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 ...
The great disconnect: Unpacking America’s chaotic Middle East policy
It is obvious that US foreign policy in the Middle East is no longer operating based on a clear, complex but dynamic strategy that integrates military, economic, and ...
Advancing Africa's water security through collaboration
Environmental challenges such as water scarcity, droughts, and floods, which cut across narrow disciplines, can be resolved by instituting multidisciplinary and ...
US, Israel Attacks on Iran: 'Stop Netanyahu Before He Gets Us All Killed'
Over the past 30 years, Netanyahu and his US backers have destroyed or destabilized a 4,000-km swath of countries stretching across North Africa, the Horn of Africa, ...
The National Dialogue must be revolutionary and people-driven
This National Dialogue must not be pacifying; it must be revolutionary. It must be uncomfortable, radical, and people-driven. It must speak to power, not for it. ...
The Constitutional Court at 30: Time for a critical reflection
Going forward, the Constitutional Court should take these criticisms seriously, identify those that are factual and act on them, but also consider the rest that ...