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Today we put aside any contemplation of international crises and the distressing progress of elections. Instead, at the suggestion of several friends, I recount my experiences living and working in South Africa over the past half-century.

Es’kia Mphahlele’s work is a reminder for us to stay focussed on the human in all their ‘bitternesses’, possibilities and ‘powerlessnesses.

On October 19 1977 – also known as Black Wednesday – this country, under the apartheid rule, knew nothing about

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With the untimely death of Tiego Moseneke in a car crash on 19 April 2023, our country has been robbed of a formidable activist, keen lawyer and astute businessman.

The ANC’s National Executive Committee statement on the occasion of the party's 111th-anniversary is big on promises to root out corruption, end rolling blackouts, go greener, alleviate poverty and stop rampant crime. We print it here verbatim.

“We wanted to be at a venue that is quaint as we navigate the new outdoors and appreciate that it incubates the art collaborations which we have curated,” said Pula Twala co-organizer and Hugh Masekela’s daughter.

Raymond Joseph is the 2022 Vodacom Journalist of the Year overall winner.

OBC Better Butchery has lodged a complaint with the Competition Commission, accusing Spar of vigorously enforcing exclusivity clauses against the landlord, thus preventing OBC from setting up shop in certain shopping centres...