A drive to Hartbeespoort by Sandile Memela for a memorial service became an uncomfortable encounter with South Africa's unfinished liberation. Behind the beautiful mountains, he found immaculate roads and security gates, but also a country where economic…
The greatest enemy of black political advancement may not be historical injustice, entrenched economic interests or the enduring consequences of apartheid. It may be a…
False allegations can follow a man long after they have been disproved, leaving careers damaged, families divided, and reputations in ruins. Halima Layeni argues that…
In Tjovitjo, the struggle for water, electricity and housing has become a daily indignity. Nine years of unfulfilled promises have left residents questioning the value of voting, while the City of…
Residents who recently fled El Fasher describe schools turned into prisons, ransoms and forced propaganda, according to new testimony gathered by Amnesty…
Mulangi Mphego, a suspect in the murder probe into Lt-Gen Sindile Mfazi, saw his court challenge struck off the roll. It left the seized firearms, phone and…
A brilliant working-class woman fights her way into an elite legal world, only to discover that professional success cannot…
Umthetho demonstrates that South African filmmakers have the talent, skill and technical ability to compete globally. Yet the…
Nikita Baloyi is putting Black women’s trauma where it lives — in the body. At 26, the Johannesburg-born director is using…
Love and Violence is, in Sandile Memela’s assessment, an ambitious attempt by Dr Mbuyiseni Ndlozi to confront Black intellectual…
A spokesperson does not control the war, only the telling of it. Khulu Phasiwe understood this better than most. At Eskom, he stood between institutional failure and public anger, absorbing the…
Freddie Jackson leaves behind more than a catalogue of celebrated songs and awards. He leaves behind a voice that made love feel tangible, heartbreak bearable…
South Africa should stop confusing an assembly line with an industrial base. The deeper value lies in components, tooling, engineering, supplier development…
From township schools to rural communities, the decline of regular school football has disrupted an important source of youth…
Samuel Eto’o has thrown his weight behind Gianni Infantino as a growing European revolt threatens to reshape FIFA’s leadership…
Michel Platini once regarded Gianni Infantino as an effective number two. He now says the FIFA president has proved incapable of…
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