Washington Agreement masks complex regional dynamics
What is needed in the DRC is state-building, which the agreement does not address. If its dismal misadventures in Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya are anything to go ...
SA's Debt Crisis: A Crippling Embrace of the World Bank
Development has been outsourced to multilateral lenders with no stake in our sovereignty. The borrowing continues, but each loan chips away at our autonomy, our ...
The Legacy of State Capture: ANC's Struggle with Corruption and Trust
Historically, it is in the culture of the ANC to embrace ‘collective responsibility’. It was intriguing when, suddenly, some ANC members (including those in leadership ...
David Dabede Mabuza: A shrewd leader, political strategist
David Dabede Mabuza will remembered as a strategist who knew how to deal with his political opponents and neutralise them. Others will remember him as a shrewd leader ...
'DRC, Rwanda Peace Deal Entrenches Economic Colonialism'
What is being touted as a rescue plan for the Congo could well turn out to be little more than a schematic for daylight robbery, not only of the nation's treasure ...
David Dabede ‘DD’ Mabuza: A Master Tactician Who Navigated SA's Brutal Political Terrain
David Mabuza lived politics as a game of angles and timing. In an environment where loyalty is fleeting and principles are flexible, he showed that adaptability, ...
GNU Friction: DA's Grandstanding an 'Insult' to the Nation
The DA must make a choice. It can be part of building a better South Africa, or it can continue on its current path of obstruction, grandstanding and political sabotage. ...
Transformation Fund: Fixing apartheid-era policy distortion
While the Constitution guides our work in creating a society with equal opportunities, we require a deliberate removal of structural obstacles to draw more people ...
NATO’s Defence Spending: Washington’s Political Will Trumps Brussels’ Consensus Diplomacy
By meeting Trump’s demands, European leaders also give him political cover to maintain U. S. support for Ukraine’s war effort. In this light, the 5% commitment becomes ...
Military Vets Database Crisis: A Betrayal of Liberation Soldiers
South Africa’s soul is on trial. A nation’s integrity is measured by how it honours those who fought for its freedom, and by this standard, we are failing. The Military ...
Africa in need of a robust strategy to mitigate conflicts
It would be foolhardy to believe that the temporary truce between Israel and Iran will hold indefinitely. It is important that Africa prepares for a worst-case scenario ...
How Africa can foster sustainable diplomacy amidst global trade tensions
Internationalism and solidarity should still be a core feature of foreign policy while also being smart in navigating partnerships with a diverse range of nations ...
ANC's 'better life for all' mantra remains a pipedream
The ANC has led South Africa during the first six administrations since 1994. As such, it had enough time to implement the promises of the Freedom Charter, says ...
MKP, Shivambu tussle signs of deeper conflict
Floyd Shivambu's political gambit is an opportunistic spin of a disgruntled politician who places his ambitions above that of the party. In expressing his frustration ...
G20 faces a generational test amid geopolitical challenges
The G20 was born out of the 1997 Asian financial meltdown and re-energised amid the 2008 crash. It now faces a generation-defining test: can it propel the global ...
'The Freedom Charter lies in ruins in democratic South Africa'
The Freedom Charter lies in ruins in democratic South Africa. Despite its broad and largely unthreatening liberal undercarriage and appeal, the Charter has not been ...
'Iranian struggle is interwoven with broader geopolitical chessboard'
While resistance is necessary in the face of aggression, the end goal must not be perpetual war. The true challenge lies in restoring peace built on justice and ...
National Dialogue: A R700 Million Smokescreen for Political Survival?
President Ramaphosa's R700 million National Dialogue raises questions about accountability and genuine public engagement amid South Africa's ongoing crises. This ...
China, Africa relations: Building sustainable Global South partnerships
China-Africa development cooperation will attain new heights in trade, productive investment, industrial chain collaboration and technological partnership. It will ...