The solution is real socio-economic change in the country, and the labour movement is best positioned to push for it.
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Black students braved bullets to protest the discriminatory apartheid-era education policies.
From criticism over water breaks to red cards galore, here’s all the buzz from the opening day of the World Cup.
World Cup 2026 cohosts Mexico open the tournament with 2-0 win against South Africa, who were reduced to nine men.
Gold now accounts for 27% of global reserve holdings, overtaking US Treasuries as the world’s largest reserve asset.
Nigeria repatriated 260 nationals on Thursday. Ghana, Mozambique and Malawi have carried out similar operations.
Migrants say they are living in fear after a group gave people living illegally in South Africa a deadline to leave.
A manhunt is underway for at least 10 suspects in a mass shooting that left 12 people dead near Johannesburg.
As the tournament kicks off, cohosts Mexico face South Africa in a replay of the 2010 edition’s opening game.
Political issues continue to dominate the build-up, with the US-Israel war on Iran overshadowing the World Cup.
