Mum who drove from cocktail bar was so drunk she could only ‘shuffle on her knees’ 
Iconic London cinema goes up in flames with smoke seen for miles 
Rape survivors ‘losing faith’ in police after less than 3% of sex attacks end in charge 
Police officer who was ‘always so happy’ hit and killed responding to car crash 
Starmer to warn voters they must choose between ‘decency’ or ‘division’ 
The fault lines of Charlie Kirk’s socio-political and theological nationalism
Debates around Charlie Kirk’s assassination swing from what he was, and what he was not. Among the multiple centres is...
Kenyan athlete visiting Russia ‘tricked into joining army’ and sent to Ukraine
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Illusion of choice: Democracy a numbers game in Africa’s crowded presidential races
On 16 September, Malawians headed to the polls in what should have been a critical moment for the country’s future....
Rwanda’s reckoning: A father’s reflections on memory, pain and the architecture of hope
There are places in this world that do not merely exist; they echo. They do not simply hold history; they...
Right of reply: In defence of Zambia’s democracy
With about a year to go before Zambia’s next elections, Dr Sishuwa Sishuwa has criticised President Hakainde Hichilema’s record, accusing...
Chicago at 50: A musical that never loses its bite
There’s a familiarity that’s part of the package when you sit down to watch Chicago, the musical that is now...
NATO scrambles fighter jets to intercept Russian warplanes flying over Estonia
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Morero grilled in parliamentary portfolio committee over Joburg’s water crisis
Johannesburg is “fast approaching Day Zero” and the City of Johannesburg and its mayor, Dada Morero, have not done enough...
SA seeks R4.8trn infrastructure investment for state-owned companies from Gulf regions
South Africa’s cash strapped state-owned companies, including Transnet, Rand Water and the South African National Roads Agency will meet investors...
M16 spy chief says ‘absolutely no evidence’ Putin wants a peace deal
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