Rassie has players on the fringes of his preferred squad, here we look at three who have done enough to force their way in for the Rugby Championship.

It was a head-turner, that’s for sure. Cyril Ramaphosa says he wants to build a new city in South Africa – but where exactly could he put it?

Mmusi Maimane has been waxing lyrical about where the DA have succeeded over the years – and he’s got the receipts to back his claims up, too.

Today I would like to write about life’s pinnacle. Death.

South Africa is at a crossroads.

Another dead 12-metre Bryde’s whale was found in False Bay near Cape Town last week after becoming entangled in octopus trap ropes.

Requests for comment from the Zambian Government on the matter have gone unanswered.

Sibongile Zulu addresses issues facing women in South Africa.

Mmusi Maimane has officially turned 39 on Thursday. At this time of reflection, we’re looking at the other jobs he could turn to after politics.

Columnist Sibongile Zulu questions Aunty Pat’s political approach.

After Barack Obama came Donald Trump, a bigoted populist prone to crass outpourings and some peculiar legislative ideas. His time in office has reminded the world how prone humans are to gullibility and acts of shameful regression.

South African companies stand a chance to try again and drive the growing goodwill into win-win project opportunities around the continent.

It is a good thing that more and more young people are climbing up the echelons of SA politics.

Wondering what exactly is happening with this cabinet announcement? Cyril may be playing the long game, but he hasn’t been able to keep everything secret.

Electoral reform will not eliminate all of our problems, it is just an initial step towards improving relations towards the electorate and parliamentarians.

The IAAF needs a seventh core value – Respect for Human Dignity.

There’s a political motivation behind this decision.

DA MP Belinda Bozzoli has caused some controversy, after she called the singing of struggle songs in Parliament “undemocratic”. But what are the arguments?

Instead of trying to deflect from the case at hand, the defence should start entertaining the idea of a more cogent argument for why a stay should be granted.

A look at Janet Museveni, wife of Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni; Grace Mugabe, the wife of Zimbabwe’s former president Robert Mugabe; and Denise Nkurunziza, wife of Burundi’s President Pierre Nkurunziza.

Five out of the last eight weeks have harboured a public holiday, wreaking havoc with our ability to do business. Three of them occurred midweek – a phenomenon that incentivises the taking of additional leave days by a large chunk of the diminishing working population that supports our frail economy. We need an intervention.

Can we please go back to doing good work, instead of attacking people on Twitter?

President Mokgweetsi Masisi of Botswana categorically denies that his government would ever cull elephants, contradicting the Parliamentary Report proposing culling.

It seems Bathabile Dlamini’s departure from cabinet is getting closer. Ramaphosa has some big decisions to make next week, and she could be the first casualty.

Helen Zille is tweeting again. This time about black privilege and stereotyping black South Africans as ‘looters and political pretenders.’

We all knew that the African National Congress (ANC) would secure a majority, the question was just by how much.

The ANC suffers from all these anti-progress traits and must engage them head-on.

With 95% of the votes in, we’ve now got a clear picture of SA’s future: But which parties can call 2019 a success, and who’s going back to square one?

Here are three possible outcomes, should the ANC fail to hold onto its majority.

The eleventh hour sure is going to be interesting.

Recapping one of South Africa’s most important political events.

Uncovering the truth behind the dreaded wasted vote.

We should all learn to abandon our historic laagers, writes Solly Moeng.

Shocking.

I remember there once was a time when people were as excited about the accession of Jacob Zuma, as they are now about Cyril Ramaphosa, believing that he would institute a pro-poor government.

Unpacking the bromance between Davido and Julius Malema.

Because of who he was, Mandela’s name belongs to all South Africans.

Jacob Zuma, once again, is pleading ignorance when it comes to the corruption allegation laid against him. So we thought we’d give him a recap.

May is National Energy Month in South Africa and the government urges commercial and residential users to help find solutions to the country’s energy crisis.

With just six days to go until the 2019 elections, Julius Malema has opened up to the media.

“What we lack, in South Africa, is empathy; on all sides.”

More South Africans than ever before have access to education after the dawn of democracy in 1994.

Through their vote, South Africans have an opportunity that comes once every five years to punish or to reward leadership.

The problem is isolation and inadequate access to police services.

The president is under pressure by an entity calling itself the Land Party, on the one hand, and by the National House of Traditional Leaders, on the other.

For those of you that were thinking about immigrating to the UK – you may be better off staying where you are.

The cancer has metastasised and the abnormal has been turned into the new normal.

Gauteng ANC head of elections, Lebogang Maile, has already refuted suggestions of a coalition government.

The debate rages on.

Political parties have become acutely aware of the importance of fostering a solid brand identity.

What happened exactly?

South African voters must listen very carefully to the promises made by politicians and, mindful of their past record and the credibility of parties they represent, determine for themselves whether to reward them with their votes or not.

On Friday afternoon, Magashule took to Twitter to wish “president” Zuma well on his birthday.

Public Protector Busisiwe Mkhwebane: Happy Birthday, Pravin, here’s a subpoena.

This is gearing up to be the closest contest yet.

Prince Harry made these comments during a royal visited to the YMCA in London.

Who stands to benefit from this?

I like this twist on a Greek fable.

As tourism is a mainstay of Botswana’s economy, lifting the hunting ban could, the poll suggests, have severe economic consequences and damage Botswana’s international reputation.

It’s unlikely that President Cyril Ramaphosa is losing any sleep over Motsoeneng’s threats of total domination.

Boitumelo Oliphant on the tragedy of hopelessness facing young black South Africans.

This happened at a briefing meeting of the Portfolio Committee of Environmental Affairs (PCEA) on the implementation of the Committee’s Report in respect of CLB held on 12th March.

Ironically, the EFF leader has stated that the media is purposefully ignoring the party.

The coming elections pose a major headache for many South Africans of all backgrounds.

The heated media debate that followed has turned into a political feud.

If you’ve wandered out onto the Internet recently, there’s a good chance you ended up face-to-pixelated face with Momo.

Through everything it has done and everything it has become, the ANC should be a low hanging fruit for opposition parties.

What does the group that has the most to lose, the photo tourism industry, have to say on the matter?

Love him or hate him, as unfortunate as it may be, the former president has an air of invincibility about him.

Ramaphosa’s key challenge is to build a stable coalition within the ANC so as to embark on his project of institution building.

A new report by the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) detailed how Chinese involvement in industrial trawling is depleting Africa’s fish stocks.

Lawlessness is lawlessness, whether it wears a worker’s overall, a maid’s uniform, a blue collar or a white collar, and irrespective of the racial or ethnic identity of the person responsible for it.

Toxic behaviour should be exposed by the name of the action and not the gender.

Corruption robs ordinary South Africans of their dreams.

David Mabuza responded to questions in the National Assembly today.

The results of the recent and most extensive elephant population survey of Botswana estimates the country’s population at 126,000 elephants, a further decline from 131,600 reported in 2014.

Our diversity shouldn’t be seen as a threat to national unity and dynamism; it should be seen as an asset.

A petition to have the Northern Cape sold Namibia in order to ease Eskom’s debt.

Distressing times for these magnificent horses.

You need to stop thinking you’re not “smart enough” to succeed in education. IQ and EQ are two terms often thrown around – let’s break them down.

South Africans who fall in the upper income bracket will likely be hit the hardest when the 2019 Nation Budget Speech is delivered.

British Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg’s statements regarding concentration camps in South Africa are riddled with inaccuracies, says Fransjohan Pretorius.

The arrival of Cyril Ramaphosa into office in early 2018 brought sparks of hope for many South Africans from across the country’s vast political spectrum.

Every year, thousands of tourists visit South African private nature reserves to see wild animals in unspoilt surroundings.

It is a travesty that a Test playing nation in Zimbabwe have no scheduled international cricket for the first six months of 2019.

Twitter users are having a field day with these theories.

Mmusi Maimane delivered a rousing criticism of Cyril Ramaphosa’s presidency during the SONA Debate on Tuesday.

Make no mistake, Stage 4 is a huge worry for both Eskom and the whole country. But is our load shedding nightmare only going to get worse?

I wonder whether Paul Kruger (President of the South African Republic from 1883 to 1902) ever knew that a street in the Mojave Desert in America was named after him in the 1890’s?

Only action can get more sceptic South Africans a little more trusting of Ramaphosa’s intent.

The biggest disruption of the night? The fact there were no disruptions. SONA 2019 flowed smoothly, thanks to Ramaphosa’s cunning address.

His façade of talk-shops, summits, commissions, and meetings have yielded no tangible change to the lives of those left behind.

The News24 chief is appearing at the state capture inquiry on Tuesday, and the input of Adriaan Basson could be the most important heard yet.

Chief Whip of the official opposition on the importance of rail safety.

Since 2009 there has been a steady increase in the frequency of killer whale sightings and the number of pods in False Bay.

The Girl From St Agnes premiered on Showmax on 31 January 2019, and all eight episodes were released at once.

Ever wondered who has the best educational qualifications out of all the major political parties? We’ve put together a guide ahead of the 2019 Elections.

“We must rescue the country and we need your support to get our country back on to a good path.”

The debate to ‘unbundle’ Eskom over the next few years seems to be gathering pace.

Cyril Ramaphosa has not shied away from making his views on state capture known.