Black Wednesday: The Impact of SANEF's Exceptionalism on Journalism and Democracy
To invoke Black Wednesday today is not nostalgia; it is moral accounting. It demands that the journalism which once confronted tyranny rediscover its conscience, ...
Understanding Gen Z Protests in the Context of Africa’s G20 Year
The rise of Gen Z protests across Africa amidst the backdrop of the G20 summit are making young voices heard. They are challenging the status quo and demand a re-evaluation ...
'It is now time for the Palestinians to speak as one'
A united Palestinian front would give substance to international solidarity, converting sympathy into strength and transforming the grief of generations into the ...
Jury Out on Whether MPs will Act Without Fear or Favour
The temptation would be for Members of Parliament to defend their own, not to serve the people of South Africa but for political expediency, says the writer.
Breaking Ideological Shackles Key to United for Change Survival
The coming years will test whether United For Change can transcend rhetoric and symbolism to become a genuine vehicle of national renewal, or whether it too will ...
Mkhwanazi and the Traoré Effect: Reigniting SA's Quest for Ethical Leadership
South Africa now stands at a crossroads. On one path lies the continuation of post-liberation decay, a slow-motion collapse of state institutions into clientelism ...
Africa's Gen Z Movement Throws Down Gauntlet to Political Elites
African youth are rising against flawed leadership and demanding accountability. This article explores the recent wave of protests across Kenya, Nigeria, Morocco, ...
ANC's Economic Plan: Ramaphosa Still Dancing to the Tune of Capital
The ten-point plan now being offered reads less like a fresh vision and more like a familiar set of promises that still leaves the country dancing to the tune of ...
Tembisa Hospital Graft a Damning Indictment on 'Captured' ANC
The SIU’s findings were not unforeseeable; they were the outcome of captured procurement systems and institutional neglect. For leaders to act “shocked” is not only ...
Revising Trump's 20-Point Plan: A Decolonised Approach to Palestinian Sovereignty
A revised version of the Trump plan for an end of the war in Gaza and the occupation of the West Bank. This is the moment for honesty, global resolve, and moral ...
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 ...