Pirates do it again Benni McCarthy for Orlando Pirates and Didier Drogba for Chelsea dominated the  highlight packages of the past week’s football. Both secured a league trophy for their respective teams with match-winning performances.

SA teams dominate the Super 15 log The DHL Stormers are back at the summit of the Vodacom Super Rugby log thanks to another dedicated defensive effort against the Waratahs. With the Bulls and the Sharks, after a bonus-point win over the Free State Cheetahs, three South African teams are now amongst the top six in the Super 15 competition....

The socio-political spinoff of economic difficulty Most of the attention in Europe since the election shocks in France and Greece has been focused on whether France and Germany can keep a solid working relationship going in dealing with the continent's protracted financial crisis. However, deeper analysis suggests that the European...

The broader picture behind the DA and Cosatu clash With 75%, or three million, of South Africans aged between 18 and 34 unemployed, last week’s clash between the Democratic Alliance (DA) and the South African Congress of Trade Unions (Cosatu) is but the tip of the iceberg of a complex problem. Much more is at stake than just the...

Apartheid’s Endgame Endgame is a book about South Africa's recent political history that saw the end of apartheid and the pre-dawn of democracy. It also has a lot to say about the now and the hopes and the fears for the country's future.