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Elon Musk is colonising earth. He doesn’t need Mars. Mr. Musk has already built a colony of his own. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/12/o...

"The immense human Ponzi scheme that is Elon Musk will eventually collapse. But traditional Ponzi schemes only exploit investors who choose to participate. This time much of the money propping up Musk’s scam will come from ordinary Americans." open.substack.com/pub/paulkrug...

‘Then the firing started’: the Soweto uprising remembered 50 years on by those who took part. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

Foreigners first, NGOs next: The buried demand inside a viral constitutional campaign www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

The UCL study also found physically punished children were more likely to struggle in school Children smacked by their parents struggle to get good exam results and are more likely to bully others, causing a negative impact on society, according to new research calling for smacking to be banned. The study by University College London (UCL) found that children in England who were physically punished at the ages of three, five and seven were significantly less likely to pass GCSE exams compared with other children, even after factors such as family background were taken into account. Continue reading...

Edwin ‘Mzoli’ Ngcawuzele of Mzoli’s Place: ‘The world came, and this in Gugs nogal’ www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

This Polish drama is beautifully shot, darkly funny and full of social commentary about the difficulty of being a gay father in Poland. Even the toddler seems like an accomplished actor. www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

This is a lovely piece by Wandile Mthiyane. “ The face of our country is lined with worry, tired of waiting, but bursting with generosity and resilience “ I walked 1,600km across SA — here’s what the country taught me. www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026...

16 June 1976 is not just another chapter in the history books, nor is its aftermath and legacy, say those who took part and their families

The chaos that threatens to explode from this mobilisation will devastate not only migrants but all poor people and workers. Only reactionary political forces will benefit from promoting it.…

South Africans for Constitutional Reform has presented itself as a campaign to put citizens ahead of foreigners – but one of its most significant aims may be a little-noticed demand for state oversigh...

The police minister’s advisor argues that the murder rate is declining in part because police are killing murderers in street battles. It is unlikely that he and the minister really believe this, Jonn...

This Polish drama is beautifully shot, darkly funny and full of social commentary about the difficulty of being a gay father in Poland. Even the toddler seems like an accomplished actor

Athlete, entrepreneur and founder of Mzoli’s Place, he ran the tracks of segregation-era Gugulethu with the same ferocious self-belief with which he built one of South Africa’s most beloved institutio...

At the time of writing, I am five days away, if all goes according to plan, from walking into Cape Town and completing a journey that began nearly two months ago in Durban.…