Born Free: Will John Steenhuisen lead past 2026? With Tara Roos – Podcast episode 12
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PUCqzBJ5zpU&feature=oembed This week on Born Free — Khumo Kumalo and Otsile Nkadimeng are joined by political analyst Tara Roos for...
Africa
Higher US tariffs to affect SA agriculture at a regional level
The impending 30% tariff on South African exports to the United States will probably affect the agriculture industry and certain...
Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck
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Africa’s freshwater fish crisis: 26% of species threatened with extinction
From the tiny galaxiids of South Africa to the 2m-long Nile perch, Africa’s extraordinary biodiversity of freshwater fish have evolved...
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Justice delayed, grief denied: When the courts fail the bereaved
When my father died in September 2023, our family’s grief was hijacked first by bureaucracy, then by betrayal, and now...
The death of satire: What does murder represent today?
Not long ago, the Western media was showing videos of people being ruthlessly killed. They were recordings of beheadings by...
China: The future woven into the present
During a recent visit to Shanghai, China, to attend the Mobile World Congress — the world’s largest exhibition and conference...
Alcohol adverts see young black people only as a market
In the townships, billboards glamourise alcohol as a marker of success, style and independence, and it’s no accident who the...
G20: South Africa needs the weight of the continent for progressive outcomes
With South Africa at the helm of the G20 and the African Union seated at the table, this year’s G20...
