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We talk to Josie Grindrod, one of the creators of a new exhibition of artworks probing the imagery that defines the feminine ideal of a young woman in her prime.
Questions with Josh Rees Get a sneak peek into the life of Daily Maverick's People and Culture Co-ordinator as he answers 20 ...
The ANC retained a safe seat in Motherwell in Nelson Mandela Bay as the EFF held its own and pipped the uMkhonto Wesizwe party to second place. MK had a marked improvement in the ward compared with ...
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A controversial plan to remove more than 120 baboons from the Cape Peninsula has sparked outrage from animal rights activists, as authorities consider options, among them euthanasia, translocation and ...
President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s government is increasingly abusing anti-terrorism legislation to suppress genuine political opposition before the October polls, according to NGO Intelwatch.
The custodians of the world’s most valuable wetland areas have sent another reminder to South Africa to submit a long-overdue report about the long-standing threats facing the Ndumo Game Reserve in ...
Silence and lack of autonomy are the torments at the heart of Bridling, a short story that’s now a riveting play debuting at the National Arts Festival in Makhanda this week.
Four people died, 38 were missing and 23 survived after a ferry carrying 65 people sank near the Indonesian island of Bali, the country's Search and Rescue agency said on Thursday.
After years and years of advocating better baboon management, the glimpse of another ‘new action plan’ is beguiling. But is it convincing? Jennis Trethowan, Peter Willis and Ben Cousins weigh in on ...
Just as the Congress of the People — the way the Freedom Charter was created — was a process and not an event, the same is true of the charter itself. Its meaning was not finalised on the day of its ...
U.S. President Donald Trump will host leaders from five African nations in Washington next week to discuss "commercial opportunities," a White House official said on Wednesday.