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, integrating the concurrent peace processes into one that is championed by the UN or t…
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Late Ambassador Nathi Mthethwa understood that our economic sovereignty depended on building strong international partnerships that would benefit our people. Even ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Without clean governance and a resolute offensive against crime and corruption, the promise of democracy risks becoming hostage to those who profit from its betrayal, ...
After dominating sub-Saharan Africa’s cement production and cornering large portions of its market in sugar, salt, and packaging industries, the Nigerian multinational ...
The global challenges of our time cannot be resolved by retreat into narrow self-interest. They demand solidarity, justice, and a recommitment to the principles ...
The DA’s strategy of deploying Helen Zille in Johannesburg is informed by the ANC’s weaknesses, service delivery challenges and a potential protest vote, says the ...
President Ramaphosa may have thought that the Madlanga Commission would buy him time, but it may prove to be his undoing. It never rains, but it pours for him, says ...
Malawi's 2025 election is no gold standard of democracy. Rather, it is a sad reminder that elections can entrench rather than dismantle elite dominance, says the ...
Without clean governance and a resolute offensive against crime and corruption, the promise of democracy risks becoming hostage to those who profit from its betrayal, ...
The very organs of state meant to protect citizens from violence and intimidation are being repurposed to protect those who sponsor violence. The exposure of the ...
We must rise to the occasion and do our utmost together to ensure the political, economic, and social freedom of all humanity, says President Cyril Ramaphosa.
At eighty, the UN stands at a crossroads. Its founding vision, to prevent war, protect rights, and foster cooperation, remains urgent, yet its structures are straining ...
It is unlikely for the commission to complete this complex task within its timeframe of six months. The public’s expectations should therefore be managed, says the ...