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• SA needs municipalities that work, not more excuses

  There is a question South Africans should be asking themselves as we approach the 2026 Local Government Elections (LGE): Are we prepared to endure another five years of the status quo?

• WINDHOEK: Climate-driven drought is pushing thousands of Ang

  WINDHOEK: Climate-driven drought is pushing thousands of Angolans into Namibia where they face harsh treatment and forcible return, Amnesty International said on Wednesday.

• Africa bigger, US smaller – UN adopts new map

  The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that makes the African continent bigger while shrinking North America and Europe, drawing ire from Washington.

• Iran hits back at US rhetoric

  Amid economic pressure and a fight to retain diplomatic leverage via control over the Strait of Hormuz, Tehran is lashing out with increasingly bellicose rhetoric and, on Thursday, a strike on US forces in Kuwait.

• China scrutinised over Tibet flood reporting

  China is facing accusations of restricting information about the deadly flash flood that struck the Kyirong area of Tibet before surging into Nepal, where hundreds of deaths have been reported, reports Newswire.

• DA widens Public Protector complaint against Gayton McKenzie

  The Democratic Alliance (DA) has submitted additional evidence to the Public Protector as part of an ongoing investigation into Sport, Arts and Culture Minister Gayton McKenzie, alleging that he may have used his position to benefit individuals linked to the Patriotic Alliance (PA).

• How South Africa’s mining boom became a story of decline

  The discovery in South Africa of minerals which the world coveted in the second half of the 19th century catapulted South Africa’s small, largely rural economy into the modern, industrialised era at a rate and scale unprecedented on the African continent.

• Copenhagen: Denmark said on Friday it was ready to send reje

  Copenhagen: Denmark said on Friday it was ready to send rejected asylum seekers to “return hubs” as of 2027, as it hosted talks with four EU countries on the creation of migrant detention centres outside Europe.

• DA, IFP want DBN Metro Police report released

  Opposition parties in eThekwini Municipality are calling for the release of the Isiqu Report, which investigated allegations of irregularities in the recruitment of Durban Metro Police officers during the 2023/2024 financial year.

• Fifteen years for Durban woman who killed stepdad in house fire

  A 25-year-old Durban woman who killed her stepfather by setting him alight inside their Inanda home, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for murder.

Featured documents

• South Africa’s water crisis needs more than an action plan

  Does the National Water Action Plan confront the real causes of South Africa’s water crisis, and does it create the conditions for implementation?...

• Voters around world object to data centres

  Governments worldwide are pushing to attract AI computing infrastructure, but must grapple with data centres’ demands on resources and mounting local opposition. The massive buildings stuffed with specialised chips hungry for power and water have sparked objections from locals around the world....

• 5 key signs you’re experiencing medical gaslighting

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• Any attempt to help Taiwan secede is ‘doomed to fail’

  AT A time of great geopolitical flux – decried by the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as a consequence of the “obsolete” global governance system – indications are that international peace efforts lag way behind a satiable appetite for conflict....

• The decline of the SANDF is a national security crisis

  The SANDF has long been a symbol of national pride, a force that once projected power across the African continent and played a pivotal role in peacekeeping missions. However, the current state of the defence force paints a troubling picture, one of decline, neglect, and vulnerability....

• Confronting SA’s captive lion industry

  Sustainable or ethical tourism is growing and, although South Africa relies heavily on Big 5 safari experiences, the sector will soon butt heads with travellers no longer prepared to countenance a captive lion breeding industry riddled with corruption, cruelty and exploitation....

• Food porn, parties, Scorsese! The best and worst of this year’s Cannes

  “I FEEL like I’m in a scene in a very elaborate, expensive James Bond movie,” a tuxedoed James Marsden said as he looked around, wide-eyed, at Thursday night’s annual Amfar gala at the Hotel du Cap, perfectly summing up how this year’s entire Cannes Film Festival felt to us plebes....

• UN MALI WITHDRAWAL Peacekeeping reform overdue

  On June 30, the UN Security Council terminated the mandate of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (Minusma), following a request by the Malian authorities. Resolution 2690, which was adopted unanimously, established specific timelines for the drawdown, withdrawal, and...

• Press Council’s stifling of dissenting voices a blow for free speech

  The global media landscape increasingly reflects Foucault’s Panopticon, a metaphor for how power can be exercised through constant surveillance and control. Today, this surveillance is not just literal but ideological – an all-seeing force exerted by corporate liberal media organisations and their...

• ‘President Musk’ accused of meddling in foreign politics

  Elon Musk’s role in wrecking a bipartisan Congress deal to avert a US govern- ment shutdown has underlined his extraordinary influence over the Republican Party and the incoming administration of Donald Trump....