Montreux Jazz Festival makes African debut in Franschhoek
A legendary Swiss festival meets the Cape Winelands as Montreux launches its first African edition in Franschhoek with global stars and jazz visionaries
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Our royals must rise to occasion
The culture, traditions, customs and land of their nations are not relics to be admired. They are living inheritances to be defended
Pilane Bubu and the work of remembering through folklore
Through its KinFolk theme, the Folklore Festival returns to the work of connection, bridging generations, regions and disciplines to reimagine how South Africa remembers, archives and sustains its cultural voice
The Évian surrender: how France sold out South Africa (and its own soul)
Macron personally invited Ramaphosa to the G20. Now the invite’s gone, Pretoria and Paris can’t agree on why.
US role in Africa delivers fake democracies
The lesson is clear: democracy in Washington’s playbook is not a universal value but a lever, invoked when nations resist economic control, claim authority over their own resources or chart independent destinies
Silence is golden for South Africa’s book lovers
Organisers Griffin Shea and Ntokozo Ndlovu speak about how silent reading clubs are transforming South Africa’s book culture
A moving return to the driver’s seat
The Across represents Suzuki’s value-driven approach: a refined, efficient and reliable mild hybrid SUV rooted in Japan’s disciplined engineering culture
Anger over lawyer’s murder
The young lawyer was shot dead in broad daylight outside the offices of the Council for Conciliation, Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) in the Johannesburg CBD
How the Cat captured top brass in SAPS
The recent arrests of 12 senior police officials show how the alleged cartel leader took over the procurement process
Vaal Hydrogen Hub’s hollow promises
A flagship green hydrogen project is positioned to support industrial development in the Vaal — but there’s no sign of it and little awareness among the communities it is meant to serve
You have to love your people to lead them
Too often, leadership is seduced by power. The allure of authority, prestige and influence can slowly overwhelm the original motivation to serve people. What begins as a commitment to uplift communities can quietly turn into an obsession with status and control
Gig Guide: Decorex Africa returns, Brittainy Noel brings Heart Talks to South Africa and DJ Moma drops ‘Asilali’
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THE INVISIBLE HEIST: The SA bank with zero fraud — in an industry risking complacency with the crime
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DIVISION OF THE SEXES: IOC bars transgender athletes from women’s events at Olympics
Starting in 2028, Olympic women’s events will be restricted to biological females only, as the IOC implements a gene-screening requirement for participating athletes.
UNCOOPERATIVE GOVERNANCE: Five key takeaways from Parliament’s grilling of Nelson Mandela Bay officials
Nelson Mandela Bay officials came under fire in Parliament this week, conceding an irregular R25m transformer lease and facing questions over chronic underspending and weak municipal accountability.
PUBLIC FINANCE: Auditor-General warns of increasing infrastructure project delays, dealing a blow to Ramaphosa’s reform plans
The Auditor-General reveals that significant delays in infrastructure projects are hindering South Africa’s service delivery, with an average wait time now 41 months, affecting President Ramaphosa’s ambitious reform agenda.