Ramaphosa, Trump Bilateral: Humiliation in the Shadow of White Capital
This is not just about Ramaphosa’s failure to act. It is about the broader betrayal of a liberation vision. It is about a captured state, a neutralised ANC, and ...
'Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer': Igwijo is a Soundtrack of Resistance, Not a Declaration of War
Chants like "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer" were never Parliamentary resolutions; they were never policy manifestos. They were the soundtrack of resistance. Igwijo ...
Long road ahead to create a professional SAPS
Until corruption and criminal activities are rooted out, no policy – no matter how great it can be – will change the current situation. The SAPS’ shortcomings need ...
SA's Jobs Crisis: A Reflection of Capitalism's Failures
The working class and the poor cannot expect solutions to the unemployment crisis from the ANC. Nor will the Government of National Unity (GNU)—with its incongruous ...
The White House Meeting: Tale of Two Inconvenient Truths
Many years from now South African and global scholars will still debate the Ramaphosa Oval Office meeting as a turning point in capitulation and the cementing our ...
US-SA Game of Thrones: Lights, Cameras and Genocide
South Africa was no bystander in the Oval Room this week. South Africa will never be a bystander in international relations, nor will she become apologetic, says ...
Godongwana's path to austerity deepening poverty, inequality
Austerity is not the only option and is certainly not the best. What is needed is a new direction, one that places the needs of people above the demands of financial ...
Little to celebrate as conflicts overshadow continental progress
62 years of political independence has done little to end Africa’s marginalization in global governance institutions. The continent still has no permanent seat at ...
Workers of Africa: The Unfinished Struggle for Liberation
On this Africa Day, we must reject the empty symbolism of liberation without transformation. We must say clearly that the project of African unity is meaningless ...
Africa Day: The AU's Struggle to Silence the Guns
Africa's path to peace is jagged, riddled with contradictions, ambiguities, and unfinished transitions. If conflict is the fire, then constitutional fragility is ...
The Legacy of Gertrude Shope: A Tribute to a Fearless Leader and Patriot
We are rightly a nation in mourning and justifiably feel a sense of deep loss and grief. Gertrude Shope's selfless dedication and commitment inspired many of us ...
A 'glimmer of hope' towards transforming the financial services landscape
With a spanking new developmental deck that makes entry and participation easier, COFI could be an effective springboard for greater inclusion and participation. ...
Diplomatic Tightrope: Appeasing Trump Will Deepen the Erosion of South Africa's Sovereignty
The challenge of our time is to resist dangerous figures like Trump or ideologically bankrupt parties like the DA and reclaim a politics rooted in justice, dignity, ...
SA, US Relations: Ramaphosa's Negotiating Skills Takes Centre Stage at Trump Meeting
Donald Trump does not give much time for planning, but impulsive execution appears to be his forte. When such execution plays itself out, South Africa’s President ...
Russia, Ukraine Conflict: Full Text of Vladimir Putin's Telephonic Discussion with Donald Trump
The President of the United States shared his position on the cessation of hostilities and the prospects for a ceasefire. For my part, I noted that Russia also supports ...
Godongwana's Budget 3. 0: Prioritising the Poor Over Executive Privilege
Among the many levers at Minister Enoch Godongwana's disposal, few are as politically potent and morally urgent as trimming the executive and administrative fat. ...
Understanding the surge in SA kidnappings
There is something fundamentally wrong when so many people can vanish in a democratic society. It points to a breakdown, not just in public safety, but in the basic ...
Russia's Growing Sahel Influence a Worry for Jittery West
Russia has effectively replaced France and the US as an alternative security partner and political patron for the Sahelian states. In addition to the presence of ...
Navigating SA, US Relations: A diplomatic Tea or a Political Tee-Off?
Donald Trump does not give much time for planning, but impulsive execution appears to be his forte. When such execution plays itself out, South Africa’s President ...