While I saw my share of well-attended and even sold-out shows, there were also times when you wondered whether all the fuss was worth it. On the very first evening of the festival, the power went out. Classic Makhanda!
Sometime during the mid-1990s, I took a break from studies. I had completed a research project on state failure, and of the post-state economy in Somalia. I needed, for once, to get as far away from the library as possible. I went to Sicily.
Russia targeted Ukraine with a record 728 drones, shortly after US President Donald Trump pledged to send more defensive weapons to Kyiv and aimed unusually direct criticism at Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Senior journalist Rebecca Davis highlights a disturbing trend on South African social media: fake accounts, copy-paste tweets, and manufactured praise for politicians. From the ANC to ActionSA, online manipulation is simulating public support and it’s already impacting political discourse. With the 2026 elections around the corner, this could be a threat to democracy.
KZN Police Commissioner Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi is seen as a hero in a province ravaged by crime and political killings. His sights are set on Police Minister Senzo Mchunu, with Mchunu’s presidential ambitions – and the ANC’s electoral fortunes – on the line.
Fine, cool to cold conditions are forecast across the country, ahead of a cold front expected to hit some parts from Friday, according to the South African Weather Service.
The Roodepoort magistrate’s court has granted bail to a parolee accused of killing 14-year-old Likhona Fose, whose half-naked and mutilated body was discovered on a field at Durban Deep, Johannesburg, in June, the National Prosecuting Authority said on Wednesday.
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