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Right of reply: Russia and South Africa have a partnership built on respect, history and shared interests
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (182+ words) The opinion piece by Mr Justice Malala, "South Africa's disgraceful friendship with Russia, presents a distorted and selective portrayal of Russia-South Africa relations. This is not the first time Mr Malala claims that Russia is an "embarrassing ally of South…...
JUSTICE MALALA: The tragedy of Ramaphosa
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (333+ words) He had no big idea," wrote Reuters simply, devastatingly, on Monday as Starmer read out his resignation speech. Ramaphosa, and his reformist crew in the ANC, had a big idea: sweep out the rot from their own party, reintroduce market-friendly…...
Desperate days for diamonds
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (621+ words) Shopping for platinum jewellery, especially of the bridal variety, has become more expensive in the past year thanks to the 35% improvement in the metal's price. But for a good deal, look no further than putting a diamond in it. According…...
It's DA vs PA in Cape Town
5+ hour, 1+ min ago (1437+ words) On a cold Saturday morning in Hanover Park on the Cape Flats, two political parties announced their mayoral candidates at the same time, a kilometre apart. Action SA, a relative newcomer to Cape Town elections, named high-profile MP Dereleen James....
Did US aid cuts break the things we need most for the lenacapavir rollout?
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (1724+ words) During the short consultation, Keegan claims the doctor, who appeared unfamiliar with prescribing Pr EP, made assumptions about his sexual orientation. "I am gay, but when he told me I was "homosexual" instead of asking me, I felt as if…...
Tobacco booms, but not prices
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (544+ words) Zimbabwe's 2026 tobacco marketing season is delivering mixed fortunes: record-breaking sales in the early months of trading are undercut by declining prices " and farmers are worried about profits. The first auction bales sold for $4. 60/kg, with some lower-grade tobacco fetching as…...
CHRIS BARRON: Port of Gauteng developer ready to go it alone
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (1139+ words) The developer of the Port of Gauteng inland logistics hub, Francois Nortje, whose successful court case against the Gauteng government has kneecapped its much-hyped Tambo Springs inland port, says its arrogance in believing it was above the law got it…...
JUSTICE MALALA: Two X-men and a woman
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (578+ words) The daily anti-illegal immigrant marches and attacks roiling South Africa are led by a failed Zulu radio personality, a DJ dropped by a small regional radio station and an unheralded actor. Ngizwe Mchunu, the former Ukhozi FM announcer who leads…...
NATASHA MARRIAN: Anti-immigration protest as a political tool
2+ week, 5+ hour ago (875+ words) The June 30 deadline set by anti-illegal immigrant lobby groups remains in place, despite President Cyril Ramaphosa's address to the nation on Sunday. What that day will bring poses a serious headache for the Ramaphosa administration, as the anti-immigrant movement increasingly…...
How to use the anti-HIV jab " and where to find it
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1523+ words) The six-monthly anti-HIV jab, which prevents HIV through sex, is now stocked for free at 360 government clinics in six of South Africa's provinces. The provinces are Gauteng, Kwa Zulu-Natal, the Eastern Cape, Mpumalanga, North West and the Western Cape, according…...