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Tit-for-tat: Tel-Aviv after an airstrike from Iran last week.

Iran is not Venezuela

It is easier to start wars than to end them

Son of the soil: American civils rights leader Jesse Jackson with Oliver Tambo (left) and Trevor Huddleston
(right) in London during the Anti-Apartheid demonstrations in the 1980s. Photo: South African History Online

Africa mourns Jesse Jackson, a global change agent

A gregarious man with a mission, a complex personality, hard-nosed politician, he strode from the pulpits of politics to the precipice of the Oval Office, paving the way along…

Public dissent: Minnesota protesters demanding accountability and questioning the scale and conduct of
federal immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump. Photo: Mohamad Safa/X

Very bad things happening in the US

The emphasis on might and control risks further weakening America’s position as a dependable global partner in diplomatic settings

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Seth Wenig-Pool/Getty Images)

White House claims Trump’s SA sanction is a defence of human rights

The US embassy in Pretoria distributed the missive on Monday, days after it was published by the White House

One-way flow: From Nelson Mandela to Thabo Mbeki, Jacob Zuma and Cyril Ramaphosa (above), there has never been a standard of high engagement between the press and the president in South Africa.

Pure Politics: ‘Family meetings’ underline uncomfortable press relationship

To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa.  (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)

The blankest spot on Trump’s world map

In his new book of his time in the Trump White House, former US National Security Adviser John Bolton shares Trump’s very few thoughts on Africa

Belfast Maine. United States of America

Coronavirus dispatches from smalltown America: Part 2

‘It’s hard to imagine Jesus livestreaming the Sermon on the Mount’

Racist reward: Legendary golfer Gary Player is not only known for his sporting prowess, but also for utterances and behaviour that appeared to have supported apartheid. (Edward Beresford Golding/Fairfax )

A Player in apartheid gets award

South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump

United States President Donald Trump.  (Qassem Soleimani)

The Democrats have a cunning plan to get Trump re-elected

The bid to impeach the president failed, Iowa was a disaster and Adam Schiff is a PR nightmare

We will find out allies among the American people, not its government led by Donald Trump. Photo: Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Trump heads back to base for 2020 campaign kickoff

Organisers claim the Orlando rally has sold out a 20 000-seat arena, with many more to gather outside, watching on big screens

In South Africa, the unanimous ConCourt ruling found section 12(1)(a) of the Regulation of Gatherings Act unconstitutional. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

ConCourt judgment a step forward for activists, but Joburg still has ‘protest fees’

The White House is considering an ‘event management cost’ which is not that different from Joburg’s ‘planning costs’ for protests

In the Friday ruling, Washington, DC, District Court Judge Timothy Kelly restored Jim Acosta’s credentials temporarily while a CNN lawsuit against the administration proceeded. (Reuters)

White House to restore pass of CNN’s Acosta, but issues warning

CNN declares victory after White House said it’d restore reporter’s credentials after revoking them earlier this month

The Secret Service said it recovered a single package addressed to Clinton in Westchester, a suburb north of Manhattan on Tuesday, and a second package addressed to the Obama residence in Washington on Wednesday. (Steve Marcus/Reuters)

Suspicious packages target Obama, Clintons

Both Democrats remain two of the most high-profile political figures in the US, which goes to the polls on November 6 in key midterm elections

President Trump, who does not drink alcohol, appears to be having a soda in the painting by Andy Thomas.

Trump hangs painting of himself at bar with Republican presidents

Trump’s likeness has been ruthlessly disfigured by ‘high’ and ‘low’ artists alike, who have made no secret of their dislike of the president

North Korea slammed US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Monday, calling him a “war maniac” who should be banished, (Eric Thayer/Reuters)

US threatens to arrest ICC judges who probe war crimes

The US is prepared to slap financial sanctions and criminal charges on officials of the court, says National Security Adviser John Bolton

McCain, who was being treated at his home in Arizona, was surrounded by his wife Cindy and his family during his final hours. (Brian Snyder/Reuters)

John McCain, US war hero and political maverick, dead at 81

The senator’s passing marked the end of a 35-year political career

President Cyril Ramaphosa made changes to his Cabinet on Thursday. (Reuters/Mike Hutchings)

Trump calls former aide Omarosa a ‘dog’

Omarosa Manigault Newman has dripped out recordings of embarrassing private conversations at the White House

DA wannabe premiers line up

Ivanka Trump announces closure of fashion brand

Trump stepped away from the company to work in the White House as an adviser to her father but continued to profit from the label

Dennis Rodman makes an appearance at Regent Hotel in Singapore.

Dennis Rodman: I got a call saying Trump was proud of me

The basketball player is in Singapore for the summit, but the White House had said he will play no official role.

Cash cars: Imported secondhand cars are cheap and provide the state with much-needed income.

Supreme Court refuses to hear Trump bid to end DACA

Trump promised to end the programme during his 2016 election campaign and the protections were set to begin to be phased out in early March