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United States President Joe Biden shakes hands with president-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House on November 13, 2024 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Is our Trumpian moment coming?

Donald Trump’s return to power is a disaster for America, but we should be mindful that South Africa may risk a similar fate

Former president Jacob Zuma and Tourism Minister Lindiwe Sisulu Lindiwe Sisulu during the ANC National General Council on October 11, 2015 at Gallagher Convention Centre in Midrand. (Photo by Gallo Images / Thapelo Maphakela)

Radical economic transformation ‘bullshit’ won’t change lives of poor

Lindiwe Sisulu and other power and prosperity seekers in the ANC had the authority to improve the lives of ‘the people’, but didn’t

We cannot reform ourselves out of the times we are in

To end racism, we will have to change the structures from which it draws its mandate, and get rid of liberal and right-wing politicians who give it oxygen while we are being…

A woman walks with an umbrella to protect her from the blowing snow in downtown Portland during a morning snowstorm. (Staff Photo by Brianna Soukup/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images)

Coronavirus dispatches from smalltown America: Part III

Covid-19 strikes home. People in housing for senior citizens have the disease and Native Americans’s source of income — from casinos and oil — has collapsed

Sanders-style economic populism is not a wholly convincing message for many black voters in southern states. (Flickr)

What Bernie Sanders needs to learn from black voters in South Africa

Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth

There’s Joe Biden, former president Barrack Obama’s vice-president for eight years. At the onset of the primary season that status alone catapulted him to the top of every poll as the presumptive nominee.(Kamil Krzaczynski/Reuters)

US presidential campaign 2020: The Democratic conundrum

As Super Tuesday looms, there are five candidates left in the Democratic race. But the party must ensure it selects someone who will be able to defeat incumbent Donald Trump

With inequality framed as a key trigger for the worldwide unrest comes the circulation of literature breaking down the disparities between rich and poor — in Chile and Lebanon, they are frighteningly high.  (Reuters/Carlos Eduardo Ramirez)

Where will neoliberalism end?

LONG READ As the world was overtaken by upheaval last year, one photo emerging from the uprisings depicts a protestor bearing a promise: “Neoliberalism was born in Chile and will…

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

Trump says Congress ‘can’t impeach’ him

Asked by reporters at a White House Easter event for children whether the prospect of impeachment worries him, Trump replied: "Not even a little bit."

New Zealand has about 1.5-million privately owned firearms. (Reuters/Jorge Silva)

New Zealand bans assault weapons within days of massacre

Initial public reaction was positive in the still-shocked country, where hundreds of people turned out for a second day for funerals in Christchurch

US President Donald Trump. (Reuters)

In US presidential race, how old is too old?

Donald Trump, the oldest person ever elected US president, will be 74 on Inauguration Day 2021

David Cameron and Boris Johnson.

US Congress appeals ruling on net neutrality

The issue of net neutrality isn’t black and white, displaying both positive and negative consequences

Trump and Clinton win big in New York, cast themselves as inevitable

The respective front-runners scored vital victories and will go into future state battles with much confidence.

Cruz slows Trump’s steamroller

Texas senator Ted Cruz described his recent win as a "turning point" in the Republican presidential race.

Sanders gets a sweet taste of victory

Bernie Sanders is on a roll after the upset win in Michigan – but the odds on him winning are slim.

Sanders wins stunning upset over Clinton, Trump wins big in Michigan primary

Vermont senator had trailed in polls by more than 20 points but opposition to free trade and growing African American support lead to victory.

US presidential candidate Hillary Clinton arrives at her Super Tuesday primary night party in Miami

Trump marches toward nomination as Clinton sweeps south on Super Tuesday

Trump and Clinton win seven states and start to look toward general election even as Cruz and Sanders each claim victory in multiple states.

US President Donald Trump’s land-for-peace formula feeds into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revanchism. Photo: File

Trump wins decisively in South Carolina, Clinton clinches Nevada

Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination while Hillary Clinton put in a strong showing against Bernie Sanders.

Comeback kid? Hillary Clinton is pulling out all the stops to win the Democratic nomination to run for US president

Hiccup for Hillary as cracks show

She may seem the most electable Democratic hopeful, but can voters be persuaded to trust her?

Insurgent champs steal US hearts

Sanders and Trump are leading separate fronts in the rebellion against the political establishment

White House hopefuls Trump, Sanders capture New Hampshire

Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders essentially cruised to victory in the second round of the US election primaries.