By Xolisa Phillip Zondo Commission reports go to the heart of political power in democratic South Africa 3 min 1 12 July 2022
By Songezo Zibi It’s bad and we all know it. Now to forge a new path for SA. Simple, but not easy 6 min 6 12 July 2022
By Sipho Pityana Capturers in corporate suits: Business has its own skeletons in the corruption closet 4 min 3 12 July 2022
By Terry Bell There is an alternative to our current form of democracy and it can work 4 min 10 21 June 2022
By Imraan Buccus If solidarity only takes the form of help after disasters, it is not real solidarity 3 min 1 24 May 2022
By Omry Makgoale The heroes of Sharpeville have been betrayed by the ANC government 2 min 1 21 March 2022
By Sihle Zikalala One year on, the noble words and actions of a Zulu monarch are recalled 4 min 0 10 March 2022
By Camaren Peter Making space for more active citizens to reclaim South Africa’s democracy 6 min 0 27 February 2022
By Mamphela Ramphele Tragic defence of the ANC comes at the expense of democracy 4 min 1 23 February 2022
By Paul Kariuki If we want full political accountability, we need an engaged citizenry and responsive politicians 3 min 3 27 January 2022
By Robert Skidelsky Quieting the Eastern Front: Imaginative diplomacy over Ukraine offers the best prospect of peace 4 min 0 19 January 2022
By Rebone Tau How can the ANC celebrate when South Africa’s National Key Points are under attack? 3 min 4 5 January 2022
By Thamsanqa D Malinga Fires, robberies, lawlessness: The ANC’s dystopian South Africa 4 min 1 5 January 2022
By Wayne Duvenage The ANC ‘renewal boat’ has sailed, so who will rise and take up the political baton in the 2024 elections? 3 min 9 3 January 2022
By Professor Balthazar The jury is still out on whether South Africa’s constitutional democracy will survive another 25 years 5 min 5 10 December 2021
By Zukiswa Pikoli We need a warts-and-all approach to our treacherous legacy and the uncomfortable truth about our ubuntu nation 4 min 0 22 November 2021
By Tony Reeler NGOs, ‘terrorism’ and Zimbabwe’s profoundly undemocratic Private Voluntary Organisations Act amendment 5 min 1 14 November 2021
By Ian Von Memerty Why South Africa’s democracy glass is both half-full and half-empty 6 min 2 11 November 2021
By Emma Ruiters Our electoral system makes South Africans feel powerless – the answer for democracy lies at the grassroots 3 min 5 4 November 2021
By Ismail Lagardien When you vote next Monday, spare a thought for the women of Afghanistan 5 min 2 26 October 2021
