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Immigration

Border Management Authority hails new drones as ‘game-changer’ at SA ports of entry

Africa

Border Management Authority hails new drones as ‘game-changer’ at SA ports of entry

By Suné Payne

Balancing borders and humanitarianism — BMA’s struggle to secure SA’s frontiers amid migration challenges

South Africa

Balancing borders and humanitarianism — BMA’s struggle to secure SA’s frontiers amid migration challenges

By Lerato Mutsila

Crossed Wires: Immigration — the hot and angry core that unites the global right

World

Crossed Wires: Immigration — the hot and angry core that unites the global right

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Trump 2.0 Week One — The politics of vengeance and baksheesh

Op-eds

Trump 2.0 Week One — The politics of vengeance and baksheesh

By Steven Boykey Sidley

Growing tensions between Trump’s Maga base and Silicon Valley elites suggest a rocky ride ahead

Politics

Growing tensions between Trump’s Maga base and Silicon Valley elites suggest a rocky ride ahead

By J Brooks Spector

SANDF's near-impossible task of combating illegal immigration and smuggling on the Limpopo border

Africa

SANDF's near-impossible task of combating illegal immigration and smuggling on the Limpopo border

By Lerato Mutsila

Joe Biden’s legacy – the good, the bad and the ugly

World

Joe Biden’s legacy – the good, the bad and the ugly

By J Brooks Spector

New visa reforms could boost South Africa's economy by 1.2%

Business Maverick

New visa reforms could boost South Africa's economy by 1.2%

By Georgina Crouth

Undocumented Angolan mom fights to stay in SA to get specialist care for disabled son — judge orders minister to decide

Business Maverick

Undocumented Angolan mom fights to stay in SA to get specialist care for disabled son — judge orders minister to decide

By Estelle Ellis

With four weeks to go, Kamala Harris leads US polls while Elon Musk goes Dark MAGA for Trump

Politics

With four weeks to go, Kamala Harris leads US polls while Elon Musk goes Dark MAGA for Trump

By J Brooks Spector

After the Bell: What young Africans want

Africa

After the Bell: What young Africans want

By Tim Cohen

Deadly Marabastad stampede sheds light on struggles of undocumented migrants in SA

South Africa

Deadly Marabastad stampede sheds light on struggles of undocumented migrants in SA

By Lerato Mutsila