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Imagining a better digital public sphere
Opinion
/ 14 September 2024

Imagining a better digital public sphere

X, Facebook and Instagram exercise ordinate and often pernicious power, which must be contested and socially enriching alternatives developed

By Richard Pithouse
Diary: Generation of Hope,  Balinese Girl, Choreographies of the Impossible
Friday
/ 13 September 2024

Diary: Generation of Hope, Balinese Girl, Choreographies of the Impossible

Your essential dose of art and culture

By Lesego Chepape
South Africa’s G20 presidency: Frontload the climate change and ecological justice agenda
Thought Leader
/ 12 September 2024

South Africa’s G20 presidency: Frontload the climate change and ecological justice agenda

When the country takes over the presidency from Brazil in 2025, it should focus on reforming the global financial architecture

By Siphumelele Duma and Abeer Abazeed
Indian external affairs minister doubtful about a single Brics currency
Politics
/ 20 August 2024

Indian external affairs minister doubtful about a single Brics currency

Subrahmanyam Jaishankar cites policy differences, well as cost and efficiency, as stumbling blocks.

By Lunga Mzangwe
Laura Lima’s work taps into time and change
Friday
/ 23 March 2024

Laura Lima’s work taps into time and change

Brazilian artist’s first solo exhibition in Africa invites viewers to slow down and reflect

By Lesego Chepape
Déjà vu as Multi-Party Charter unveils economic plan
Opinion
/ 30 January 2024

Déjà vu as Multi-Party Charter unveils economic plan

In trying to provide an alternative to the ANC, the new political grouping has fallen into old traps

By Sarah Smit
South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights
Opinion
/ 15 January 2024

South Africa emerges as a champion of human rights

The country’s case at the World Court exposes Israel’s apartheid actions of creeping dispossession of land, segregation and discrimination, as well as military actions to destroy Palestinians and slow deaths through starvation

By Imran Khalid
Corporate capture and austerity politics
Thought Leader
/ 10 October 2023

Corporate capture and austerity politics

The choice to adopt austerity is not about protecting the state against capture — nor is it about realising untapped growth

By Sarah Smit
Modi: Defence cooperation an important pillar in India-Africa relations
Politics
/ 29 August 2023

Modi: Defence cooperation an important pillar in India-Africa relations

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi says that he believes his country should share expertise and knowledge with the Africa continent in defence manufacturing, research and development

By Lizeka Tandwa
The elephant in the room at Brics is the climate crisis
Thought Leader
/ 25 August 2023

The elephant in the room at Brics is the climate crisis

The bloc’s countries are some of the worst polluters, so they need to take climate seriously

By Ozayr Patel
EXCLUSIVE: AU will be part of G20 during my presidency, says Narendra Modi
Politics
/ 24 August 2023

EXCLUSIVE: AU will be part of G20 during my presidency, says Narendra Modi

In a wide ranging interview with the Mail & Guardian, the Indian prime minister placed great importance on Africa’s position in geopolitics

By Lizeka Tandwa, Paddy Harper and Ron Derby
Deciding Brics’ purpose will determine its future
Opinion
/ 24 August 2023

Deciding Brics’ purpose will determine its future

Important questions remain but there is no doubting the effect of these new allegiances

By Richard Calland
Mantashe: Don’t rely on government to get you out of poverty
Politics
/ 22 August 2023

Mantashe: Don’t rely on government to get you out of poverty

The ANC leader said a recently agreed multi-party coalition was made up of ‘apartheid’ and ‘bantustan’ parties with an ‘evil intent’

By Lizeka Tandwa
How India moved to being a leading power in Brics and the world
Thought Leader
/ 21 August 2023

How India moved to being a leading power in Brics and the world

The rapidly growing economy is commanding more and more influence

By Phapano Phasha
Emerging markets unwinding? Not just yet
Business
/ 11 August 2023

Emerging markets unwinding? Not just yet

Chile and Brazil are leading the pack with their recent interest rate cuts but South Africa is on its own timeline

By Sarah Smit
Brics countries collaborate to confront climate crisis
The Green Guardian
/ 28 July 2023

Brics countries collaborate to confront climate crisis

A forum held this week, ahead of the next month’s Brics summit, focused on the development of partnerships to build resilient cities

By Lyse Comins
Brazil’s Bolsonaro and the poisoned gift
Opinion
/ 11 July 2023

Brazil’s Bolsonaro and the poisoned gift

What does the former president’s ineligibility for re-election mean for the country?

By Laura Burocco
What’s in it for the ‘friends of Brics’?
Top Six
/ 8 June 2023

What’s in it for the ‘friends of Brics’?

A bigger alliance will give the group extra economic heft, but it remains to be seen whether its members can speak in one voice

By Sarah Smit
Non-alignment SA’s only political and economic choice, but we must condemn the war
Business
/ 19 May 2023

Non-alignment SA’s only political and economic choice, but we must condemn the war

In the real world, diplomacy is driven by economic interests

By Editorial
Brazil rejects US criticism, defends Russia ties
World
/ 18 April 2023

Brazil rejects US criticism, defends Russia ties

Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the United States should not support a war and rather promote peace

By Afp
Will the dollar hit a Brics wall?
Business
/ 17 April 2023

Will the dollar hit a Brics wall?

The architecture of the global financial system hurts emerging market economies but the alliance has yet to offer an alternative

By Sarah Smit
Brazil police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters
Top Six
/ 9 January 2023

Brazil police wrest back seat of power from pro-Bolsonaro rioters

Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva condemned the invasions as a “fascist” attack

By Agence France Presse
Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress, presidential palace
Top Six
/ 8 January 2023

Bolsonaro supporters storm Brazil Congress, presidential palace

Hundreds of supporters of Brazil’s far-right ex-president Jair Bolsonaro broke through police barricades and stormed into Congress, the presidential palace and the Supreme Court on Sunday

By Agence France Presse
Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele
Sport
/ 3 January 2023

Brazil pays final respects to football giant Pele

A funeral procession will be held on Tuesday through Santos and past the house of Pele’s mother, 100-year-old Celeste Arantes

By Rodrigo Almonacid A
Fifa does little to stop abuses in countries who host the World Cup
Opinion
/ 13 December 2022

Fifa does little to stop abuses in countries who host the World Cup

After the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Fifa set up a human rights panel with the intention of stopping abuse and exploitation

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Supporting Ramaphosa is an unpalatable but necessarily defensive line for the left in South Africa
Opinion
/ 8 December 2022

Supporting Ramaphosa is an unpalatable but necessarily defensive line for the left in South Africa

But backing the president is a useless strategy if the left can’t pull together, be open new ideas and find a way to get in tune with the majority

By Imraan Buccus
World Cup fever can lead to more births, heart attacks and stock market fluctuations
Sport
/ 5 December 2022

World Cup fever can lead to more births, heart attacks and stock market fluctuations

The World Cup can trigger intense emotions in a way that no other sporting mega-event can

By Raj Persaud
World Cup Qatar: A desert yet to bloom
Sport
/ 28 November 2022

World Cup Qatar: A desert yet to bloom

A few upsets and some Messi magic aside, the showcase has struggled to dazzle

By Richard Calland
Minnows prove that there is no ‘I’ in team at the World Cup
Sport
/ 26 November 2022

Minnows prove that there is no ‘I’ in team at the World Cup

With the exception of one or two hidings, games at this World Cup have been much closer than expected

By Eyaaz Matwadia
World Cup wrap: Added time, shock results and what to look forward to
Sport
/ 25 November 2022

World Cup wrap: Added time, shock results and what to look forward to

The first round of games are done. Who stood out, who flopped and what to watch out for

By Ozayr Patel
Lula’s return to power should inspire the left
Opinion
/ 2 November 2022

Lula’s return to power should inspire the left

Recent and past successes of the Workers’ Party in Brazil shows that self-emancipation of the oppressed is possible

By Vashna Jagarnath
Bolsonaro ‘authorises’ transition without acknowledging defeat
The Editors Picks
/ 2 November 2022

Bolsonaro ‘authorises’ transition without acknowledging defeat

In a speech that lasted just over two minutes, the far-right incumbent neither acknowledged defeat, nor congratulated Lula on his victory

By Afp
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