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A 50m Japanese fishing trawler runs aground at First Beach in Clifton

Chinese trawlers bust in SA waters allowed to depart

Vessels were detained and fined — no evidence of illegal fishing was found

President Cyril Ramaphosa announced an “extraordinary coronavirus budget” on Tuesday. (Reuters)

Mr Ramaphosa, this is how to get the country working

Address the clear shortcomings at the local government level, starting with simplification, accountability and an appropriate workforce

“I use colour to disarm the viewer’’ — Athi-Patra Ruga

Ruga explores exile within

The artist weaves a complex tapestry of personal and global histories that points to an all-embracing place

Exposed: Europeans’ fascination with ‘Hottentot Venus’ Sarah Baartman is captured in Senzeni’s works. Photo: Senzeni Marasela/Afronova Gallery

‘Covering Sarah’ exorcises pain

Senzeni Marasela’s uses depictions of Sarah Baartment to rid us of colonialism and racism.

Role model?: Rumours that Beyoncé had plans to play Sarah Baartman have angered many locals.

Role model? South Africa’s obsession with Beyoncé

Beyoncé is the standard upon which all black women are expected to aspire, argues the writer.

This land is built on sex and power

From colonialism to apartheid and the present, South Africa’s fate appears to be guided by its libido.

Ayana V Jackson’s “Diarama” from her ‘Archival Impulse & Poverty Pornography’ series.

Ayana V Jackson, Sarah Baartman and the gaze on black bodies

For her exhibition Archival Impulse and Poverty Pornography, Ayana V Jackson turns to the archives to touch on the representation of black bodies.

SA a human-trafficking hot spot, conference hears

South Africa is being used as a destination and transit point, as well as a source, for human trafficking, the International Association of Women Judges was told at a conference…

Fetching Saartjie

Gail Smith joined the historic mission to return the remains of Saartjie Baartman to South Africa.