There were several crucial agricultural data releases during April, despite all the public holidays. For example, on 30 April, the Crop Estimates Committee released its third production forecast for South
Continue readingSouth Africa expects an ample grain harvest this year
When Nelson Amenya blew the lid on a murky $2 billion deal to lease out Kenya’s biggest airport, he didn’t anticipate the backlash he would face: online trolls, a $68,000
Continue readingKenyan whistleblower faces lawsuit, death threats after exposing $2bn airport deal
The seasonal movements of two migratory antelope species — the white-eared kob and tiang — across South Sudan’s expansive wetlands and Ethiopia’s Gambella National Park have been mapped in unprecedented
The ANC in Gauteng believes it is on track to secure at least 40% of the vote in the 2026 local government elections, according to party insiders familiar with internal
Continue readingANC Gauteng bets on internal renewal to lift 2026 election prospects
Since GWM introduced it in 2021, the Haval Jolion has become the brand’s best-selling passenger vehicle in South Africa. The Jolion became a talking point in the country as it
Continue readingTicking all the boxes: The GWM Haval Jolion Pro
There has been a “remarkable and sustained disruption” in the trafficking of pangolin scales and ivory from Africa to Asia since the Covid-19 pandemic. A new report from the Hague-based
Continue readingCovid and crackdowns slash ivory and pangolin scale trade
A man was shot and killed inside Wynberg magistrate’s court recently. He was a taxi driver appearing on charges of murder. A life ended inside a building meant to represent
Continue readingFreedom Day in a fractured nation: Who are we becoming?
Earlier this year, the Mail & Guardian carried a story saying that the neglect of the Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG) reflected widespread public and media sentiment that it, once a
Continue readingIn the Shadow of the Gallery: Art, power and the fight for Johannesburg’s soul
“Only the dead have seen the end of war.” Plato’s observation is blisteringly true. War is humankind’s perpetual default mode, the most intimate sign of its intrinsic cruelty. “History hurts,”
Continue readingHell is others: Sarajevo and the tragedy of intimacy
What happens to a grand idea when its visionary steps away? That’s the quiet question being asked around the 25th edition of the Laureus World Sports Awards — held this
Continue readingLaureus awards at 25: Has Rupert blown the whistle?