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Hostile at the gate: how the world’s greatest football tournament turned its back on Africa
Hostile at the gate: how the world’s greatest football tournament turned its back on Africa
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“FAIR TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE”: Uganda’s prominent detainee fights to stop trial and gain freedom
“FAIR TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE”: Uganda’s prominent detainee fights to stop trial and gain freedom
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Five years on the run, one morning at Kotoka: the long arm of the law finally reaches Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu
Five years on the run, one morning at Kotoka: the long arm of the law finally reaches Sedina Tamakloe-Attionu
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NEWS

Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart

Ex-Kenya’s chief justice emerges as the green conscience in the battle for Nairobi’s last wild heart

June 9, 2026
THE scene at the edge of Nairobi National Park on Monday morning was one of those that writes its own history. A man in a green T-shirt - the same shade worn by the activists around him - stood his ground as police moved in. He was not just any prot...
Ruto casts Africa as the century’s prize, with Kenya selling itself as the gateway
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SCANDAL: Africa’s top ref turned away from the 2026 FIFA World Cup
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Community trust and faster testing drive DRC response as Bundibugyo outbreak spreads to Uganda, WHO says
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No continent for desperate men: Africa’s migration crisis turns inward
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World

ICC prosecutor suspended: Karim Khan’s fall after Netanyahu indictment sparks international justice crisis

ICC prosecutor suspended: Karim Khan’s fall after Netanyahu indictment sparks international justice crisis

June 10, 2026
THE International Criminal Court has plunged into its most devastating crisis as chief prosecutor Karim Khan was suspended with immediate effect on June 8, 2026, the first time an ICC prosecutor has ever been formally removed from duty by the court'...
How are Saudis viewing the US‑Iran war? Our polling suggests Gulf kingdom is split on key issues
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A brother in intelligence arms: The man who signed in green ink
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BRICS NEWS

Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape

Beijing bonds: Xi and Putin deepen the BRICS axis as the multipolar order takes shape

May 28, 2026
IN a summit laden with symbolic and strategic weight, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping convened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, cementing what both leaders described as a relationship at an unprecedented ...
Ethiopia’s BRICS dividend: Addis Ababa charts a new course in the architecture of global power
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BRICS uses sport and screen to build a new cultural architecture
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Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide

Internet access is unequal in South Africa’s economic powerhouse: survey shows race and income mark the digital divide

June 9, 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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The ex-pie guy who could sell you a Rolls-Royce over the phone

The ex-pie guy who could sell you a Rolls-Royce over the phone

May 16, 2026

Sports

Kagisho Dikgacoi backs Bafana to shock hosts Mexico in World Cup opener

Kagisho Dikgacoi backs Bafana to shock hosts Mexico in World Cup opener

June 10, 2026
FORMER Bafana Bafana midfielder Kagisho Dikgacoi believes the weight of expectation on Mexico could play into South Africa’s hands when the two nations meet in the opening match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The tournament kicks off on Thursday, 11...
What the tattoos of World Cup players say about their love, life and religious beliefs
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From ‘USA94’ to now: how soccer has changed since the last American World Cup
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Business

How a poultry loss led to a digital management tool

How a poultry loss led to a digital management tool

June 10, 2026
BEFORE setting foot on her poultry farm, Mengué Diouf already knows how her birds are doing. From her phone, she can check each morning whether the farm's workers have arrived on time, whether feeding schedules were followed, and whether anything un...
African banks are outperforming global peers as the continent’s financial systems deepen
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Tax data can be mined to shape better policies. South Africa, Uganda and Zambia show how
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Lifestyle

Reviving the heart of African literature

Reviving the heart of African literature

June 9, 2026
THE afternoon light settles over the distant hills with an unhurried grace, offering Adachukwu Onwudiwe a relaxing view from her home in Enugu, southeastern Nigeria. Growing up with a deep love for books and quiet reflection, Onwudiwe describes hers...
Daughter of the soil rules the world: Tyla makes history as only African to win at the 2026 American Music Awards – taking home two
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God bless the newly loaded: Zimbabwe’s wedding of the century, where Boyz II Men sang and the dollar danced
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Thought Leadership

“We expect foreign nationals to respect our laws. We therefore need to respect them ourselves.”

“We expect foreign nationals to respect our laws. We therefore need to respect them ourselves.”

CYRIL RAMAPHOSAJune 8, 2026
OVER recent months, South Africans from every walk of life have raised concerns about migration and illegal immigration. These concerns are being expressed in our communities, our workplaces, our schools, our clinics and across social media platf...
Farewell to Souleymane Diallo, a firm, steady link in Africa’s unbreakable chain of solidarity in the struggle for media freedom
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Memory is an Antidote Against Forgetting
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Features

EDUCATION
Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods

Ghana wants learner‑centred classrooms – but many teachers still favour old methods

June 9, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
This engineer helped shape Kenya’s Renewable Energy story

This engineer helped shape Kenya’s Renewable Energy story

June 9, 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
Tributes for Souleymane Diallo – pillar of African journalism, hero of media freedom: 1945-2026

Tributes for Souleymane Diallo – pillar of African journalism, hero of media freedom: 1945-2026

June 3, 2026
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Hostile at the gate: how the world’s greatest football tournament turned its back on Africa

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“FAIR TRIAL IMPOSSIBLE”: Uganda’s prominent detainee fights to stop trial and gain freedom

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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

TB is curable. South Africans can’t wait around for someone else’s rescue.
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Technology

Africa has the world’s greatest genetic diversity, yet it’s missing from research: we’re filling the gap
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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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