Renowned photographer Peter Magubane has died at 91
Peter Magubane, the renowned artist-photographer who photographed the everyday struggles of black South Africans for decades under apartheid, died on Monday. He would have turned
Harvard’s president resigns
Claudine Gay, Harvard’s first Black president, is the second Ivy League president to quit after controversial Congressional testimony on campus antisemitism. Gay resigned on Tuesday
Sugar tax has done little to reduce obesity
The tax on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), the Health Promotion Levy (HPL), has been ineffective in reducing the nation’s sugar intake and obesity levels. According to
MK party will have zero tolerance for corruption – Zuma
New political party, uMkhonto weSizwe, will have a zero-tolerance policy on corruption and its members will be disciplined for corrupt activities, former president Jacob Zuma
‘Almost naked’ Moscow party enrages Russia, leads to convictions
Russian TV presenter and influencer Anastasia Ivleeva has been fined by a Moscow court for arranging a risqué party at Moscow’s Mutabor nightclub, attended by
Sanef objects to journalist’s arrest for taking photos of mayor’s house
The South African National Editors’ Forum (Sanef) has raised concerns over the treatment of journalist Thomo Nkgadima, who says police held him behind bars over
NYT sues OpenAI over claimed copyright breach
The New York Times says ChatGPT-owner OpenAI and Microsoft should be held responsible for ‘millions of dollars’ in damages for what it claims are copyright
Controversial, widely admired Ngema dies
The death in a car accident of Mbongeni Ngema has recalled the playwright, choreographer, actor and musician’s renown for his musical on the 1976 uprising,
UCT apologises unreservedly to former executive, admits governance failure
The University of Cape Town (UCT) council has extended an ‘unreserved apology’ in writing to former senior executive Dr Russell Ally, who was forced to
Pope, King Charles highlight suffering in Middle East conflict
Pope Francis used his Christmas Day message, delivered before thousands of worshippers gathered at St Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, to call for an end