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Having become one of the country’s greats, Hasim Amla announced his retirement from the Proteas on August 8 2019. (Isuru Sameera Peiris/Gallo Images)
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From the archives: The meaning of Hashim Amla 

Before he earned legend status, Proteas’ legendary batsman had to endure being reduced to an ‘outsider’

A mural in Memphis depicting its musical legacy, and its complicated place in history as the site of Dr King’s assassination. (Photo: Fred de Vries)

The ghosts of Memphis: The good, the bad, the rock ’n soul

The city where Martin Luther King Jr took his last breath remains haunted by urban blight, blues and soul

President Cyril Ramaphosa. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

​Eskom will be fixed, service delivery improved, Ramaphosa promises at ANC 108

ANC president says only his party can improve lives, as Northern Cape residents lament their struggles in South Africa’s sparsest province

There is a good argument for Southern Africa to be positioned as a hub for beneficiation and manufacturing in the renewable energy and electric vehicle sectors, generating additional revenue, building local expertise and creating higher-value jobs

Move to renewables already here

The electricity crisis has spurred the government on to use independent power producers to boost the grid

United States President Donald Trump.  (Qassem Soleimani)

Trump has markets on tweeterhooks

The markets fluctuated after Trump last week ordered the killing of Iran’s top military commander Qassem Soleiman

The PSL announced on Thursday that the league will remain suspended until further notice.

Amakhosi chasing proud history

Kaizer Chiefs top the table in their 50th year, but there are some worrying mishaps that must be stamped out if they are to keep it that way

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Editorial: On media transparency

"We believe that M&G readers and staff have a right to know who owns this newspaper and how it is funded"

The constitutional court’s decision to decriminalise the private use of cannabis in 2018 was a seminal moment in South African history.

Green justice for all

Dagga’s illegality here and in the United States was racist and the new cannabis industry doesn’t include those who were jailed for using it

Mourned: Iranians gather during the final stage of funeral processions for the country’s powerful general

US-Iran crisis raises global tensions

EXPLAINER: What’s happening in the Middle East — and what does it mean for Africa?

Team talk: The South African netball squad hope to be consistently good when they travel to England.

Proteas have much to prove

The netball team want to show last year’s success was not fluke when they take on world’s best

Thousands of jubilant matriculants will be celebrating the end of 12 years of secondary schooling.

Matric pass rate hides failures

Performance in critical subjects is declining and the number of passes at 30% is a sign of the shortage

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Editorial: We need a better party as ANC does birthday rerun

"The ANC’s long history and continued survival is something to marvel at. But celebrating the mere fact of survival is really not enough"

Academically gifted: Sibabalwe Mkunqwana

Learner excels after long journey

Sibabalwe Mkungwana did not attend school until age 10. Now she’s a top matric achiever

Lights out: Kendal power station is being put under pressure by the environmental department because it continues to release more pollutants than is legally permitted.

Polluting power plant faces closure

The environment department has lost patience with Eskom’s defiance of air pollution regulations

The JSE is working on SME & sustainable development initiatives.

Democratising financial participation

JSE chief executive Dr Leila Fourie details how the exchange is aiming to become more inclusive

Queen of one-take: Mantombi Matotiyana recorded her first album in her eighties; this is the theme of the first edition of the herri website.

Our artistic herri-tage online

The viewer is in total control when navigating a website named after Herri the Strandloper, a soundmine of narratives and ideas

In response to questions, Ramaphosa confirmed that he would appear before the integrity commission and that he would suggest that clear guidelines be set for campaigning to undo the culture that had developed around this in recent years in the party.

ANC 108 lays bare Cyril’s failure

President Ramaphosa is in a disastrous position for someone elected the way he was and with enemies circling

Only half of digital labour platforms could give evidence that workers were paid at or above the minimum wage, a new report shows

Prosus in a tug of war for Just Eat

The South African company is aiming to build a food-delivery empire and already has investments in Brazil, India and Germany

Madelein Dippenaar

Slice of life: Consistency pays off

‘I don’t believe there was any recipe to passing my matric’

‘We live here’ by Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta.

The Portfolio: Mxolisi Dolla Sapeta

"My narratives are fragmented, characters and objects isolated and stripped down."