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South Africa police hunt suspects after 27 killed in two separate...
JOHANNESBURG, Sept 27 (Reuters) - South African police said 27 people were killed in two separate shootings within hours of each other, and they were hunting the perpetrators who attacked patrons at a
How Xi looks to history and culture to deepen China-U.S. understanding
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his wife, Peng Liyuan, visited the U.S. National Archives and the National Museum of Asian Art during a state visit, echoing past reciprocal…
Two dates but one alleged crime in Sibiya charge sheet
A date contradiction has emerged in the State’s charge sheet against suspended police deputy national police commissioner Lt-Gen Shadrack Sibiya, with prosecutors placing the...
Esther Mahlangu heritage site ruins expose bitter land dispute
The demise of a historic Mpumalanga cultural village associated with world-renowned Ndebele artist Esther Mahlangu is a case study of some of the challenges...
Bishop Maumela: Activist preacher not shy of shooting from the hip
Bishop Azwihangwi “Hangwi” Maumela is a church leader whose public life has repeatedly intersected with South Africa’s political establishment, placing him in the orbit...
Road signs reveal who we were and where we belong
A recent mapping project for the Gauteng City-Region Observatory analysed almost 44 000 street names across the province. The aim was to explore how...
Old soul and new spark at Joy of Jazz
At the Standard Bank Joy of Jazz, the past did not feel distant. It lived in the music, in the voices of artists who...
Ukraine is on Western life support as war drags on
The end is nigh for Ukraine and yet President Volodymyr Zelensky puts up a brave face while his men and women continue to die...
SA sovereignty is not for sale: We must stand firm on...
When International Relations Minister Ronald Lamola said this week that Pretoria had been taken by surprise, he was describing more than a diplomatic ambush.
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We have resorted to building our own prisons in the name...
A colleague of mine posted something on social media that stopped me in my tracks. She had just watched a video of a woman...
