Africa Day should not be observed merely as a ritual of speeches and nostalgia. It should be approached as a test.

A new HIV prevention injection could change the course of the epidemic — but only if people trust it. Research shows we can pre-empt the false claims forming around it. The window is open now

Investigating officer Alfred Ondendaal said Mogotsi asked if there was anything he could do for leniency during his bail application

The African continent has long played a secondary role in shaping global events, energy being one of the main characteristics of this subsidiary role. We now can play a role in helping to choose the direction of global decision-making

Since taking office, Taiwan’s leader Lai Ching-te has consistently provided massive aid to Eswatini to maintain diplomatic relations. Lai’s recent “sneak trip” to Eswatini, during which he ostensibly signed agreements for strategic oil storage facilities, an industrial park, and Taiwanese investment, was nothing more than a political show of spending huge sums to gain diplomatic […]

Higher Education Minister Buti Manamela says South Africa must urgently adapt its education and training system to artificial intelligence, automation and digital transformation as the country confronts a “workforce-transition capacity problem”

Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in the United States are flocking to specific states. We unpack the official data to reveal the preferred states, and most avoided destinations.

By shifting our focus towards the establishment of a Public Whistleblower Authority, aligning this architecture with any future anti-corruption agency, introducing real monetary incentives and convening an immediate national engagement to iron out these mechanics, we can ensure that the state finally shares the risk borne by those who speak the truth.

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development is accelerating oversight of large road projects in Togo, Madagascar and Nigeria as Gulf states expand strategic infrastructure investments across Africa amid rising geopolitical tension and global trade disruptions

The farce lies in the performance of Pan-Africanism without power. It lies in institutions that speak of unity while African economies remain exposed to rating agencies, foreign currencies, creditor punishments and donor instructions. It lies in regional bodies that discipline disobedient states while tolerating client regimes that sell their people into permanent dependency

Until the AU can fund a much greater share of its own agenda and use Africa’s financial institutions more strategically, its agency will remain constrained

as we celebrate the Africa Day, it’s high time to practically reimagine Chiekh Anta Diop’s concept ‘African renaissance’ as the world gradually restructures into a new world order.

STEM education must move beyond technical knowledge and memorisation to develop critical thinking, ethical reasoning and argumentation skills, says NWU’s Dr Paul Iwuanyanwu.

Where are Afrikaner ‘refugees’ in the United States settling? ‘SA People’ unpacks the latest State Department data to find the one destination with zero arrivals.

Consumers are battling a 4.0% inflation jump, but one specific staple is quietly devastating household budgets across South Africa.

The missing vehicle of the Kruger murder victims may have crossed illegally into Mozambique through the park fence.

Ford’s VW Transporter might have the same vibe as the Tourneo Custom on the road but it’s not as practical on the inside

Eugene Cussons, a popular conservationist, has died in a paramotor accident near Hartbeespoort Dam, leaving a lasting legacy.

The same property in different cities will give you different outcomes. Here’s what to consider:

Renowned French film school, La Fémis, announced on the eve of the Cannes Film Festival, the introduction of their first English-language course in 2027. The course is open to early stage fimmakers worldwide, including South Africans. The Fémis International Programme will help global emerging filmmakers develop their first feature film. As a writing residency and […]

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