The Lessons of South Africa’s Stolen Land

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Thirty years after the end of apartheid, South Africa remains a troubled country with glaring racial disparities in income, employment, and access to everything from adequate housing to drinking water and electricity. But the abundant challenges that continue to face the country belie strenuous efforts at restitution and racial reconciliation—efforts that, in South Africa, have often focused on land.


Donald Trump’s second presidency starting shortly presents a major challenge to SA

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For a US president who is publicly threatening to take Greenland and Panama by military force – and also to annex Canada through crippling economic pressure – kicking South Africa out of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), or even trashing the whole programme, would clearly be small change. 


South Africa’s summer forecast – hot temperatures and uncertain rainfall patterns ahead for 2025

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The South African Weather Service (Saws) has issued its Seasonal Climate Watch for December 2024 to April 2025, providing crucial insights into expected weather patterns across the country. South Africans can expect a hot summer with below-normal rainfall in some regions and a neutral El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) for now.