The Springboks and All Blacks will meet in the fourth Test of the Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series at the M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, this weekend. How did this game end up in the US?
Craig Ray
The impeachment committee on the Section 89 Enquiry continues to take decisions by vote rather than consensus, amid bloc politicking and numerical dominance as litigation shapes parliamentary decision-making. But Wednesday’s proceedings showed that when the political interests of the GNU partners and the opposition progressive caucus converge, consensus can emerge.
Marianne Merten
As Israel continues to ignore the International Court of Justice’s provisional orders, the fresh submission boosts South Africa’s original case in the build-up to possible ‘strong measures’ via the United Nations, experts say.
Mel Frykberg
For her African feminist studies research at UCT, Phiwokazi Qoza asked South African OnlyFans content creators one simple question: ‘Do you identify as a sex worker?’
Lindsey Schutters
A technical submission dispute could shut the ANC out of two Eastern Cape strongholds and cut its PR representation in four councils unless the Electoral Court intervenes.
Lunga Simelane
Speaking after the judgment, Biko’s eldest son, Nkosinathi, said the family remained deeply concerned about delays, but was equally concerned about the possibility of a process that was merely performative.
Kyran Blaauw
Mapisa-Nqakula says she never asked Nombasa Ntsondwa-Ndhlovu for money and told the court her husband was ‘unappointable’ for the position he wanted despite serving in the SANDF for almost three decades.
Nonkululeko Njilo
For more than 450 years Africa has sat on the world map a diminished shade of itself, but now the redrawing of those maps has become vital for African self-determination, curriculum reform and dismantling Eurocentric historical narratives.
Anthony Kaziboni
uMkhonto weSizwe Veterans League members who fought alongside Khusta Jack to end apartheid have come to his defence after Nelson Mandela Bay Mayor Babalwa Lobishe made remarks that Jack says linked him to comrades who disappeared or were jailed during apartheid. Jack is preparing to pursue a defamation case.
Andisa Bonani
Located near Tzaneen, the Holy Family Care Centre provides a safe haven with dedicated staff and restorative love for 75 orphaned and vulnerable children. Under the direction of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, the home offers holistic support to help youth heal from trauma and reconnect with their childhoods.
Tamsin Metelerkamp
A report by the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air reveals that pollution from Sasol’s Secunda plant can be linked to roughly 1,000 deaths and 260 new childhood asthma cases annually, creating a R19-billion burden on society.
Lerato Mutsila
Before getting into the actual farming of grain and grapes in the Western Cape, plant ecologist Eugene Moll walks me through what the land actually is that farms replaced.
Don Pinnock
At Yale University Art Gallery, Johannesburg-born curator James Green frames Nguni art as living history by bringing together 150 works, contemporary photography and a rebuilt isibaya into a first-of-its-kind exhibition.
Kristen Harding
Country superstar Dolly Parton’s passing has been felt keenly across the world. She will be remembered for living life generously and being the consummate all-round joy-giver.
Judith February
A Komani police captain faces a possible criminal conviction after allegedly defrauding the police of R1,800 in a dodgy accommodation reimbursement. But on the eve of her judgment, her case was left in limbo when it turned out her attorney did not have the right to argue her case before the regional court.
Riaan Marais
Watch – Declassified document shows ANC were favourable to offering indemnity to apartheid-era crimes
Marianne Thamm
About 850 principals gathered in Limpopo to take stock of their challenges, with the president of the South African Principals Association calling on the government to reform systems to free up principals to do their job of leading schools.
Mandisa Makgakga
While the lure of online gambling is emblematic of our steady move from the physical world to the virtual, a resurgent events industry and Sun City’s revenue growth are signs that there is still a hunger for actually being somewhere.
Stephen Grootes
Traffickers in Brazil have again tried to smuggle cocaine into South Africa via Durban harbour – but Brazilian authorities intercepted the nearly 100kg consignment before it could leave. Meanwhile, a suspect has appeared in a local court over a R200m cocaine consignment from Brazil that went missing from a KwaZulu-Natal Hawks building.
Caryn Dolley
Testifying on Tuesday, former defence minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula admitted she had asked for a wig and followed up twice to find out when it would arrive, while the State’s witness says the hair was delivered with R300,000 tucked underneath it.
Nonkululeko Njilo
Eastern Cape villagers say at least four contractors have worked on the Buthongweni Water Supply Scheme over two decades but the taps still run dry.
Nombulelo Damba-Hendrik and Yamkela Ntshongwana
A witness gave a graphic account of the final moments of Anele Tembe’s life, describing how she was bleeding from her mouth and struggling to breathe.
Vincent Cruywagen
Take a breather from your busy day and answer ten questions to see whether your well-read instincts are as sharp as you think.
Daily Maverick
The Madlanga Commission has shifted the discourse on South African grand corruption by framing it as organised crime rather than political State Capture. However, recognising corruption as inherent criminality is important for sweeping institutional reform.
Waseem Holland
The third UN Conference Against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance in 2001 was a watershed moment for millions worldwide. The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action became foundational for the global fight against racism. What we need now is for states to use the plan to take clear, concrete actions and turn the promises into reality.
Mandi Mudarikwa
Zapiro
A social media comment on a screengrab of the Airlink-branded Spidercam suspended over the FNB Stadium pitch said it all: ‘South Africa is not a serious country’ – but Springbok rugby money is serious business, all R2.2bn of it.
Lindsey Schutters
As federal deficits swell and hyperscalers borrow for AI, a decisive move above 5% on the US 10-year Treasury yield could halt projects and reshape markets worldwide.
Natale Labia
The Supreme Court’s ruling could offer the legal space and flexibility for provinces to innovate, foster local agency and drive radical, bottom-up reform across South Africa’s public schooling system.
David Harrison