Road to Peace: A Slippery Mountain to Climb for the DRC
while the UN has been supporting the DRC through MONUSCO (UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the DRC) and the office of the Special Envoy for the Great Lakes, ...
Can the Development Agenda and Multilateralism be Saved?
The UN and its peacekeeping capacity have been found wanting as the superpower hierarchy in the world today determines war, even though they all have signed the ...
Mbeki's Renewal Call: A Race Against Time for Ethical Leadership
Former President Thabo Mbeki's urgent call for an ANC renewal conference highlights the party's struggle with ethical leadership and declining support. As the ANC ...
ANC's Decline an Opportunity to Resuscitate Progressive Politics in SA
The decline of the ANC presents both a crisis and an opportunity. It is an opportunity for the progressive left to step into the breach and offer a new vision of ...
Honouring Nathi Mthethwa: A Life of Service and Sacrifice
Late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa understood that our economic sovereignty depended on building strong international partnerships that would benefit our people. Even ...
AU Paralysis Fuelling Sudan's Humanitarian Catastrophe
The AU has the capacity to impose sanctions and mobilise humanitarian resources. Still, the AU has outsourced its role and responsibility regarding Sudan to the ...
SA Banks Complicit in Enabling Organised Crime
The exposure of the Big 5 cartel underscores that the battle against organised crime is inseparable from the battle to cleanse the financial sector. These institutions ...
Navigating Trade Challenges: South Africa's Economic Future Post-AGOA
For South Africa, AGOA has always been more than a trade mechanism. It represented goodwill after Apartheid and served as a lever for industrialisation. Its collapse ...
The Fragility of Coalition Politics: Gayton McKenzie's Ultimatum Underscores Trust Deficit
On the surface, this appears to be a narrow fight over a municipal portfolio; beneath it lies a struggle over power, information, dignity, and betrayal, raising ...
Organised Crime: Capture of Political Elite Subverting the Rule of Law
Without clean governance and a resolute offensive against crime and corruption, the promise of democracy risks becoming hostage to those who profit from its betrayal, ...
Nigerian Workers Unite Against Dangote's Oil Monopoly
After dominating sub-Saharan Africa’s cement production and cornering large portions of its market in sugar, salt, and packaging industries, the Nigerian multinational ...
Reforming Security Council Key to Advancing Peace and Development
The global challenges of our time cannot be resolved by retreat into narrow self-interest. They demand solidarity, justice, and a recommitment to the principles ...
DA, Helen Zille Banking on Protest Vote in Joburg's Mayoral Race
The DA’s strategy of deploying Helen Zille in Johannesburg is informed by the ANC’s weaknesses, service delivery challenges and a potential protest vote, says the ...
'Feigning ignorance has become Ramaphosa’s trademark'
President Ramaphosa may have thought that the Madlanga Commission would buy him time, but it may prove to be his undoing. It never rains, but it pours for him, says ...
Malawi's Democracy Falters After Flawed Elections
Malawi's 2025 election is no gold standard of democracy. Rather, it is a sad reminder that elections can entrench rather than dismantle elite dominance, says the ...
Political Elite's Flirtation with Organised Crime Undermining Democracy
Without clean governance and a resolute offensive against crime and corruption, the promise of democracy risks becoming hostage to those who profit from its betrayal, ...
Unmasking the Intersection of Crime and Politics in South Africa
The very organs of state meant to protect citizens from violence and intimidation are being repurposed to protect those who sponsor violence. The exposure of the ...
UN at 80: Reforming Security Council Vital in Advancing Global Peace and Development
We must rise to the occasion and do our utmost together to ensure the political, economic, and social freedom of all humanity, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
UN at a Crossroads: Birth Pangs of a New World Order
At eighty, the UN stands at a crossroads. Its founding vision, to prevent war, protect rights, and foster cooperation, remains urgent, yet its structures are straining ...