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Robben Island

Get a Fiks on 2025 — the year of yachts and have-nots in which the people shall endure sewage

South Africa

Get a Fiks on 2025 — the year of yachts and have-nots in which the people shall endure sewage

By Shaun de Waal

The week ahead in SA politics — let them eat yachts, release of matric results and ANC's disbanding dance

Africa

The week ahead in SA politics — let them eat yachts, release of matric results and ANC's disbanding dance

By Ferial Haffajee

Ramaphosa, Robben Island visit dominate cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate ANC's 113th anniversary

South Africa

Ramaphosa, Robben Island visit dominate cake-cutting ceremony to celebrate ANC's 113th anniversary

By Suné Payne

Loaded for Bear: Shameful hat-trick - three SA World Heritage Sites are threatened by sewage

Business Maverick

Loaded for Bear: Shameful hat-trick - three SA World Heritage Sites are threatened by sewage

By Ed Stoddard

Innovation and history meet through pupils at Robben Island Spring School

South Africa

Innovation and history meet through pupils at Robben Island Spring School

By Lisakanya Venna

Son of Sekhukhuneland — why Aaron Motsoaledi won’t let go of the NHI

Maverick Citizen

Son of Sekhukhuneland — why Aaron Motsoaledi won’t let go of the NHI

By Sean Christie

'Critically endangered' - Latest science confirms plummeting African penguin population

South Africa

'Critically endangered' - Latest science confirms plummeting African penguin population

By John Yeld for GroundUp

Neville Alexander – a revolutionary scholar’s struggle against racial capitalism marked by radical humanism

South Africa

Neville Alexander – a revolutionary scholar’s struggle against racial capitalism marked by radical humanism

By Salim Vally and Enver Motala

Creecy limits fishing around key African penguin colonies in ‘deal’ for people and birds

South Africa

Creecy limits fishing around key African penguin colonies in ‘deal’ for people and birds

By Julia Evans

'Mandela: The Lost Tapes' podcast series breathes new life into an icon’s legacy

South Africa

'Mandela: The Lost Tapes' podcast series breathes new life into an icon’s legacy

By Alinaswe Lusengo

Young people are working towards a functional, corruption-free state – but more need to join the cause

Maverick Citizen

Young people are working towards a functional, corruption-free state – but more need to join the cause

By Irfaan Mangera

The relentless activism of Dan Qeqe, the man who transformed Port Elizabeth

Maverick Citizen

The relentless activism of Dan Qeqe, the man who transformed Port Elizabeth

By Buntu Siwisa