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Diplomacy: ‘The United States has taken an adversarial, aggressive stance against multilateralism in general. Even in the first term of President
Trump, he did the same with the G7 and other multilateral forums,’ international relations expert Donovan E Williams says. Photo: Supplied

US ratchets up diplomatic war against South Africa

The Trump administration’s exclusion of South Africa from G20 meetings comes after its recent successful hosting of the bloc’s annual leaders’ summit despite Washington’s boycott

Imtiaz Sooliman, of Gift of the Givers.

Imtiaz Sooliman praises ‘resilient’ South Africans

Most citizens choose not to burn schools, houses and roads or loot in protest, even as they starve

White crosses mark the location of the Marikana massacre.

We are on the right side of history, says Froneman of  Sibanye’s response to Marikana

The mining company hosted its fourth annual Marikana memorial lecture on Monday to mark the 11th anniversary of the massacre

Photo: Getty Images

Gift of the Givers celebrates as 80-year-old woman is rescued from quake rubble

Death tolls passes 37 000 as humanitarian organisation and SAPS dog unit continue search for more survivors in Türkiye and Syria

The city said at first it was completely illegal to sell municipal water

All hands to the pump as Nelson Mandela Bay edges to Day Zero

Gift of the Givers has started drilling boreholes, while Business Chamber members will help repair leaks

Show goes on: Festival organisers have ensured alternative sources of water to the National Arts Festival in Makhanda. (Delwyn Verasamy)

Even if the wells run dry …

This year’s National Arts Festival is going ahead despite the drought that is plaguing Makhanda

In the run-up to the 2021 local government elections, the Makana Citizens Front challenged corruption and dysfunction in  the municipality rather than try to collapse state institutions. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

Water dept under fire as Gift of the Givers withdraws from drought-hit Makhanda

After being promised reimbursement for financial assistance, Gift of the Givers has been left high and dry by the water and sanitation department

Negotiations for Korkie’s release strained

Pierre Korkie’s kidnappers believe the man negotiating for his release has stolen the ransom money they’ve requested from SA’s government.

Generation generosity

The giving culture is thriving in South Africa, despite the economic melt-down.

SA in talks with Egypt to secure release of doctor

The Foreign Affairs Department was in talks with Egyptian authorities on Monday regarding the release of an SA charity worker detained there.