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Archbishop Desmond Tutu delivers a speech during a conference for “One Young World”, the Worlds largest gathering of Young Leaders, in London on February 8, 2010. (Photo: Carl de Souza/AFP)

Archbishop Tutu — a man of God who liked to laugh

‘The Arch’ never stopped joking as he fought oppression locally and globally, writes Thembisa Fakude.

Sasha Baron Cohen stars in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm… (Photo: Amazon Studios)
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Review: Cohen’s fire lacks fuel in ‘Borat’ sequel

The film interrogates patriarchy, but the baseness of the US means there’s nothing left to send up

Michael Jordan dunks the ball against the Indiana Pacers during Game One of the Eastern Conference Finals on May 17, 1998 at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois. (Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images)
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Review: Dancing awkwardly around Michael Jordan’s legacy

The Last Dance, a Netflix documentary series about basketball player Michael Jordan, is a romantic reframing of his halcyon period that fails to engage with the politics of race…

‘I’m proud to be the nominee of the House Democratic caucus once again for speaker of the House,’ Pelosi told reporters as votes were being counted. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)

Nancy Pelosi: Former US House speaker set to reclaim gavel

Keeping Donald Trump in check will be among the California Democrat’s top challenges as she presides over the House of Representatives

Former US president Barack Obama awards the Medal of Freedom to former US president George H.W. Bush during a ceremony to present the awards at the White House in February 2011. (Reuters/Larry Downing)

Former US president George H.W. Bush dead at 94

Bush’s passing comes just months after the death in April of his wife and revered first lady Barbara Bush

Khensani Maseko was buried at the Calgro M3 Memorial Park in Nasrec on Thursday. Her family, in a reference to her rape by her former boyfriend, condemned all violence against women. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

US-China trade needs a strategic rethink

Global prosperity requires that the multilateral free-trade system be maintained and strengthened

Donald Trump addresses supporters after being declared by the television networks as the winner of the Nevada Repulican caucuses at his caucus night rally in Las Vegas

Trump’s presidential campaign may not be the last to successfully use scare tactics

Right-wing populism is gaining fertile ground in Europe, preying on the fears of ordinary citizens who feel excluded by ‘establishment politics’.

There is a silent nostalgia for Mbeki to return to the country’s mainstream political discourse. (Oupa Nkosi/M&G)

Mbeki: Suggestions of SA-US conflict are a fabrication

There were differences between SA and the US’s administrations on various matters, but these never led to bad relations, writes Thabo Mbeki.

President Barack Obama.

How the US and South Africa became friends again

SA’s reaction to Kebby Maphatsoe’s CIA comments is a far cry from the tense relationship with the US under Thabo Mbeki, writes Verashni Pillay.

Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu.

Tutu calls for Blair, Bush to face Hague trial

Desmond Tutu has called for UK ex-leader Tony Blair and former US president George Bush to face trial in The Hague for their role in the Iraq war.

Blair ‘misled’ public over Iraq invasion

Tony Blair stands accused of misleading his colleagues over a dispute central to the government’s decision to join the US-led invasion of Iraq.

Battle to keep Blair, Bush transcripts secret

The UK is fighting to overturn an order to disclose transcripts of key conversation between Tony Blair and George Bush, days before the Iraq invasion.

Rice’s memoir to shed light on Bush administration

Rice’s memoir to shed light on Bush administration

Rice’s second autobiography will take us "into secret negotiating rooms" where global peace hung in the balance, publishers say.

Bush wanted to ‘project calm’ after hearing of 9/11 attacks

Former US president George Bush says his apparent lack of reaction to the news of the September 11 attacks was a decision to project an aura of calm.

Rumsfeld warns on effort to prosecute Bush abroad

Rumsfeld warns on effort to prosecute Bush abroad

Donald Rumsfeld, defence secretary under George Bush, says that attempts to prosecute the ex-president are a misguided response to US public policy.

Activists vow Bush will face torture case

Activists vow Bush will face torture case

Activists vowed on Monday that former US president George Bush will face a torture case against him wherever he travels outside the United States.

Rumsfeld defends handling of Iraq War in new book

Former US defence secretary Donald Rumsfeld concludes in his new autobiography the war in Iraq has been worth the cost, a newspaper reports.

For white Americans

For white Americans, things aren’t what they used to be

Pity George Bush. Scanning eight years of calamity for the lowest point in his presidency could not have been easy.

Bush’s torture admission a dismal moment for democracy

Bush’s torture admission a dismal moment for democracy

Although it comes as no surprise, George Bush’s admission that he personally authorised waterboarding marks a dismal moment for Western democracies.

New Obama strategy dumps Bush anti-terror doctrine

New Obama strategy dumps Bush anti-terror doctrine

US President Barack Obama unveiled a new national security strategy on Thursday, replacing former president George Bush’s "war on terror" doctrine.