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Before you vote, put your street on the record
South Africa’s democracy is often discussed in the language of Parliament, elections, political parties and national leaders. Yet the part of government that most...
Are we building the future we want?
Indlulamithi SA Scenarios was launched in June 2018 as an independent scenario-planning initiative asking what a socially cohesive South Africa could look like by 2030....
Beyond political theatre: Why South Africa’s development demands data over election...
A nation that remains structurally disconnected from itself is doomed to mistake political theatre for substantive transformation. In South Africa’s socio-political calendar, dates such...
Feminism vs imbokodism: Thuli Madonsela tackles slogan controversy
Former Public Protector Professor Thuli Madonsela has waded into a generational feminist debate over whether describing women as “imbokodo” celebrates their power or dangerously...
Free State legislature urged to probe ‘R20m’ Macufe budget
The Free State government is facing growing pressure to account for millions of rands earmarked for this year’s Macufe Festival, with events industry bosses...
Vusimuzi Matlala’s assassination trial-within-a-trial stalled by witness unavailability
The trial of businessman Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala and his four co-accused was postponed to Monday after the state was unable to proceed with key...
Court rejects call to keep asylum seekers locked up
A Johannesburg High Court judge has ruled that asylum seekers cannot be kept behind bars once they indicate that they want to apply for...
Setumo Stone | A special joinder application before the Phala Phala...
Rule 12, read with Rule 10 of the Uniform Rules of Court, allows a party with a direct and substantial interest in a dispute...
Feature: Amid war, a library of ‘impact’ rises from rubble in...
Mohammed Saad, a 58-year-old book collector in Gaza, salvaged over 30,000 books from his war-destroyed home and established "al-Athar Library" (the Impact) in a modest tent in…
President Xi Jinping arrives in Cairo for state visit to Egypt
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Cairo on Tuesday for a state visit to Egypt, where he and his wife, Peng Liyuan, received a warm welcome from Egyptian…
