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Charges pile up against former US president Donald Trump, even as his presidential run gets stronger

Politics

Charges pile up against former US president Donald Trump, even as his presidential run gets stronger

By J Brooks Spector

Courts, cops, private security and civil society put a halt to the EFF’s politics of violent insurrection

South Africa

Courts, cops, private security and civil society put a halt to the EFF’s politics of violent insurrection

By Ferial Haffajee

Jack Smith: A new special prosecutor for Trump — will he be the new sheriff in town?

World

Jack Smith: A new special prosecutor for Trump — will he be the new sheriff in town?

By J Brooks Spector

Trump was ‘asking for civil war’, former campaign manager tells House committee

Newsdeck

Trump was ‘asking for civil war’, former campaign manager tells House committee

By Bloomberg

January 6 insurrection hearings offer Trump two alternatives — both are horrific for the US

World

January 6 insurrection hearings offer Trump two alternatives — both are horrific for the US

By J Brooks Spector

Zuma resorts to veiled threat of repeated July violence as his Stalingrad defence drags on

South Africa

Zuma resorts to veiled threat of repeated July violence as his Stalingrad defence drags on

By Greg Nicolson

South Africa’s government may be broken but South African people are not

South Africa

South Africa’s government may be broken but South African people are not

By Marianne Thamm

Cyril Ramaphosa: 'Attempted July insurrection' left two million jobless and wiped R50bn from the economy

South Africa

Cyril Ramaphosa: 'Attempted July insurrection' left two million jobless and wiped R50bn from the economy

By Des Erasmus

Defusing the global climate emergency depends on defusing the democracy emergency

Politics

Defusing the global climate emergency depends on defusing the democracy emergency

By Mark Hertsgaard

Texas militia member the first defendant to be found guilty in Capitol insurrection trial

Newsdeck

Texas militia member the first defendant to be found guilty in Capitol insurrection trial

By Bloomberg

Out of the frying pan into the fire - but even the darkest storm clouds have silver linings

South Africa

Out of the frying pan into the fire - but even the darkest storm clouds have silver linings

By Rebecca Davis

Scant support for Capitol Hill Justice for J6 rally, but wind not knocked out of right wing’s sails

World

Scant support for Capitol Hill Justice for J6 rally, but wind not knocked out of right wing’s sails

By J Brooks Spector