1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (728+ words) Mail & Guardian Seventy years after more than 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings for our freedom and dignity, we mark Women’s Month under the theme “Empowered Women, Empower the Nation”. This theme reflects a truth we see every day: when…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (353+ words) The protracted war is ostensibly a fight over the resources that lie under the belly of one of Africa’s most minerally rich countries. But the country struggles under poor road infrastructure, precarious health care, weak educational systems and unstable security…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago   (358+ words) The United States is an overextended hegemon and its decline will continue slowly as other powers, like China, assume more international responsibilities. Against this backdrop, China’s efforts to lead the Global South are more about consolidating its power in the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (780+ words) South Africa has submitted a dossier to the International Court of Justice alleging that Israel continues to violate three binding orders intended to protect Palestinians in Gaza, warning that the failure to comply threatens both Palestinian lives and the administration…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (552+ words) A United Nations committee has called on South Africa to prohibit and dismantle organised racist vigilante groups, citing at least four migrant killings and the displacement of at least 50,000 migrants amid a wave of xenophobic violence since early 2026. The Committee…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1156+ words) As parliament considers the proposed legislation, it would do well to heed the Danish experience — that coalition stability must be carefully built through institutions, rules, accountability and a political culture of cooperation The Local Government: Municipal Structures Amendment Bill, commonly…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (457+ words) The legendary Malian singer-songwriter released a statement in which he said he could not ignore the reports of xenophobic violence against fellow Africans Legendary Malian singer-songwriter Salif Keita has announced he will be cancelling all future plans to perform in…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (711+ words) That is the wrong standard by which to judge an election. On 13 August, Zambia held its eighth general election since the country’s return to multiparty politics in 1991. Incumbent Hakainde Hichilema won a second term with 60% of the vote, while main…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (977+ words) Some ANC senior sources have alleged that the group is working with the MK Party to destabilise the ANC in the province A group of disgruntled ANC members in the Eastern Cape have written to the party, demanding that the…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (698+ words) The youth league's secretary general says the ANC has created strategic policies that assist young people, including accessing free education The ANC Youth League has called on young people not to abandon the ANC during the November local government elections…...