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The Mojapelo panel has completed its investigation into the Lady R controversy and is drafting a report to President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Facebook/ Lorraine Goddard Bradbury)

Russia denies weapons were loaded onto the Lady R

The Russian embassy says the claims are part of a campaign to move South Africa from its non-aligned position on the war in Ukraine

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell. (Photo by Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Capital Concerts)

Former US secretary of state Colin Powell dies aged 84

The 84-year-old died as a result of complications from Covid-19

A cultural war waged by a cartoonist

America’s moral tipping point

Rarely have the stakes for the US and the world been as high as they are on the eve of the 2020 presidential election. If Republicans still stand for anything at all, they must…

McCain now has to pick a running mate

Now that he is the Republican presidential nominee, John McCain has a big decision ahead of him — who to choose as his vice-presidential running mate. A top priority for him is…

Anger as library makes exhibition of Bush

A series of six black-and-white prints on display in an unassuming corner of the New York Public Library have sparked controversy on the airwaves and blogosphere quite out of…

Darfur: A glimmer of hope on the horizon

A real and unprecedented opportunity for peace in Darfur is emerging after breakthrough talks between Britain and Khartoum this week, according to the United Kingdom’s key envoy…

‘You’ve gotta think, think BIG’

Who is George Bush? A gaffe-ridden buffoon? The man who confronts the evildoers? Or is he Bush as Bush sees himself, the decider, a leader who makes the hard choices and sticks…

New blow to Bush as Gonzales resigns

United States President George Bush finally lost his battle to hang on to the Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, on Monday after months of unremitting congressional pressure…