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Fighting fire: Wildfire response in South Africa remains heavily dependent on state resources and a limited volunteer base. Photos: Supplied

Fire alert not heeded

South Africa’s approach to wildfire management has not adjusted at the same pace

Flashpoint: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen has urged the US to ‘stop the threats’ and asserting that
Greenland is not for sale and the US has no right to annex any territory of the Danish kingdom.

Selective outrage and erosion of sovereignty

Sovereignty appears vigorously defended in Europe when violated by adversaries but ignored when challenged by allies

Injured children arrive at Nasser Hospital. in Gaza. Photo: Loay Ayyoub/Getty Images

In the face of Gaza’s open wound the EU’s fractured conscience is finally emerging

Until now, Europe has been the observer giving rhetorical support for Palestinian rights while arming and trading with Israel, which negates those rights

The area around Hotazel in the Northern Cape contains much of the world’s known deposits of manganese.

The global race for critical minerals is on. Where is South Africa?

The country needs to establish a deliberate geopolitical hedging strategy to traverse this changing terrain

President Cyril Ramaphosa has laid strong foundations for the G20. Photo: Dwayne Senior/Getty Images

South Africa’s wrestling match with Trump

South Africa has laid a solid foundation as G20 chair, undeterred by the US’s disruptions

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Trump’s Panama gambit spurs controversy

But his statements feel like a distraction, a manufactured spectacle to deflect attention from America’s real crises

The Canadian government declared Joy Ruth Acheng (above) persona non grata in Canada while Henry Mayega was expelled by the UAE. Acheng was appointed by President Yoweri Museveni.

Political corruption is eroding diplomacy and Uganda’s image abroad

The country’s ambassadors to Canada and the United Arab Emirates have been expelled from those countries

Going for gold: Salimah Valiani’s anthology of poetry iGoli eGoli is a socio-political examination of the city. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

Days before the next round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations start in Kenya, Greenpeace Africa and other activists fill the streets of Nairobi to demand world leaders deliver a strong treaty for people, community and climate.  (Greenpeace Africa)

Marshalling for a plastic-free future

As world leaders meet at the fourth round of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on plastics, urgent, bold steps must be taken

Sean Strickland of the United States fights against Dricus Du Plessis of South Africa in a middleweight title bout during the UFC 297 event at Scotiabank Arena on January 20, 2024 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)

Dricus du Plessis becomes South Africa’s first UFC Champion

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