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- THE CONVERSATION: Honest, humble, revealing — Pope Francis’s autobiography offers insights on personality, demands of the papacyThe book is a landmark moment in the history of the papacy, giving the reader insights into the pope’s personality and his position’s demands. Read more »
- WEEKEND WRAP: SA’s Budget crisis; Finkelstein on ICJ backlash; and the rising lung cancer in women non-smokersSouth Africa’s Budget crisis; Finkelstein’s take on the ICJ case backlash; and why is there an increase in lung cancer among women who have never smoked? Read more »
- THE GREAT TREK: Afrikaner group makes a sho’t right to Europe to campaign for more support against ‘SA race laws’Not content with lobbying the US government over farm murders and land reform in SA, the Solidarity Movement is soon headed for Europe, where it hopes to find more sympathetic ears. Read more »
- JOBURG SUMMIT: Trevor Manuel to chair G20 panel on African debt distressUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky may visit SA in the second quarter of 2025, but Russia's President Vladimir Putin is unlikely to attend the G20. Read more »
- SOCCER: Pirates and Sundowns kept apart in Champions League draw, preserving hopes of all-South African finalThe prospects of an all-South African Champions League final remain firmly alive after Orlando Pirates and Mamelodi Sundowns were kept apart in both the quarterfinals and semifinals draws of Africa’s premier club competition on Thursday, 20 February. Read more »
- SAPS IN CRISIS: ‘Double axed’ Western Cape crime intelligence boss Mzwandile Tiyo summoned to court in gun theft negligence sagaFormer Western Cape Crime Intelligence boss Mzwandile Tiyo, who was twice apparently fired in a saga his legal representative called a ‘political witch-hunt’, is expected in court over a gun theft matter. Meanwhile, he has accused Parliament’s police committee chair Ian Cameron of defamation. Read more »
- HOPE IN A SUITCASE: From jealousy to joy: Eastern Cape schools embrace revolutionary wheelie bag desks for learningThree hundred innovative mobile hardcover school bags that double as school desks and can be wheeled home to serve as study stations with a solar light, were handed to learners in rural schools this week in a joint project by the Eastern Cape Department of Education, Old Mutual Insure and… Read more »
- GROWTH TRAJECTORY: One artist sows the seed for Bathurst’s food securityTori Stowe takes Daily Maverick on a meandering tour of the myriad Nolukhanyo Grows home garden projects in Bathurst, Eastern Cape, to see which have grown roots of their own. Read more »
- SEARCH FOR CLARITY: Controversial legal ruling clears Swimming South Africa’s executive of violating own constitutionSwimming South Africa’s executive members, with terms in excess of the three permitted by its constitution, look likely to continue without sanction after technicalities on when the changes were made to the code. Read more »
- ISS TODAY: Diverging paths: the implications of Trump’s US-EU rift for Africa’s governance and security landscapeAs US president Donald Trump drives a wedge between US-Europe relations, Africa should cleave closer to reliable friends and safeguard multilateralism. Read more »