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Zulu royal traditions are changing with the times

The Conversation|Published 1 day ago

AmaZulu king Misuzulu kaZwelithini has been in the headlines because he filed divorce papers against his first wife, Queen Ntokozo kaMayisela, in order to marry a fourth. South Africans are talking about the case because the king is the custodian of …

How superhero comics tell the story of Jewish America

The Conversation|Published 1 week ago

This is the story of Superman: one of the most recognizable characters in history is, at its core, the ultimate story of an immigrant and the American Dream.

Women’s sexual pleasure is still taboo – but the Kamasutra tells a different story

Published 1 week ago

In India, where sex remains a taboo subject, the Kamastura ...

In Trump’s America, trolling is governance

The Washington Post|Published 3 weeks ago

The near-entirety of Trump’s speech consisted of elaborate (and not-so-elaborate) attempts to troll Democrats. How did “owning the libs” become a substitute for ...

Deeply religious African countries provide little state support to religion – unlike in Europe

The Conversation|Published 4 weeks ago

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might ...

Gold loves bad news - that's why it's rocketing

Dirk Baur|Published 4 weeks ago

The drivers behind this surging gold price include heightened uncertainty and fear of inflation that has been stoked by US President Donald Trump’s threats of tariffs, ...

Grant card swap debacle

Zoubair Ayoob|Published 1 month ago

The government has backed off and delayed the switch over of Sassa cards

Is Earth losing its natural cooling systems?

The Conversation|Published 1 month ago

January’s record heat highlights how human-driven ocean warming is increasingly overwhelming natural climate cooling patterns

Action needed amid water crisis

Zoubair Ayoob|Published 1 month ago

Areas are without water for over a month, water deliveries via tanker are sporadic, and the eThekwini Municipality is running out of money to pay for diesel for ...

Zama zamas: police brutality won’t end it

The Conversation|Published 1 month ago

Horrendous images of the emaciated figures of the living and the dead as they were brought to the surface at Stilfontein show the failure of Operation Vala Umgodi ...

Why is Rwanda throwing its weight around Africa?

The Conversation|Published 1 month ago

Rwanda’s controversial foreign policy, whose hallmark is military diplomacy, has attracted international attention

What is Elon Musk’s political game plan?

The Conversation|Published 1 month ago

How the world’s richest man has swung from left leaning libertarian to alt-right troll

How a small Chinese AI company is shaking up US tech heavyweights

The Conversation|Published 1 month ago

DeepSeek has achieved its results with a fraction of the cash and computing power of its competitors

‘Move fast and break things’: the risks of Trump’s $500 billion AI project

The Conversation|Published 1 month ago

In one of his first moves Donald Trump announced a $500 billion project called Stargate to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence in the US

The dynamics that polarise us on social media are about to get worse

The Conversation|Published 2 months ago

Zuckerberg claims these changes promote “free expression”. But some experts worry he’s bowing to right-wing political pressure

Follow the mining money

Zoubair Ayoob|Published 2 months ago

We need to know who was buying the gold, the methods used to transport it and who was complicit in facilitating these.

Beginning of the end for Ramaphosa’s rudderless ANC

Published 2 months ago

THE year 2024 will go down as the watershed moment since the advent of the post-1994 political dispensation, writes Prof Sipho Seepe.

From failure to insight: Rejecting mediocrity

Published 2 months ago

Edwin NaiduSOUTH Africans are braced for that annual circus celebrating mediocrity. There’s a new circus mistress in town. As part of the Government of National ...

Dark side of internet

Zoubair Ayoob|Published 2 months ago

Our children are being given mobile devices at horrendously young ages without any instruction on their use, and are expected to use these without compromising themselves ...

Dr. Iqbal Survé: Lessons from South Africa’s Billionaire Entrepreneur Who Built an Empire Against the Odds

Opinion|Published 2 months ago

Discover how Dr. Iqbal Survé's visionary leadership is reshaping South Africa's economic future as we transition into 2025.