MPs seek end of captive lion trophy hunting in SA
Campaigns to ban the importation of captive-bred lion trophies have gathered steam in Australia, France, The Netherlands and the US in recent years
The Rivers Church pastor accused of racism – what’s the story?
Pastor Andre Olivier made divisive comments about black and white South Africans on Sunday and as news broke of his sermon he was accused of racism.
Protests: Squashing the burning desire
Burning stuff is a sad state of affairs considering the inroads made recently by protesting done right, writes Hansie Smit.
Fearless Bangladesh ‘nothing to lose’ against India
Bangladesh will have to play fearless cricket to reproduce their shock 2007 World Cup win over India to knock them out in the quarter-final.
Meet the judges
These experts have considerable collective experience in the field
Dreaming big: 13 memorable speeches
Martin Luther King’s ‘I have a dream’ speech is considered one of the greatest in history. Here’s a list of other memorable monologues.
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There goes the neighbourhood … here comes nuclear
What happens when government plans to build a nuclear plant in your hometown? We went to the Eastern Cape to find out.
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Reduced to ashes
Bernie Seale’s <i>Gateway</i> is part of her <i>Black Smoke Rising</i> trilogy.
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Smooth transition of beards
Zuma has confirmed that it was Motlanthe’s beard, and his ability to stroke it in a reassuring manner, that won him the coveted position.
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Twenty20: No reason to be grumpy
Let’s not talk about Jacques Kallis, shall we? Controversies around non-selection are the most boring aspect of sporting discourse and rarely confront real problems. Besides, the batsman’s reputation is glowing thanks to his omission: by not being picked, he was saved from two-stepping Sreesanth, trying to glide a Yorker to third man, and being bowled for three.
