The furore has increased.

The ANC is not the only party without reproach but it carries the biggest burden of responsibility because of where it comes from.

CITES, the United Nations organisation which regulates wildlife trade, meets in Sri Lanka in May for its 18th session.

Wuebbenhorst took over the reins at the struggling German team in December

This is a story about a lonely bear in a pit, a jaguar with nowhere to run or trees to climb, a vulture with nowhere to fly and the cruelty of a zoo that doesn’t seem to care.

President Mnangagwa needs to rush home from Russia and Asia and rescind or greatly reduce the price of petrol.

“We have forged together to respond to the challenges of unemployment, inequality and poverty.” – President Ramaphosa

As the ANC, we admit our shortcomings, we accept the criticism of the people and we are hard at work to correct our mistakes.

Most of what Ramaphosa promised has already been promised over and over again by previous Presidents, and have never been delivered on.

There are four lessons South Africans can learn from the Brexit fiasco.

Today, guinea pigs are reared in various countries including Benin, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, DRC, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania, and Togo.

The University of Cape Town will honour Sarah Baartman by naming a hall after her.

To many, Patagonian Afrikaans is a relic of the past. Against the odds, however, a renaissance has begun.

Trevor Noah’s comments about identity caused an uproar. But he had a point.

During an unusual lull in the news cycle, Chris Chameleon spun an apparently elaborate ruse involving Bles Bridges and red roses. Well, no roses.

The only way rent-a-gobs like Andile Mngxitama can flourish is by staying in the news, through any means necessary. It’s high time we changed that.

We’ve put together eight of the soccer teams whose fans we’ve loved to hate this year. If your side isn’t on the list, you’re doing something wrong.

In an interview with 702 recently, Cyril Ramaphosa remarked that the lackadaisical attitude among white South Africans, particularly those with power toward the plight of Black South Africans, was cause for anger.

Deep Fried Man and Willem Petzer (who?) squared off this week without actually speaking to each other at all.

South Africa’s Day of Reconciliation has a long and complex history. Here we revisit Dingane and the Voortrekkers.

Julius Malema – and his frequent calls for land grabs – will be challenged in court on Wednesday, as the bombastic leader faces more legal strife.

In May 2017, the body of three-year-old Courtney Pieters was found in Cape Town.

It’s been 25 years since Nelson Mandela and I shared the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the full text of the speech given at the acceptance 25 years ago.

There was no Madiba magic and no American dream as Fiji stormed to the Cape Town Sevens title mon Sunday.

Cape Town Sevens is a great party. For most women, it’s a pleasant day out. For some, it evokes an eye roll so hard, we might knock ourselves out.

The Cut Writer Mariah Smiths ruffled feathers when she referred to Priyanka Chopra as a “modern-day scam artist”.

The success of the Cape Town Sevens in engaging new fans should offer inspiration to South Africa’s fifteen man scene.

Kaizer Chiefs fans were not afforded the chance t celebrate the departure of Giovanni Solinas, as they were soon brought down to earth with the announcement that Ernst Middendorp would take over as head coach.

Just as the furore about the trophy hunting of the pride male named Skye began abating, another incident has highlighted the ethics of hunting in the Associated Private Nature Reserves (APNR) alongside the Kruger National Park.

There have been two major tailings dam failures in South Africa in the last half century – in 1974 and 1994. As many as 29 people died.

There are also tensions between Nigeria’s central bank and the South African telecom company MTN.

Our world is tattooed with graffiti.

SA Rugby’s hamfisted response to rainbow laces queries have exasperated critics.

Are we about to see the end of one of South Africa’s most infamous practices – Captive Lion Breeding (CLB) for hunting and trading of their parts?

The EFF gets enough attention without the creation of fake news.

Botswana’s parliament recently passed a motion considering lifting the ban on elephant trophy hunting, citing an increase in both the elephant population and human-elephant conflict (HEC) as their motives.

With all the subtlety of a punch to the face, Jacob Zuma has suggested that the ex-Deputy President Ramaphosa “was familiar” with most of his decisions.

The elderly, who are unable to gain employment and are attempting to live out their autumn years in peace, have been embattled by Communicare’s social housing sleight of hand.

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There is a theory doing the rounds that the best thing for South Africa would be for Cyril Ramaphosa to get a “bigger mandate” in the 2019 elections. Even seasoned political analysts like Carol Paton, Max du Preez and Peter Bruce have succumbed to the illusory allure of this thinking.

In 2010 I covered South African ex-President Zuma’s state visit to the United Kingdom.

Get ready. The “that is so racist!” posts are coming.

We can’t really handle talking about racism, can we?

WWE’s Crown Jewel event is controversial. But, seemingly as with all things WWE, the show goes on.

Lammie remains alone in her arid enclosure.

A look at author Hennie van Vuuren’s “Apartheid, Guns and Money: a tale of profit”.

Dinokeng Game Reserve’s dominant elephant was recently shot as a ‘problem animal’ for breaking fences and escaping from the reserve, even though management admits that the fences on the property are not up to standard.

The Democratic Alliance is in possession of a memorandum sent to SABC staff indicating that the public broadcaster is considering retrenching up to 2200 staff effective on 1 February 2019.

Hope Restoration Ministries is deeply shocked and outraged by the ongoing court proceedings at the Eastern Cape High Court in Port Elizabeth.

John Steenhuisen discusses the issue of owning guns in South Africa, and how new legislation could limit your self-defence rights.

Pik Botha defended apartheid internationally and was firmly committed to the system – however “reformist” his version of it.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries (DAFF) plans to appeal the recent Western Cape High Court ruling against fishing quotas for West Coast Rock Lobster thereby incurring further legal costs.

I recently met with two Venezuelan opposition politicians who had travelled here to give us a first-hand account of how and why Venezuela has imploded. They gave us a clear and urgent warning not to head down the same dead-end road of populist, socialist policies that has led to Venezuela’s failure.

By pursuing Zimbabwe’s white sporting icons, Emmerson Mnangagwa is sending a message to Zimbabwe. But do that come with a caveat?

Local authorities cannot count. Except when they collect taxes and service charges.

PSG Wealth CIO, Adriaan Pask, believes that SA is already well on its way to an economic recovery. Here’s why he’s so confident…

Despite Africa’s impressive growth in the past 25 years and its entry into the digital economy, the job market continues to be in a depressed state as youth unemployment continues to rise.

Tourism Minister, Derek Hanekom, says growing safari tourism is vital to sustain and develop South Africa’s game reserves, the conservation work they do and the benefits they bring to surrounding communities.

Far too often, mental health and the duty of care that comes with it, is still seen as a luxury in sport – especially in South Africa. As the conversation opens, we need to change that.

As South Africa continues to reel after the blatant, daylight rape of a six-year-old old victim in a Dros bathroom, the question arises: are instances of child trafficking, rape and murder on the rise across the country?

There’s a call to parents to draw closer to their children this exam season.

Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, China, Thailand and the Philippines, some of the world’s worst countries for poaching and illegal trade in ivory have been allowed to exit a key international initiative set up to curb the mass slaughter of elephants.

The South African pressure group Afriforum and its allies want to be the only voices speaking on behalf of Afrikaners.

On the topic of petrol prices and crude oil – remember when 10 million barrels of black gold disappeared from South Africa?

Lion experts dispute the conservation value of test tube lions questioning whether this merely supports lion breeders’ claims that they contribute to the conservation of lions.

A strategic report on poaching just released by the Department of Environmental Affairs shows that fewer rhinos but more elephants are being killed. Of concern, however, is what it leaves out.

The story of an eccentric modern day urban missionary spreading love and light into the embattled suburbs of Brooklyn, Rugby and Ysterplaat.

Reports of elephant poaching in Botswana are under the spotlight with various claims in national and international media that the current adverse situation is driven by anti-poaching budget cuts, disarming of anti-poaching units, poachers being spoilt for choice with wildlife finding a safe-haven in the country, and even the trophy hunting ban.

Heritage Day isn’t all about braais and beers – it’s about remembering those who were here before us.

Margaret Hagerman writes for The Conversation, asking whether this latest generation are any less racist than their older relatives.

Wayne Parnell’s career promised so much, but delivered so little. The news that he’s moving to County Championship side Worcestershire won’t change anyone’s opinion that he underdelivered.

The controversy deepens around the death of a magnificent male lion in Umbabat PNR as parliament was given the wrong pictures last week, which may have revealed the true identity of the hunted lion.

The Cape Town Press Club Committee says that the SABC’s retrenchment strategy will be unfair to hard-working journalists

Rassie Erasmus didn’t have to be courteous enough to give a response to Cosatu’s latest huffing and puffing, the team does that for him. But he did, simply.

It’s easy to get carried away in the euphoria of achieving the impossible, but the Springboks will be right to believe they can now conquer the world.

We’re having a look at the rationale behind the Mmusi Maimane bid for the Western Cape premiership, and what it means for the DA.

The vote, which required a three-quarter majority to pass, resulted in a tally of 39 Yes, 25 No, three Abstentions, and two Not Present.

The front doorbell rings and I open the door. Paralysed with fright I stare at my visitor – a tall figure draped from head to toe in a black cloak, face hidden in the darkness under a frayed hood. An emaciated left-hand holds a long staff with a glinting, curved scythe at the top. A […]

It was in Umbabat that a lion was recently hunted and ended up being discussed in Parliament, following accusations that it was an under-age pride male and was baited illegally.

Solly Moeng wants to know if the ANC will ever concede that their time has come, following the in the footsteps of those before them.

Here’s Johnny. The DA’s chief whip explains why Cyril Ramaphosa – and a few other ANC cronies – must be held accountable for state capture.

What does this mean for degree studies at university?

Captive Bred Lions destined for canned hunting or slaughter for their bones are not protected by South Africa’s animal welfare laws. The Departments responsible for their welfare and regulating the industry are simply ‘passing the buck’.

Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB Agri-Business, explains why the government’s petrol price intervention isn’t all good news.

A total of 87 municipalities have been declared dysfunctional in 2018. But what does that mean, and how can it be corrected?

The Inkatha Freedom Party congress – where Mangosuthu Gatsha Buthelezi’s successor was to be elected – has been postponed. It’s just the latest twist in Buthelezi’s long political life.

South Africa may be more like the rest of the world than it seems. If its economic debates are disguised ways of expressing identity, the same may be true of those in most other parts of the globe too.

Donald Trump and his remarks on land expropriation were wide of the mark. This is what harms any chances of a serious discussion on rural safety.

Shakespeare once posed the question: What’s in a name?

With inflation expected to top 1 000 000% by year-end.

A new scientific report, The Economics of Captive Predator Breeding in South Africa is about to be released.

Panyaza Lesufi is doing all that is possible to prepare learners for the future.

Things are going from bad to worse at NSFAS.

Lies are often bent truths but truths are never bent lies.

True transformation cannot be retrofitted. It challenges a business to its core, and demands a new, fresh way of doing things. A transformed business is one that has been examined at every level in order to find opportunities to integrate new talent and build new skills. If we’re honest, this level of change is uncomfortable. It asks for agility and grit. In short, transformation requires us to think like an entrepreneur.

South African and other observers of current discussions in the country about the politically manufactured need to amend the Constitution in order to effect the expropriation of land without compensating know that these processes are driven largely by short-term electoral expediency.

There’s a need for ministries of education around the world to intervene in the education of puberty.

Just how far have we really come?

Just like that, the war is over. But who has been left with more battle scars?

Buffy is set for a complete reVAMP.