Environmental Stress and Violent Conflict in Northern Nigeria
In northern Nigeria, the environmental crisis has fuelled resource competition between farmers and pastoralist herders and provided fertile ground for extremist ...
US Intimidation is Failing to Undermine SA’s Global Stature
Trump’s Africa strategy will intensify geopolitical competition on the continent, but it will also present opportunities for Africa to demonstrate unity and strategic ...
ANC's Bid to Sway Sceptical Electorate a Tall Order
The extent to which the ANC learnt from its mistakes, which resulted in the party’s dismal performance in 2024, will determine its election prospects in 2026. If ...
Hamba Kahle Sunny Singh: A Pillar of Courage, Discipline, Sacrifice
Sunny Singh's life is a reminder of the calibre of leadership South Africa produced in its darkest hours and the calibre we must strive to reproduce in our own time, ...
Trump's Bullying: Global Leaders Rally Behind SA at Historic African G20 Summit
Donald Trump's behaviour reflects a wider political posture marked by ideological rigidity, right-wing populism, and an unwillingness to recognise the agency of ...
The Legacy of Sunny Singh: A Revolutionary Not Afraid of Speaking Truth to Power
Sunny Singh touched so many people, from people whose main struggle was to get food on their table, to young people, to activists working in civics, to those who ...
Africa's Fight for Climate Reparations Remains Unfinished Business
The African Union would do well to wield the might of international law to advance climate justice in Africa. It would be a sad day if the issue of climate reparations ...
Africa's G20 Summit: Redefining Global Influence and Cooperation
Emerging centres of influence are now shaping global discussions with growing confidence, and the G20 Summit in South Africa serves as a clear marker of this shifting ...
Repackaging Apartheid: The DA’s Economic Justice Policy A Step Backwards for SA
Far from expanding democracy or redressing apartheid’s legacy, the DA’s proposals take us backward. South Africa needs bold, redistributive policies that confront ...
Cyril Ramaphosa's Resignation Gamble a Ruse to Mask Internal Revolt
By daring detractors to set a resignation date, ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa reveals uncertainty about who supports him, who tolerates him, and who plans to abandon ...
SA's G20 Presidency Focused On Ushering A New Era for African Debt Sustainability
As the leaders of the G20 return to Africa, South Africa will use this moment to bring the development priorities of the African Continent more firmly onto the agenda ...
'The Exploitation of Palestinians for Political Gain is a Calculated Abuse of Humanity'
The international community carries a responsibility to act with compassion and integrity. The events surrounding the stranded passengers in Johannesburg are a stark ...
Climate Adaptation Failure Is The Next Debt Crisis for the Global South
Adaptation is not charity. It is justice and economic common sense. Without equitable support and reparations, the Global South would sink further and keep on building ...
The Zohran Way: A New Dawn for Africa’s Youth and Progressive Politics
Zohran Nkrumah Mamdani’s victory is a message to Africa’s youth — that leadership does not wait for permission; it is claimed through courage, discipline, and compassion, ...
Khampepe Probe's False Start Heightens Apartheid-Era Victims' Cynicism
In this article, Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu analyses the Khampepe Commission established by President Cyril Ramaphosa to investigate apartheid-era crimes. He questions ...
From Hope to Disillusionment: The MKP's Turbulent Political Journey
Unless the MKP can develop a moral and organisational compass, its short-lived rise will stand as yet another chapter in the long story of broken promises that have ...
MTBPS Review: South Africa in Need of a Bold Economic Reorientation
What the country needs now is a decisive break from the conservatism of the past decade and the adoption of a bold economic reorientation that places investment, ...
AU's Affirmation of SA's G20 Leadership A Win for Continental Solidarity
The AU seems to have found its voice. Its affirmation of South Africa's G20 role and its recent rejection of U. S. claims of religious persecution against Christians ...
Unity Key to Defending SA's Democracy Against Right-Wing Deceit
Many Afrikaners have long embraced democracy and worked to build a just society. Many are also vocally rejecting the current display of extremism. More should join ...