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SA: Kings, Queens Drawn Into Last-Ditch Push to Defuse Migration Powder Keg
SA: Kings, Queens Drawn Into Last-Ditch Push to Defuse Migration Powder Keg
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Africa’s World Cup windfall: Knockout stage breakthrough triggers a multimillion-dollar payday from FIFA
Africa’s World Cup windfall: Knockout stage breakthrough triggers a multimillion-dollar payday from FIFA
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Uganda’s democracy by decree: How General Muhoozi Kainerugaba rules from his phone
Uganda’s democracy by decree: How General Muhoozi Kainerugaba rules from his phone
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NEWS

From the bench to the dock: State attaches corruption-charged judge’s R6-million house

From the bench to the dock: State attaches corruption-charged judge’s R6-million house

June 27, 2026
FOR three decades, South African courts have stripped tenderpreneurs, fraudsters and cartel bosses of the houses, cars and bank balances bought with stolen or laundered money. This week, that same machinery - the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the Nationa...
SA: The Cat falls – and drags the generals down with him in multimillion tender fraud scandal
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Bandages, Bent Knees, Rolls Royce: “AAA” Sympathy Gambit Meets Uganda’s Reckoning
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South Africa’s immigration squeeze tests rule of law as anti-foreigner anger rises
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UN confirms 838 victims of sexual violence, warns of crimes against humanity in Darfur
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World

The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal

The flaws at the heart of Donald Trump’s Iran ceasefire deal

June 27, 2026
THE world sighed in relief when Donald Trump agreed to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to finally end the conflict with Iran on June 17. But there is now a palpable feeling that hostilities are far from over. The agreement between Washington and...
Mothering as a judge in an era of death threats
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Lebanon’s documentation system collapses under the weight of war
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BRICS NEWS

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

Mashatile in Beijing: South Africa seeks value‑chain deals, mineral beneficiation and regional hubs

June 23, 2026
SOUTH Africa’s Deputy President Paul Mashatile used the China International Supply Chain Expo in Beijing on 22 June 2026 to launch a concentrated bid for South Africa to move from commodity supplier to industrial partner - pitching the country as a ...
Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape
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Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
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Special Features

SPECIAL FEATURES: ANALYSIS
Robust global action is key to curbing Sudan atrocities

Robust global action is key to curbing Sudan atrocities

June 27, 2026
LITERATURE
Reviving the heart of African literature

Reviving the heart of African literature

June 9, 2026
MOTORING
SA Bakkie Brawl Heats Up: JMC Vigus crashes the party, Hilux, Ranger, Navara tremble!

SA Bakkie Brawl Heats Up: JMC Vigus crashes the party, Hilux, Ranger, Navara tremble!

April 17, 2026
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Igniting Tomorrow: BMW Group South Africa puts youth in the driver’s seat

Igniting Tomorrow: BMW Group South Africa puts youth in the driver’s seat

June 25, 2026

Sports

Bafana crash the party, Atlas Lions survive a fright: Africa’s World Cup quest hits top gear

Bafana crash the party, Atlas Lions survive a fright: Africa’s World Cup quest hits top gear

June 25, 2026
FORGET the script. Africa was supposed to arrive at this World Cup, applaud politely from the group-stage cheap seats, and go home in time for the round of 16 - as usual. Instead, the continent has spent the past week treating the tournament like a...
Africa’s 2026 FIFA World Cup mix: Egypt rise, Algeria rally, Senegal stumble
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Pharaohs rule, Sharks bite back, Elephants mugged in Toronto: Africa’s gloriously unhinged World Cup
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Business

Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased

Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased

June 18, 2026
NIGERIA is shifting its AfCFTA strategy from trade participation to trade financing, unveiling a US$1 billion credit facility aimed at expanding the capacity of firms to produce and export across African markets. The move reflects a broader attem...
When global trade becomes a weapon, how can African economies protect themselves?
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Nigeria raised electricity prices to improve supply. Why it hasn’t worked
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Lifestyle

Nasty C, Skwatta Kamp and DJ Tira set Constitution Hill alight as Basha Uhuru turns 50 years of freedom into one giant street party

Nasty C, Skwatta Kamp and DJ Tira set Constitution Hill alight as Basha Uhuru turns 50 years of freedom into one giant street party

June 26, 2026
THERE are festivals, and then there is Basha Uhuru - the one day a year when Constitution Hill, the very fortress that once locked up the country’s freedom fighters, throws open its gates and lets the youth of South Africa turn its courtyards into a...
The Nollywood plot nobody wrote: a Nigerian artist, the Obamas, and a wall that lasts forever
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After Showmax, MTN tests telecom-led distribution as Africa’s streaming wars intensify
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Thought Leadership

Your work is good. That’s exactly why they won’t let it through.

Your work is good. That’s exactly why they won’t let it through.

TONY HARDINGJune 27, 2026
THE engineer submits the plans. Correctly formatted. Peer-reviewed. Backed by fifteen years of practice. He is told to wait. He improves the submission. He is told to wait again. He hires a consultant. The consultant says the submission is excellent...
Black African migrants are not the reason South Africa is broken
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Kenya wants to close refugee camps: the promise and risks of its ambitious new plan
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Features

EDUCATION
Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

Funding boosts postgraduate student success – South African study measures how

June 27, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Angola’s long war changed the way farmers used fire – why it matters

Angola’s long war changed the way farmers used fire – why it matters

June 26, 2026
HUMAN RIGHTS
In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

In conversation with Funke Adeoye on detainees’ rights in Nigeria

March 27, 2026
MEDIA FREEDOM
Burkina Faso’s missing journalist exposes the junta’s tightening grip on dissent

Burkina Faso’s missing journalist exposes the junta’s tightening grip on dissent

June 27, 2026
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From the bench to the dock: State attaches corruption-charged judge’s R6-million house

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AUDA-NEPAD

A force forged in the crucible of African development

A force forged in the crucible of African development

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IN the corridors of the , system, where ambition is plentiful but transformative action rare, Daphine Hazvibvi Muzawazi has become something of an in...

Health

Vaccine hesitancy can’t be boiled down to a single factor: what we learnt in South Africa and Brazil
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Technology

People are marrying holograms and making friends with chatbots. But can AI bring true happiness?
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Africities

China is helping build Africa’s cities, but its approach sidelines local urban planners and residents
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MULTIMEDIA

Gallery: The Lion of Bamako: Tribute to Hameye Mahaman Cissé
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