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Forty years of Mswati rule offer zilch to celebrate
Eswatini is a small, resilient, and culturally rich nation. Its people have endured extraordinary pressure. But on governance, the record is one of systemic failure: captured wealth, underfunded education, a collapsing health system and a democracy denied
Beyond “Africans sold Africans”: What Ghana’s UN slavery motion demands
Almost immediately after the vote, critics in Ghana and beyond have argued that Africans, having participated in the slave trade, cannot frame it as the gravest crime against humanity and seek reparations without first confronting their own complicity
‘mAnJE! MaNJe (an epic)’ demands prompt attention at The Baxter
A visually arresting, multidisciplinary spectacle challenges both narrative clarity and audience comfort, raising questions about how theatre must evolve for modern spectators
Calls intensify for axe to fall on police chief Masemola
Mounting pressure on Ramaphosa to suspend Masemola after court appearance
ICC judges reject bid to release former Philippine president Duterte
Appeals judges ruled on Wednesday the International Criminal Court has jurisdiction over former Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte, dismissing a bid to throw out his trial over his alleged pivotal rolein the murder of thousands of people.
UK must brace for rise in state-backed cyberattacks, security chief says
Britain should brace for a rise in cyberattacks linked to hostile states, the head of the country’s cybersecurity agency said on Wednesday, as the government urged tech firms to help build defences powered by artificial intelligence.
News24 | UPDATE | SA Human Rights Commission’s directives not legally binding, ConCourt rules
Directives that emerge from SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) investigations are not legally binding, the Constitutional Court has ruled.
Trump declares Iran ceasefire extension with Hormuz strait still blocked
U.S. President Donald Trump called off attacks on Iran indefinitely, though the Strait of Hormuz remained blocked on Wednesday with three ships reportedly hit by gunfire, and neither side showed up for peace talks in Pakistan.
ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED: Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs
Measuring success by pledged capital misses the point, because what South Africa needs most is not money but the skills, technology and intellectual property that come with foreign direct investment. Without a deliberate push to attract FDI, the country risks prolonging low growth, weak productivity and declining competitiveness despite having deep domestic capital markets.
Russia to stop Kazakh oil flows to German refinery via Druzhba, Berlin says
Germany has been informed that Russia will stop the supply of Kazakh crude oil via the Druzhba pipeline, the economy ministry said on Wednesday, forcing one of its biggest refineries to make up for that gap from elsewhere.
News24 | Virginia rejects Trump push of ‘country is watching’, backs new voting map as midterms near
Virginians voted to back a new electoral map that could hand Democrats four more seats in the US House of Representatives, turning US President Donald Trump’s redistricting push into a potential liability for Republicans in upcoming midterm elections.
MIXED BAG: South African stars deliver uneven returns in 2026 IPL
The Indian Premier League has almost reached halfway of the group stages, and the South Africa players have experienced a mixed run with a few standout performances.
JD Vance thinks he is more Catholic than the Pope
In August of 2019, at the age of 35 years old – JD Vance got baptised in Ohio, and became a member of the Roman Catholic Church. The largest christian organization on the planet with over 1.4 billion membership. Just after roughly 6 years, as a member of the church, Vice President Vance thinks that […]
SPOTLIGHT: SA Medical Research Council rolls out rescue grants: What next for projects hit by US funding cuts
Cuts in US funding for global health research over the past year dealt a heavy blow to South Africa’s health research ecosystem, which has historically relied heavily on American financial support. Spotlight looks at what the South African Medical Research Council has done to weather the storm and what it has planned for the next few years.
South Africa’s HIV fight set to be hit by condom price hike and drug delay
SA’s HIV fight faces severe setbacks as global condom prices soar and the local rollout of the Lenacapavir injection is delayed.
News24 | SA Human Rights Commission’s directives not legally binding, ConCourt rules
irectives that emerge from SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) investigations are not legally binding, the Constitutional Court has ruled.
Iran, Trump’s threats and the Brics security test
United States President Donald Trump has turned Iran-US negotiations into a test of Brics power after threatening to destroy Iran’s bridges and power plants unless Tehran accepts Washington’s terms and reopens the Strait of Hormuz. The warning places China and Russia before a defining question. Can the multipolar order protect one of its strategic members […]