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Artists’ blitzkrieg: Criminalised, cancelled, fired, censored
Friday
/ 20 December 2024

Artists’ blitzkrieg: Criminalised, cancelled, fired, censored

Right-wing German journalists have been snitching on pro-Palestine artists, academics and curators for ‘anti-Semitism’

By Charles Leonard
Germany’s media resilience: Lessons for Africa?
National
/ 19 December 2024

Germany’s media resilience: Lessons for Africa?

South Africa plans to leverage its G20 presidency to highlight the barriers to AI readiness and opportunities facing developing countries

By Umamah Bakharia
Divided Europe faces China’s electric vehicle surge amid growing tensions
Thought Leader
/ 25 October 2024

Divided Europe faces China’s electric vehicle surge amid growing tensions

For both economies, the path forward must focus on building stronger ties, not severing them

By Imran Khalid
Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers
Opinion
/ 14 May 2024

Israel’s war on Gaza shows the ‘civilised’ can be the biggest liars and killers

Israel and its Western allies – including the media – have lied or spread the lies about the occupier’s intentions and its actions against Palestinians

By Nontobeko Hlela
Botswana president lauded for threatening to ‘gift’ Germany with 20 000 elephants over trophy hunting dispute
The Green Guardian
/ 14 April 2024

Botswana president lauded for threatening to ‘gift’ Germany with 20 000 elephants over trophy hunting dispute

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has said that a ban on importing of hunting trophies would impoverish the African country’s citizens

By Sheree Bega
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights

The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation

By Imran Khalid
South Africa gets more funding for the just energy transition
The Green Guardian
/ 21 November 2023

South Africa gets more funding for the just energy transition

How the government plans to repay the money is being questioned

By Mandisa Nyathi
China’s diplomatic overture aims to strengthen European bonds
Opinion
/ 28 June 2023

China’s diplomatic overture aims to strengthen European bonds

The Chinese premier’s visit to Europe shows the immense potential for a future of shared prosperity, cooperation and peaceful coexistence

By Imran Khalid
COP28 climate summit: ‘Expectations high, trust is low’
The Green Guardian
/ 3 May 2023

COP28 climate summit: ‘Expectations high, trust is low’

Wealthy countries must step up and make sure that their pledges to developing countries are met, says COP28 president

By Sheree Bega
Where will Markus Jooste appear in court?
National
/ 21 April 2023

Where will Markus Jooste appear in court?

For now, South Africa is reluctant to relinquish him to stand trial in Germany for the corporate fraud that nearly imploded ‘Africa’s Ikea’

By Emsie Ferreira
Will we ever grasp the utter futility of war?
Opinion
/ 26 January 2023

Will we ever grasp the utter futility of war?

Seeing upfront the consequences of violent conflict for people – for generations – is shocking

By Charmain Naidoo
Facing up to the damaging and disruptive economic realities of 2022
Opinion
/ 19 December 2022

Facing up to the damaging and disruptive economic realities of 2022

Economic war rages on as global power dynamics shift.

By Richard D Wolff
Germany and SA to work together in implementing just transition projects
The Green Guardian
/ 9 December 2022

Germany and SA to work together in implementing just transition projects

The two countries are forging a relationship to help each other with renewable energy challenges

By Mandisa Nyathi
Minnows prove that there is no ‘I’ in team at the World Cup
Sport
/ 26 November 2022

Minnows prove that there is no ‘I’ in team at the World Cup

With the exception of one or two hidings, games at this World Cup have been much closer than expected

By Eyaaz Matwadia
Activists say ‘Ramaphosa sold Africa out at COP’
The Green Guardian
/ 22 November 2022

Activists say ‘Ramaphosa sold Africa out at COP’

This follows the country securing billions of rands for the just energy transition from fossil fuels to renewable electricity

By Mandisa Nyathi
Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara
Opinion
/ 16 November 2022

Africa’s forgotten colony in the Sahara

Rich in resources but largely unrecognised, those in the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic eke out a livelihood under harsh conditions.

By Paweł Wargan
2022 World Cup: What’s the deal in group E?
Sport
/ 16 November 2022

2022 World Cup: What’s the deal in group E?

Costa Rica will want to channel their 2014 spirit to send Spain or Germany home early

By Eyaaz Matwadia
South Africa’s partners pledge R10.7-billion more for just transition
The Green Guardian
/ 10 November 2022

South Africa’s partners pledge R10.7-billion more for just transition

The additional funds from France and Germany will be used to shift South Africa to cleaner energy, so mitigating Ekom’s debt

By Mandisa Nyathi
COP27: SA receives an extra $10-bn to shift from fossil fuels
The Green Guardian
/ 8 November 2022

COP27: SA receives an extra $10-bn to shift from fossil fuels

But the funding will come at a price, given that the $8.5-bn pledged last year, was mostly in the form of loans

By Mandisa Nyathi
Deadlock in South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding talks
The Green Guardian
/ 5 October 2022

Deadlock in South Africa’s $8.5bn climate funding talks

Negotiators are concerned that 80% of the money promised by the UK, US, Germany, France and the European Union is in the form of high interest loans

By Mandisa Nyathi
Eskom’s dalliance with blackouts down to the “hubris” of Ramaphosa’s ANC
Editorial
/ 23 September 2022

Eskom’s dalliance with blackouts down to the “hubris” of Ramaphosa’s ANC

Capital markets are no longer falling over themselves to fund our electricity generation, but South Africa’s leaders should have acted with urgency years ago

By Editorial
For Africans, the British empire was neither benign nor good
Opinion
/ 12 September 2022

For Africans, the British empire was neither benign nor good

Britain consolidated its rapacious theft of territories in Africa and Asia during the reign of Elizabeth II’s great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria

By Tembeka Ngcukaitobi
Europe’s winter extends coal’s hot streak
Business
/ 9 September 2022

Europe’s winter extends coal’s hot streak

But analysts say the fossil fuel’s boom will probably be short-lived as the turn to renewable energy picks up

By Sarah Smit
Editorial: South Africa’s inertia on finding solution to Eskom will bite even more
Editorial
/ 8 September 2022

Editorial: South Africa’s inertia on finding solution to Eskom will bite even more

Solving our electricity crisis is set to become more difficult as the world now faces power shortages. We aren’t the only game in town

By Editorial
Local french fry importers push back against anti-dumping tariff
National
/ 7 September 2022

Local french fry importers push back against anti-dumping tariff

Anti-dumping levies ensure fair prices in industries with both foreign and local players. However, the frozen chip industry depends on imports to keep the slap chips affordable

By Kimberley Schoeman
Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of ‘disaster’
Top Six
/ 6 September 2022

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid as Zelensky warns of ‘disaster’

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire,

By Afp Author
The Battle for the Benin Bronzes reaches melting point
Friday
/ 13 August 2022

The Battle for the Benin Bronzes reaches melting point

Benin City’s looted bronzes are coming home – but the British Museum hasn’t received the memo, writes Carlos Amato

By Carlos Amato
‘World will change’ after England’s Euro 2022 title
Sport
/ 1 August 2022

‘World will change’ after England’s Euro 2022 title

‘We change society and that’s what we want, that’s so much more than football’

By Kieran Canning
Global energy crisis forces an ‘undignified transition’
Business
/ 4 July 2022

Global energy crisis forces an ‘undignified transition’

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted some to make an about-turn on coal but their scramble has not sealed the fate of renewables

By Sarah Smit
South Africa among countries where debt collection is most difficult
Business
/ 29 June 2022

South Africa among countries where debt collection is most difficult

Some small to medium businesses are taking as long as 180 days to settle debts, according to an assessment by international insurer Allianz Trade

By Sarah Smit
South Africa’s factory gate inflation set for another rise
Business
/ 27 June 2022

South Africa’s factory gate inflation set for another rise

Producer price inflation reached 13.1% in April, marking the highest print since 2012

By Sarah Smit
OPINION | New UK work visa to exclude graduates from Africa
Opinion
/ 21 May 2022

OPINION | New UK work visa to exclude graduates from Africa

If graduates did not get their qualifications from the list of top 50 universities, 40 of which are in the US, France, China, Hong Kong, Australia, Germany, Canada and Japan, they will be excluded

By Afeez Bolaji
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