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Africa’s unfinished reckoning

Yesterday at 00:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The question is not whether the world recognises the genocide against the Tutsi. It does. The question is whether the continent has claimed it — intellectually, historically and in its understanding of itself

EMPD and the missing R14m lithium

Yesterday at 00:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The Madlanga Commission has heard evidence of a metro police operation in which the precious metal was seized but then vanished

Malema avoids jail for now

Yesterday at 00:20 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The EFF leader will appeal his five-year prison sentence after a court upheld his conviction for firing a rifle at a political rally, while granting leave to challenge the punishment

Manana and the art of trusting the process

Yesterday at 00:15 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Fresh off his Standard Bank Young Artist win, Manana reflects on growth, collaboration and creating space for alternative sound in South Africa

Eskom still backbone of economic recovery 

Yesterday at 00:15 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Reliable and affordable energy, with predictable tariffs, is indispensable. Even so, it is significant that Eskom’s leadership recognises the central role it plays: without this backbone, large-scale manufacturing and job creation cannot exist

Hunt on for PIC’s lost billions

Yesterday at 00:15 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Despite asset growth to R3.7 trillion, questions persist over distressed loans and legacy investment scandals

Take Me Home finds Freshlyground listening forward

Yesterday at 00:10 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Seven years on, Freshlyground return not to reclaim their past, but to reshape it, finding new voice, new audience and a softer more expansive sense of home

The DA’s colour conundrum

Yesterday at 00:10 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Can the party construct a narrative that acknowledges its past while speaking to the aspirations of a diverse and changing society? Its ability to do so may depend on its willingness to engage with the discomfort of its own history and the expectations of its evolving constituency

IDC deal must be scrutinised

Yesterday at 00:05 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Ramaphosa must now turn to the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), which faces allegations of corporate governance failures similar to the PIC case. The latest concerns are around the IDC’s investment in the R2.1 billion Club Med Tinley Leisure resort deal, a luxury tourism development on KwaZulu-Natal’s north coast

A moment of diplomacy and global connection

Yesterday at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The presentation of credentials is a cornerstone of diplomatic protocol, symbolising mutual recognition and the formal commencement of an ambassador’s duties

State capture still stinging SOEs

Yesterday at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Transnet and Prasa face financial, operational and governance challenges despite recovery efforts

Legal fight deepens over lion bone trade

Yesterday at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

The NSPCA and EMS Foundation have been admitted as intervening respondents in a High Court case that could determine whether the Minister is legally required to set export quotas for lion bones and related products from captive breeding operations

Dangers of killing peacekeepers

Yesterday at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

Each unaddressed attack undermines the UN’s legitimacy and reinforces perceptions of impotence

Quiet crossing, big route

Yesterday at 00:00 AM, via Mail & Guardian

A quiet mountain crossing is forming a corridor from the Great Lakes toward southern Africa

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