The Weekend Wrap
The life and alleged crimes of Mark Lifman, and the US doubles down on the devil it knows.
Cape Town murder accused Mark Lifman, who was shot dead on Sunday, repeatedly denied links to crime, despite many accusations against him.
By Caryn Dolley
Cape Town murder accused Mark Lifman, who was shot dead on Sunday, repeatedly denied links to crime, despite many accusations against him.
By Caryn Dolley
The elections in Botswana and Mozambique both bore the spells cast by what development economists dub the “resource curse”, and the aftermath of this hocus-pocus has unfolded in starkly different ways.
By Ed Stoddard
I had refused to believe that after everything Donald Trump had done – the felonies, the indictments, the insurrection, the sexual assaults, the whoppers and the crudeness – the public would again vote him into office. I was not alone in failing to see that this is actually what America is.
By Phillip van Niekerk
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has uncovered an alleged land fraud network exploiting the replacement deed process to illicitly transfer state-owned land to private entities. The SIU and National Prosecuting Authority have seized assets worth almost R197m and criminal charges have been laid.
By Yeshiel Panchia
The Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has uncovered an alleged land fraud network exploiting the replacement deed process to illicitly transfer state-owned land to private entities. The SIU and National Prosecuting Authority have seized assets worth almost R197m and criminal charges have been laid.
By Yeshiel Panchia
Activists and local leaders in the Matzikama Municipality have raised concerns about the high rate of violence against vulnerable people – particularly children – in the rural region.
By Tamsin Metelerkamp
All kitted out in bush gear, tourists head out on an African safari. But this one isn’t about spotting animals. It involves searching for fossil evidence of life millions of years ago.
By Bridget Hilton-Barber
All kitted out in bush gear, tourists head out on an African safari. But this one isn’t about spotting animals. It involves searching for fossil evidence of life millions of years ago.
By Bridget Hilton-Barber
Having a successful bomb squad in Test rugby is not simply about six forwards — it’s about having purpose.
By Craig Ray
While chef Kobus van der Merwe of Wolfgat was serving roosterkoek and soutslaai to Prince William on Thursday, his friend and collaborator Johannes Richter of The LivingRoom at Summerhill was accepting a world culinary award in Dubai. Next they’ll be serving up a collaboration on the West Coast.
By Tony Jackman
Medical staff, together with their friends and supporters, raised more than R250,000 at the 2024 Soweto Marathon to support the caregivers of children admitted to Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital.
By Michelle Banda
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