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SA: Judge tears up Cat Matlala’s soft deal – now comes the reckoning over who else he names
SA: Judge tears up Cat Matlala’s soft deal – now comes the reckoning over who else he names
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Sahel countries sever ties with The Hague
Sahel countries sever ties with The Hague
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Only 9% of Africans now remain outside internet coverage – report
Only 9% of Africans now remain outside internet coverage – report
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NEWS

Maria Matembe: Uganda’s 72 year-old matriarch who would not be silenced

Maria Matembe: Uganda’s 72 year-old matriarch who would not be silenced

July 1, 2026
THERE is a particular kind of courage that belongs almost exclusively to those who have nothing left to prove and nothing left to lose. At 72, Dr Miria Rukoza Koburunga Matembe has spent more than three decades demonstrating exactly that kind of cou...
“No More Pillage” – DRC President declares end to extraction of raw materials
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The Endgame: First move in a war for Senegal’s soul
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EXPOSED: Sensational attempts to bribe SA MP with R10 million cash, a R2-million-a-month tender and promises of “chocolates”
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Mozambique moves to govern AI as more African states build laws
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World

Venezuela earthquake aftermath: ‘breakdown of basic services’, disease risks and health workers missing – UN agencies

Venezuela earthquake aftermath: ‘breakdown of basic services’, disease risks and health workers missing – UN agencies

July 2, 2026
AS search and rescue operations continue in Venezuela, thousands of displaced people are struggling to find shelter while infectious diseases threaten to spread, according to UN humanitarians. Six days after powerful earthquakes struck central-no...
In rebuke to Trump, Supreme Court upholds birthright citizenship, emphasizing the promise of equality in the Declaration of Independence
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International efforts to end North Korea’s nuclear weapons program have failed. Here’s what comes next
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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
Morocco’s hidden history: archaeology, DNA and carbon dating rewrite the story of the ancient world

Morocco’s hidden history: archaeology, DNA and carbon dating rewrite the story of the ancient world

July 2, 2026
LITERATURE
Reviving the heart of African literature

Reviving the heart of African literature

June 9, 2026
MOTORING
BMW unveils five-way power play with all-new X5 – electric, hydrogen and the ‘Heart of Joy’

BMW unveils five-way power play with all-new X5 – electric, hydrogen and the ‘Heart of Joy’

July 1, 2026
MOTORINGNEWS
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

THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock

THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock

July 2, 2026
THERE is a moment in every horror film where the music goes quiet, the babysitter checks the closet one more time, and you already know - you know - that something is coming. At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, African football has found its own jump-scare ...
FIFA 2026 WORLD CUP: Morocco shines, the Elephants crash out, with pride
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Atlas Lions Roar, Albirroja Ambush: Africa toasts as Europe’s giants crumble on penalties
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Business

Africa is building the systems that make climate capital move

Africa is building the systems that make climate capital move

July 2, 2026
AFRICA'S next race for climate finance is increasingly being shaped not by the size of countries' renewable resources but by the strength of the institutions that can turn those resources into investable opportunities. A growing body of evidence ...
Angola just took a decisive step to turn AfCFTA from paper promise into business reality
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Nigeria’s US$1 billion AfCFTA credit push tests if Africa’s trade finance gap can be eased
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Lifestyle

Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers

Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers

July 2, 2026
THE Polygamist is a Netflix series that has soared up the streaming platform’s charts and triggered a global conversation about men who cheat in relationships. It tracks the fatal ruptures in what seems like a successful upper-class family, the G...
Abdullah Ibrahim in the 1960s: how the famous pianist began to shape an African jazz sound
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Nasty C, Skwatta Kamp and DJ Tira set Constitution Hill alight as Basha Uhuru turns 50 years of freedom into one giant street party
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Thought Leadership

The matriarch who would not be silenced: Miria Matembe’s long war against power

The matriarch who would not be silenced: Miria Matembe’s long war against power

JOVIAL RANTAOJuly 1, 2026
There is a particular kind of courage that belongs almost exclusively to those who have nothing left to prove and nothing left to lose. At 72, Dr Miria Rukoza Koburunga Matembe has spent more than three decades demonstrating exactly that kind of cou...
South Africa’s political and economic crisis: in search of a visible enemy, ghosts and African immigrants
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The Final Severance. Burkina Faso, France and the end of an era in the Sahel
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Features

EDUCATION
Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

July 1, 2026
SUSTAINABILITY
Experts call for greater investment in Africa-led research to safeguard the Congo Basin

Experts call for greater investment in Africa-led research to safeguard the Congo Basin

July 1, 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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Online hate, real consequences: Maryland man jailed 15 months for threats against Black and Muslim groups 1

Online hate, real consequences: Maryland man jailed 15 months for threats against Black and Muslim groups

July 1, 2026
Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US 2

Israel’s ‘campaign between the wars’: How strategy to contain Iran and its allies risks further straining ties with US

July 1, 2026
Expert Q&A: Why did so many buildings collapse in Venezuela’s double earthquake? 3

Expert Q&A: Why did so many buildings collapse in Venezuela’s double earthquake?

July 1, 2026
Nigerian kids learning purpose through play 4

Nigerian kids learning purpose through play

July 1, 2026
THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock 5

THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock

July 2, 2026
THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock 1

THE 86TH MINUTE: Africa’s new enemy at the 2026 FIFA World Cup is a clock

July 2, 2026
SA: Judge tears up Cat Matlala’s soft deal – now comes the reckoning over who else he names 2

SA: Judge tears up Cat Matlala’s soft deal – now comes the reckoning over who else he names

July 2, 2026
Sahel countries sever ties with The Hague 3

Sahel countries sever ties with The Hague

July 2, 2026
Only 9% of Africans now remain outside internet coverage – report 4

Only 9% of Africans now remain outside internet coverage – report

July 2, 2026
Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers 5

Power, pleasure and patriarchy: why The Polygamist on Netflix is captivating viewers

July 2, 2026

AUDA-NEPAD

A force forged in the crucible of African development

A force forged in the crucible of African development

March 27, 2026
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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