GUEST ESSAY Rasputin’s return — what does Elon Musk really want, now that the US election is over? 5 min 84 By Steven Boykey Sidley
ISS TODAY: OP-ED Swapo could be the next former liberation movement to lose its grip on power 5 min 3 By Peter Fabricius
OP-ED Protest is not a crime — Mozambique’s struggle for freedoms in a fragile democracy 4 min 4 By Sithuthukile Mkhize and Omhle Ntshingila
US ELECTION OP-ED Letter from Trumpland — celebration turns funereal at Democrat HQ in small-town Pennsylvania 6 min 3 By Glen Retief
GLOBAL CRISES OP-ED African states can tip the balance for a treaty on crimes against humanity 3 min 0 By Elise Keppler
MEDICINE INEQUITIES OP-ED How South Africa can help secure immediate, global access to HIV prevention drug lenacapavir 5 min 1 By Tian Johnson, Fatima Hassan, Asia Russell and Sangeeta Shashikant
ISS TODAY OP-ED Piracy resurgence — Somalia can use its new UN role to tackle scourge, and military patrols might not be the way 5 min 0 By Timothy Walker for ISS Today
EDUCATION SOLUTIONS OP-ED Successful implementation of mother tongue-based education is a complex task that can lead SA into the future 5 min 1 By Dr Thembisa Kosi, Mashaba Mashala, Dr Monica Mawoyo, Dr Qetelo Moloi, Dr Thelma Mort and Dr Sibongile Xamlashe
MONEY TALKS: OP-ED Trillions needed for climate action — COP29 must deliver more than just a number for Africa 5 min 1 By Charlotte Scott, Samson Mbewe and Yared Tsegay
OUTBREAK READINESS OP-ED Pandemic Treaty talks should prioritise substance over speed so that equity is not sacrificed 6 min 1 By Lauren Paremoer
TRIBUTE Chabani Manganyi — a reflective journey through apartheid, scholarship, and the human spirit 5 min 0 By Tinyiko Maluleke
ISS TODAY OP-ED In contrast to its foreign policy on transitional justice, US struggles to tackle national process back home 5 min 0 By Tadesse Simie Metekia and Ikubaje John Gbodi
ISS TODAY OP-ED India and China vie for leadership of the Global South — the choice hinges on Africa’s priorities and values 5 min 0 By Ronak Gopaldas
VACCINE SELF-RELIANCE How local pharmaceutical production can transform Africa's healthcare landscape from vulnerability to strength 4 min 0 By Yavi Madurai
RIGHT OF REPLY Misinterpreting non-alignment — South Africa’s firm stance against geopolitical bias 6 min 3 By Chrispin Phiri
ISS TODAY OP-ED Ghana’s judiciary must act fast to regain public trust — here are the reforms that are needed 4 min 0 By Enoch Randy Aikins for ISS Today
GABARONE SHAKE-UP OP-ED Masisi’s shock defeat in Botswana heralds big changes, difficult turnaround 4 min 1 By Anthony Carroll
BOOK EXTRACT Witness To Power — Mathews Phosa on how he avoided the Guptas’ honey traps 6 min 4 By Mathews Phosa
ISS TODAY OP-ED Turkey and Africa — Deciphering Erdoğan’s intentions, beyond trade, investment and mediation 4 min 1 By Peter Fabricius
THE PARADOX OF WAR OP-ED ‘A lot of Marines join up because they want to know what it’s like to kill somebody’ 16 min 9 By Hamilton Wende
