LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) – A Russian frigate fired warning shots to divert a UK-flagged civilian yacht near British territorial waters on Tuesday, according to Russia’s Defence Ministry and a source with knowledge of the incident who added that conditions were foggy.

The journalist and writer Max du Preez taught many Afrikaners that they did not need to reject Afrikaans; he simply helped them discover another Afrikaans.

While global league tables face ongoing criticism for reducing complex academic ecosystems into simple scorecards, South Africa’s leading institutions continue to punch above their weight on the world stage.

In this last instalment of our three-part investigation, Daily Maverick takes its reporting on the clandestine workings of Cape Town’s municipal planning structures to the Blaauwberg district, where 40,000 middle-income ratepayers have been protesting against the City’s inaction on dozens of illegal buildings. As we discovered, along with the allegations of corruption, the threats of...

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Several Springbok big guns are still in cotton wool, while a potential flyhalf crisis is being mitigated with some typical ‘out the Boks’ thinking by coach Rassie Erasmus.

As Musk’s fortune skyrockets, his divisive politics reveal a disturbing trend threatening the foundations of liberal democracy and multiculturalism.