Orlando Pirates will take on Sekhukhune United in the Nedbank Cup final on Saturday. The former are an overwhelming favourite, while the latter will be out to derail the Soweto side’s victory parade.
There now seems to be real tension between the ANC’s provincial and regional power centres and Luthuli House itself, further muddying the political waters.
The International Criminal Court’s (ICC’s) arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin puts at stake South Africa’s privileged exports to America. The ICC problem encapsulates South Africa’s growing dilemma, as its ever-warmer embrace of Russia and China, in particular, increasingly irr.