South African judge Navi Pillay won the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize for her work promoting peace and international law, from opposing apartheid to serving on international courts.…

Satellite imagery shows further destruction of homes, businesses and places of worship since fragile ceasefire An update to Google Maps has revealed the extent of devastation during the three-year Gaza war and the severity of the continuing humanitarian crisis faced by the territory’s 2.3 million inhabitants. The images were taken in June this year and show further destruction of homes, businesses, places of worship and infrastructure since a fragile ceasefire came into effect almost 12 months ago. Continue reading...

In a renewed period of coups across the African continent, Ruth First’s analysis in The Barrel of a Gun remains as timely as ever.

In his work Abdullah Ibrahim looked to the past to offer a vision of the future.

Sabinet has made more than 20,000 pages of the photo magazines available for global research access.

Famed for his role in South Africa’s constitutional design, Nicholas ‘Fink’ Haysom dedicated his life to justice and diplomacy across the globe.

A beautifully written book that shows why nostalgia is not to be trusted.

Jacques-Louis David, artist and politician of the French Revolution, has beguiled our critic Jason Farago for years — and scared him, too. Let him show you why.

Jillian Edelstein’s portraits from South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission ask a timely question: can we ever combine justice with forgiveness?

Athol Fugard died in Stellenbosch on Sunday. He was 92 years old. Fugard was internationally recognised as one of the icons of English theatre in South Africa.

Humans do not have an innate neurological toolbox like animals, but they do possess language. The configuration and language of the four directions is common to many—though not all—cultures. They p…

The celebrated South African writer and poet Breyten Breytenbach has died at 85. He used his art to fight for justice for marginalised people throughout his life.

Following her acclaimed translation of the Odyssey, Wilson has turned to Homer’s other, darker poem. She explains how she got stuck for six months – and why it speaks to today’s era of conflict