Navigating Independence: Climate Challenges and Nationalism in India and Pakistan
The Climate crisis, flash floods, droughts, and monsoons, are a stark reminder that climate change knows no boundaries, race, religion, or language. A new narrative ...
Why Excluding Regional Actors in UN Transitions Undermines Peacebuilding Efforts
The United Nations (UN) and its peacekeeping missions are currently at a critical crossroads. One structural obstacle with most UN transitions is the sidelining ...
The Role of US Leadership in Stopping Gaza's Genocide, Achieving Peace
An immediate UN Security Council vote to grant Palestine permanent membership in the UN next month would put an end to Israel’s zealous delusions of permanent control ...
Women Must Be At The Centre of Revitalising Trade Unions
If unions unite and if women are placed at the centre, workers will not only defend their livelihoods but also build a society that is just, equitable, and sustainable, ...
Politicians role in taxi feuds endangering safety and security
Some politicians are hell-bent on being in the good books of the taxi owners for their political survival. Some are indirectly involved in the industry. In the process, ...
SADC Leaders' Ambitious Pledges Demand Action, Accountability
There has never been a time when tangible action is more urgent for Southern Africa. The political will of SADC, its new leadership, and member states will determine ...
The UN's 80-year Struggle with Nuclear Weapons Hypocrisy
the NPT is perceived by many in the global south as resting on a delicate and unfair bargain: five states — the United States, Russia, China, France, and the United ...
The Will of the People must Trump Elitist Debates on SA's Future
This year also marks the seventieth anniversary of the Freedom Charter. Its opening words, ‘The People Shall Govern’, remain a mirror to our reality. While our government ...
Cyril Ramaphosa's Ignorance: A Symptom of South Africa's Governance Challenges
General Rudzani Maphwanya’s Iran visit is more than a breach of protocol; it is a symptom of a leadership vacuum. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s post-facto explanation ...
Gaza Genocide: University of Cape Town's Stand on Ethics and Solidarity
In the face of an international outcry, UCT’s management continues to vacillate about its support for resolutions on the Gaza genocide. The UCT Vice-Chancellor has ...
Navigating Turbulent Times: Time for SADC Leaders to Step Up To The Plate
The handling of the post-election violence in Mozambique made a mockery of the SADC Principles and Guidelines for Democratic Elections, whose standards the Mozambican ...
The Killing of Journalists in Gaza: Israel’s War on the Soul of Humanity
The blood of Gaza’s journalists is blood on the face of journalists everywhere. Targeting journalists is not just about silencing the present; it is about rewriting ...
Striking a Balance Between Upholding Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Instead of labelling concerns about undocumented migrants as ‘xenophobia’ or ‘Afrophobia’, it is important to approach this issue objectively, says the writer.
SA Falls Prey to US Playbook on Human Rights, Regime Change
The United States is becoming more open in its regime change tactics, confident that the same methods used in Latin America, the Middle East, and Eastern Europe ...
Building Resilience: Is SADC Capable of Transformation?
The stakes could not be higher. The SADC of ceremonial summits and lofty declarations must transform into a SADC of resilience and efficacy. SADC solidarity in action ...
Gaza Conflict: History Will Judge Those Who Looked The Other Way
The moral clarity of this moment should be as unmistakable as it was in the fight against apartheid in South Africa or the resistance to fascism. No amount of propaganda ...
Mbeki, Ramaphosa spat a distraction from SA's political, economic crises
The delegates at the National Convention must, over this weekend, converse and dialogue about the serious socio-economic issues that will take our country out of ...
Putin, Trump Alaska Summit: Implications for Russia-US Relations
If Alaska delivers, it could reshape the conflict in Ukraine and the broader Russia-US relationship. A joint settlement plan would marginalize Kiev and Brussels, ...
Complicity, Silence, Historical Amnesia: Universities and the Genocide in Gaza
The inaction and ‘apolitical neutrality’ of historically white universities, which were bastions and intellectual playgrounds of apartheid, is particularly shameful ...