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Immersed in culture: At the heart of Mantsoe’s dance is the Koba technique. It integrates his dance-making ethos rooted in the spiritual traditions of his ubungoma heritage and African indigenous dance with martial arts and contemporary movement. Photos: University of Johannesburg, arts and culture department

Dreamscapes of memory and self-discovery

Acclaimed choreographer Vincent Mantsoe blends 30 years of spiritual heritage and movement in his surrealist dance piece, Mpheyane’s Dream/Ipupo, created during his residency at…

Infrastructure: Every rand must do its job and every post in the municipality must be occupied only by the correctly qualified person. Photo: Mkhondo Municipality

The culture of mediocrity ends

An analysis of widespread municipal underperformance in South Africa reveals deep systemic failures in capital budget spending, infrastructure maintenance, and governance,…

Voting in Johannesburg. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

A – Z Guide to the 2026 local government elections

As millions of South Africans prepare to vote, here is your complete A–Z guide to navigating the local government elections, ballot allocations, and IEC voting logistics.

President Cyril Ramaphosa & Helen Zille. Image: Supplied

Post election ANC-DA coalition likely

As the ANC and DA prepare to battle for Johannesburg and Cape Town in the local government elections, analysts suggest a post-election coalition between the two major parties…

Possible coalition partners: The DA’s Helen Zille and ANC’s Cyril Ramaphosa. Photos: DA/My ANC

Inside the ANC-DA poll face-off

As municipal elections approach, polling suggests hung councils in Johannesburg and Cape Town that could force rivals ANC and DA into an uneasy local government coalition.

Voting in Johannesburg.  (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

Elections: All You Need To Know

As over 500 political parties prepare to contest local government seats, experts weigh in on the logistical hurdles facing the IEC alongside essential voting information for…

Fiscal fix: Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana delivering the 2026 Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement in parliament this week. Photo: GCIS

Fuel relief buys time but growth runs on empty

While economists welcome South Africa's temporary R10 billion fuel levy cut, trade unions and analysts warn that fiscal austerity fails to tackle sluggish growth and high…

Humanity: Sol Plaatje placed his gifts at the service of African dignity

Sol Tshekisho Plaatje: His name is everywhere . . . his legacy must be too

Marking 150 years since the birth of Solomon Tshekisho Plaatje, Chancellor Thebe Ikalafeng reflects on how this pioneer of African dignity should be central to our education and…

Extraction: In Somkhele village in Mutabatuba, KwaZulu-Natal, residents had possessed significant productive assets before mining began. They had land, herds and harvests before mining began in the area. Photo: Oupa Nkosi/File

Somkhele families count the R80m cost of coal

A landmark study by researchers from King's College London and UKZN reveals that 115 households near KZN's Somkhele coal mine suffered over R80 million in asset losses, with mine…

A new study co-authored by a University of Pretoria conservation scientist argues that widely cited claims of catastrophic global wildlife decline may overstate biodiversity loss in Africa

Conservation Cannot Succeed If Communities Are Left Behind

Conservation success cannot be measured solely in hectares and wildlife counts. At Babanango Game Reserve, ecological restoration goes hand-in-hand with community empowerment,…

Murdered: Elizabeth "Tsontso" Moselakgomo was the glue that held her family together.

Why did it take ‘Tsontso’ to make Ekurhuleni’s women's bodies matter?

The discovery of multiple murdered women in Ekurhuleni highlights the stark inequalities and systemic flaws in how South African authorities and media respond to femicide and…

Stop shrinking women’s maps in the name of safety

Telling women where they cannot run, walk, or exist is not safety—it is containment. In the wake of recent murders in South Africa, we must confront the perpetrators and broken…

For years, women in South Africa have called on government to lead the charge on ending men’s violence against women. (David Harrison/M&G)

Shattering the cycle: Confronting the crisis of gender-based violence

With a woman murdered every three hours in South Africa, the tragic discoveries in Ekurhuleni highlight the urgent need to dismantle systemic failures and confront the…

Is Canada Strengthening Its ‘Middle Power’ Strategy Against the US?

As trade friction with the US intensifies, Canada is pursuing a dynamic "middle power" strategy, building resilient economic and diplomatic partnerships across Africa, Asia, and…

UJ’s Institute for Intelligent Systems uses artificial intelligence to produce accurate, immediate medical diagnoses

Africa’s creativity is AI’s next gold rush

As global tech companies scan and ingest millions of creative works to train artificial intelligence models, Africa faces the critical challenge of protecting its cultural,…