SCRUTINY: On a high-stakes African tour through some of the continent’s most entrenched regimes, Pope Leo XIV walked a delicate line, challenging power without legitimising it, and raising a deeper question: can moral...
WeeklySA_AdminAnti-immigrant marches spill across Joburg, Pretoria
VIGILANTISM: Protests draw hundreds, veering off approved routes, forcing shop closures and exposing deepening anger… By Warren Mabona and Ihsaan Haffejee Johannesburg and Pretoria were this week gripped by...
Inside Mrs Mandela World — New book on struggle icon Launched in Jozi
The book launch for My Boss, Mrs Mandela took place at Exclusive Books in Sandton yesterday, marking the release of a highly anticipated memoir written by Bonga Percy Vilakazi and Zodwa Zwane, the long-serving personal...
IEC Gears up for November Local polls
LOGISTICS: The Electoral Commission of SA has intensified preparations after Cyril Ramaphosa confirmed November 4 2026 as the date for local government elections, urging citizens to verify and update their voter...
PRESIDENT LAMENTS POOR STATE OF MUNICIPALITIES
Service: Many municipalities do not have the revenue to provide the services that people need… By Monk Nkomo With local government elections set to be held on November 4 this year, most of South Africa’s...
Aid cuts disrupt recovery for Cape Town drug users
SETBACK: US funding shifts ripple through frontline services, leaving vulnerable patients scrambling for life-saving treatment… By Marecia Damons When Jade Lewis arrived to collect his methadone at a TB HIV Care drop...
Glitz, Buzz Mark 20 Years of Metro FM Awards
SPOTLIGHT: A star-studded night at the Durban ICC celebrates two decades of musical excellence, with standout wins, rising stars and a city-wide festive atmosphere… By Given Mashiloane and Priscilla Malinga The 20th...
Joy of Jazz 2026 line-up unveiled in style
LEGACY: An exclusive rooftop reveal in Braamfontein sets the tone for a globally rich and locally rooted 2026 Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, promising collaboration, heritage and world-class performances… By Jacob Mawela...
Black business: IDC pushes back on bias claims
PRACTICE: : The Industrial Development Corporation insists its commitment to black industrialists remains intact, even as loan distress cases and governance concerns raise tough questions about its lending model and...
‘Ramaphosa’s municipal wake-up call rings hollow’
DELIVERY: After years of decay, the President rediscovers South Africa’s collapsing municipalities — offering familiar diagnoses, recycled solutions, and little sign that anything will actually change… By Themba Khumalo...
‘Why anti-migrant backlash will fail’
TIDE: Violence and rhetoric may be spreading, but the anti-migrant push is built on shaky ground and shrinking legitimacy… By Sekola Sello When I was a young lad at higher primary or elementary school, as it is called...
Slavery: ‘Reparations a legitimate struggle’
SYSTEMIC: The struggle for reparative justice unites the peoples of the Global South with a shared history of colonisation and unites the racialised and discriminated peoples of the world… By Guillermo R Barreto When...
