The demographic case is equally striking. More than 60% of Africans are under 25. By 2050, one in three people aged 15 to 24 anywhere on Earth will be African. A continent this young is not a problem to be managed. It is a generation to be partnered with

The French president’s visit to Nairobi was a spectacular flop that exposed the tension between African agency and Western entitlement

Africa Day is generally marked as a day for celebration, a day to rejoice at the steps taken by previous generations to fight against and eliminate the effects of colonialism, slavery, land dispossession and to chart a new course for a prosperous Africa.

Kruger National Park’s 100-year milestone reflects both South Africa’s conservation history and SANParks’ efforts to shift from exclusionary “fortress conservation” to community partnerships and local economic development

Working on Fire seeks to halt the award of the national wildfire management contract to Tefla, while the department and Tefla oppose the urgent relief

The policy must be remodelled to become broad-based, helping make community organisations and social enterprises its core beneficiaries rather than political elites and their connections

Budgets are rewritten in Washington and Brussels rather than in Harare, Accra or Nairobi

Our simple argument is that the Second Scramble for Africa shouldn’t happen on our watch when we have so much at our disposal to avert this age-old plunder. It is a shameful indictment on the collective leadership of the continent that Africa continues to bleed resources through such blatant thievery as illicit financial flows, which currently stands billions of US dollars

SA citizens are not xenophobic for demanding lawful migration, secure borders and fair access to limited opportunities

What has prevented most African countries from performing as well as Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam in economic modernisation is connected with the continent’s ‘soft Westernisation’, focused mainly on appearance

Twenty-five years after Nepad, there is an urgency to act on what its founding fathers envisaged for the continent’s renewal

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Hugo Broos will selected his final Bafana Bafana team for the 2026 FIFA World Cup from the players in the preliminary squad.

Sibusiso Zuma will forever be remembered for his immense contribution to the success of FC Copenhagen between 2000 and 2005.

Percy Tau is again on the lookout for a new club ahead of next season following his release from Thep Xahn Nam Dinh.

The National Consumer Commission has referred a prominent SA airline to the Tribunal, seeking a massive fine for systemic overbooking.

Emi Martinez continued to re-write the history books by helping Aston Villa win the 2026 Europa League; their first silverware in 30 years.

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Jeanne Shaheen has questioned Donald Trump’s preference for Afrikaners, despite the UN not designating them ‘as a group warranting refugee status’.

Al Ahly did not fail to qualify for next season’s CAF Champions League but they also finished the campaign without a single major silverware.

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