The Weekend Wrap
Hundreds of former president Nelson Mandela’s possessions are being auctioned off and it’s causing a stir. And the SA Reserve Bank left interest rates unchanged – again.
Items that belonged to Nelson Mandela will be auctioned at the end of February. Critics say historical artefacts should belong to the country and not individuals.
By Suné Payne
Items that belonged to Nelson Mandela will be auctioned at the end of February. While proceeds will go to a memorial garden in Mandela’s home village, critics say historical artefacts should belong to the country and not individuals.
By Suné Payne
Amid a rising tide of fake qualifications in South Africa, experts say more robust vetting processes are needed. This, in the wake of the Thabi Leoka PhD saga.
By Victoria O’Regan
A zebra stallion named GB42 has sired a globally unique foal, helping to boost the genetic health of the Cape mountain zebra – a formerly endangered species that very nearly joined the dodo, quagga and passenger pigeon on the road to extinction just 80 years ago.
By Tony Carnie
A zebra stallion named GB42 has sired a globally unique foal, helping to boost the genetic health of the Cape mountain zebra – a formerly endangered species that very nearly joined the dodo, quagga and passenger pigeon on the road to extinction just 80 years ago.
By Tony Carnie
African countries’ call for diplomatic solutions should be accompanied by AU action to protect the continent’s interests. Houthi attacks could have security and environmental repercussions all around Africa.
By Timothy Walker
African countries’ call for diplomatic solutions should be accompanied by AU action to protect the continent’s interests. Houthi attacks could have security and environmental repercussions all around Africa.
By Timothy Walker
We’ll never know whether Donald Trump’s brain lapses helped Nikki Haley exceed expectations in the Republican Party primary in New Hampshire on Tuesday, but they gave her a stick to beat him with and it hurt.
By Phillip van Niekerk
The SA Reserve Bank has left interest rates unchanged for the fourth consecutive meeting of its Monetary Policy Committee, warning that consumer inflation remains a major risk.
By Ray Mahlaka
Author Chase Rhys will be introducing the Cape-based language to students in New York City.
By Karin Schimke
Sores Florus has been arrested and jailed 14 times for doing what his ancestors have been doing for thousands of years.
By Don Pinnock
Hervé Renard’s Africa Cup of Nations legacy is firmly cemented. However, at just 55 years old, he may make a return to the continent once he finishes his current project.
By Yanga Sibembe
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