The possible targeting of journalist Marianne Thamm by state intelligence highlights a serious threat to press freedom and democratic accountability in South Africa.

Prominent Eswatini human rights lawyer Maxwell Nkambule has been granted asylum in France, highlighting the escalating state-sponsored terror, violence, and assassinations targeting the kingdom’s legal professionals.

The protests of 30 June did not happen in the affluent suburbs of Sandton or Constantia, but in the townships, informal settlements and inner city margins. And it is this that reveals the unresolved contradictions of post-apartheid class formation.

Climate change is transforming football, from more breaks during the game to billion-dollar cooling facilities, and it is ultimately the fans who will pay for it all.

There were many missed opportunities for South Africa to use its regional muscle to force Zanu-PF towards a path beneficial to Zimbabweans and South Africa. Now the crisis in Zimbabwe has spilled into South Africa, whose citizens are no longer willing to bear the pain.

June is Men’s Health Month, a timely reminder that men and boys affected by gender-based violence face unique and compounding barriers to seeking help and healthcare. South Africa is called to adopt a comprehensive response to gender‑based violence and femicide that adequately engages men and boys both as perpetrators and survivors in prevention efforts.

Evidence leaders at the Mandlanga Commission continued on Monday to plough through chats between senior Crime Intelligence officer Feroz Khan and car spares shop owner Ismail Vally about various lucrative SAPS tenders.

I’ve asked myself a difficult question this week: if every migrant left Brixton tomorrow, would our electricity work, would the hijacked buildings be fixed, would the park be safer, would the rubbish disappear and would the City suddenly enforce its own by-laws? After years of trying to improve this neighbourhood, I don’t think the answer is yes.

Despite a lack of scientific basis, in Parliament on 25 June, Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife dropped a bombshell, claiming that the culling of 1,220 elephants was inevitable and had been approved by the provincial government at ‘above-capacity’ reserves.

The court appearance of an Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Police Department officer accused in the alleged theft of precious stones worth R14.9m has renewed scrutiny of claims that suspended EMPD deputy chief Julius Mkhwanazi orchestrated what prosecutors describe as a rogue law enforcement operation disguised as a legitimate raid.

The biggest issue Business Unity South Africa has with the UIF is the calls for transparency and increased governance it has been making since 2022 – long before the sector codes litigation. Oh, and that the insurance fund is cosplaying as a venture fund.

PARIS, July 6 (Reuters) – In a coup for Parisian fashion house Christian Dior, both Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wore Haute Couture designs by creative director Jonathan Anderson for their wedding in New York, handing the label an edge in its intensifying rivalry with Chanel for fashion’s most coveted celebrity endorsements.

WASHINGTON, July 6 (Reuters) – U.S. agencies have seized over 600 drones near FIFA World Cup venues and fan zones since the start of the tournament on June 11, the Transportation Security Administration said on Monday.

Only 10 players who were in the squad that beat England 45-21 at Ellis Park will face Scotland at Loftus Versfeld this weekend.