johannesburg
5 min |