Defend Truth

Joe Biden turns 79 amid low poll numbers and a genteel scramble for the next Democratic candidate

J Brooks Spector
22 Nov

What exactly is Democracy? Are we even doing it right?

Emma Dollery
08 Nov

Win or lose, these young South Africans entered the race to shake up the status quo 

Sandisiwe Shoba
07 Nov

The biggest winners and losers of South Africa’s local government polls

Rebecca Davis
06 Nov

Tshwane metro battleground (Part Two): A disastrous coalition and promises from contenders

Peter Mothiba
29 Oct

eThekwini metro (Part Three): In Durban, ‘People are being killed like flies… and it is the same crew doing the killings’

Des Erasmus
27 Oct

Debunking voter registration campaigns in Africa: Lessons for Nigeria, Kenya and Zimbabwe 

Anotida Chikumbu, David Chikwaza and Tonderai Ndawana 
26 Oct

Four provinces categorised as high risk ahead of 1 November polls, says Bheki Cele

Karabo Mafolo
25 Oct

DA will erect its ‘Racist vs Heroes’ posters throughout eThekwini

Des Erasmus
05 Oct

Monday Deadline: Voters have until 5pm to apply for a special vote

Suné Payne
04 Oct

Renewal? What renewal? ANC’s National Executive Committee will have to purge itself first

Stephen Grootes
03 Oct

Disinformation in a time of Covid-19: Keeping the beacon of truth burning as 2021 polls approach

William Bird and Nomshado Lubisi
26 Sep

Land expropriation debate is used as a tool to score political points among parties

Boyce Tom
22 Sep

With the Independent Electoral Commission under pressure, so is our democracy

Stephen Grootes
20 Sep

ConCourt delivers lifeline to ANC after DA’s application to block reopening of candidate registrations fails

Sandisiwe Shoba
20 Sep

Foggers have ‘no role’ in preventing Covid, but IEC is still sending them to all voting stations – at taxpayers’ expense

Greg Nicolson and Victoria O' Regan
17 Sep

People’s power triumphed in Zambia: ‘Can you breathe now?’

Fumba Chama aka PilAto
12 Sep

Ekurhuleni looks okay on paper but, in reality, it’s on shaky ground

Reg Rumney
07 Sep

Duduzane Zuma — South Africa’s aspirant president trailed by claims of ties to the criminal underbelly of society

Caryn Dolley
06 Sep

South Africans must rise up to stop the pure evil that leads to the murder of good civil servants

Heather Robertson
04 Sep

Zambian elections: The good, bad and the ugly

Tatenda Mazarura and Arnold Tsunga
30 Aug