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An aerial view shows heavy traffic on the N1 North at the Pumulani Toll as the last batch of holidaymakers make their way to Limpopo and neighbouring countries. Photo CMTV

Beyond the body count

Road deaths, in this context, are not random tragedies. They are predictable outcomes of structural neglect

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
Spirit-filled: Songbird Kelly Khumalo, who is in sync with her gods, has a new offering out. She has never been one for creative complacency; she is a woman who wrestles with sound the same way one wrestles with calling. Photo: Supplied

A spirit walk with Kelly Khumalo

Rebirth finds Kelly Khumalo singing not for applause, but for the ancestors who guide her sound

  • Eyaaz
7 min read
The Samud Flotilla consists of boats from 47 countries and is a symbol of steadfastness against Israel’s occupation and the genocide in Gaza. Photo: Tan Safi/Freedom Flotilla Coalition

Gaza: Steadfastness on the open sea

Countries around the world are increasingly turning against Israel and its aggression in the Middle East. South Africa’s unions and citizens must join in solidarity with Palestinians

6 min read
The UN Financing for Development Summit failed to deal with the issue of funding countries hit hardest by the climate crisis. (Envato Elements)

Debt, heat and uprisings: What Seville failed to solve

The UN Financing for Development Summit failed to deal with the real issue of funding Asian, African and other countries who are hit hardest by the climate crisis yet contribute least to global warming

5 min read
Irrespective of the examination by the Federal Maritime Commission, the ICJ Case and NATO Summit will provide the Trump administration with policy windows to convey its threats. (Reuters)

New Federal Maritime Commission inquiry could rock Pillars of Hercules in US-Spain relations

the US Federal Maritime Commission launched an examination to identify any regulations, policies, or practices by other parties that create unfavorable shipping conditions in several choke points around the world.

  • Lukef
4 min read
US President Donald Trump said this week that the tariff is meant to address the trade imbalance between South Africa and the US. (Photo: Evan Vucci/AP/picture alliance)

MPs from around the world urge Trump to revoke order on SA

The group said the US president’s decision to suspend aid to South Africa was a regressive assault on the country’s sovereignty

  • Emsie Ferreira
3 min read
Migrants of various nationalities are rescued by the Spanish NGO Open Arms in international waters on September 30, 2023. The migrants are from Syria, Bangladesh, Sudan, Eritrea, Palestine, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Ghana, Egypt, Chat, Senegal and Mali. (Photo by Jose Colon/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Europe brewed its so-called ‘migrant crisis’

Decades before today’s migrants boarded small boats to Europe to ‘take their jobs’, European fishing ships were trawling West African waters, taking food and jobs from the locals. And they still are

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read