The great disconnect: Unpacking America’s chaotic Middle East policy

Ramzy Baroud|Published

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

Prof. Sipho Seepe|Published

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'

Jeffrey Sachs|Published

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

Zamikhaya Maseti|Published

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

Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu|Published

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 ...

Constitutional Court: Champion of the People or Protector of the Elite?

Kim Heller|Published

As the  Constitutional Court steers its future it must avoid becoming a faraway fortress or an exclusive carriage of legal privilege. Extensive outreach programmes ...

Israel, Iran Conflict: Peace is a Fantasy When Faced With a War Machine Addicted to Dominance

Dr Reneva Fourie|Published

History is being repeated. The US plays a double game – stalling negotiations while equipping Israel with the intelligence, weapons, and diplomatic cover to strike ...

Liam Jacobs Defection: A Western Cape Political War Shaped by Identity and Media Optics

Clyde N.S. Ramalaine|Published

Liam Jacobs embodies the very electorate the PA is targeting: young, urban, Coloured voters who feel increasingly alienated by the DA’s leadership and messaging. ...

Building Democracy: Voices of the Youth Vital for South Africa's Future

Dr. Paul Kariuki|Published

The voice of the youth is powerful and vital for the nation’s future. They need to mobilize themselves with passion and purpose and participate actively in all processes ...

Organise or Starve: Youth Mobilisation Key to Overcoming Poverty, Unemployment and Inequality

Mbuso Ngubane|Published

Youth must return to the factory gates, to community halls, to classrooms and campuses with one message: We are not commodities. We will not be sacrificed so that ...

Youth Day: Education, Inequality, and AI: The New Frontlines of Youth Struggle

Phakamile Hlubi-Majola|Published

Reflecting on the Soweto Uprising, this article explores how education and AI impact South Africa's youth in their ongoing struggle against inequality

G7 Summit: Will Global South Voices Be Heard?

Ashraf Patel|Published

For the Global South middle powers, an important responsibility in global G7 and G20 platforms is the commitment to articulate the interests of the G77 and the majority ...

Trump's Travel Ban: Perpetuating Discrimination Against African Nations

Dr Sizo Nkala|Published

Donald Trump treats Africa with obvious disdain. It is important that Africa develops a common position and becomes more assertive towards the Trump administration, ...

LA chaos a reflection of deep-rooted divisions

David Gosset|Published

The visual symbolism of troops patrolling American streets — armed, uniformed and ready for combat — sends a chilling message that undermines democratic values and ...

GNU Extravagance Making a Mockery of Austerity Measures

Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu|Published

Given that most of the countries our executive visits have embassies with staff, is it not possible to use some of the staff members already stationed in those countries ...

Emulating the 1976 generation will require resilience, innovation

Zamikhaya Maseti|Published

The Youth of 1976 defined their destiny. They defied an oppressive order and offered themselves to history’s altar.  The youth of today must do the same, except ...

Navigating the Ideological Divide: The Litmus Test for Fragile GNU

Prof Dirk Kotzé|Published

Despite the absence of a coalition policy agreement – or maybe because of it – policy matters have become very prominent during the GNU lifespan. South African politics ...

MKP, EFF Unity: Is It Time for Another Cup of Tea?

Kim Heller|Published

The willingness of progressive forces to work in unison at this moment, irrespective of longer-term strategic differences, will determine a new matrix of political ...

Time for the Youth to Rediscover Their Militancy and Voices

Edwin Naidu|Published

Like the youth of 1976, the generation of 2025 must reclaim the future with a youth reset, not await handouts from the fading liberators who only care about the ...