By Awam Mavimbela ANC local government election manifestos and the rural health crisis — when service delivery failures become fatal 3 min 0 21 January 2026
By Stephanie Klarmann Ensuring animal wellbeing is not an extremist movement, as commercial-use proponents will have you believe 7 min 1 20 January 2026
By Natale Labia Alliances in crisis as Davos confronts Israelification of American power and end of the liberal order 5 min 6 20 January 2026
By Kiasha Naidoo Why Geordin Hill-Lewis’ case against rent control falls short in Cape Town’s housing debate 7 min 8 19 January 2026
By Abel Sithole There’s more to the souring of the US-SA relationship than the actions of AfriForum and Solidarity 2 min 0 19 January 2026
By Kish Chetty Sustainable use of wildlife in Africa is not the problem, it’s the way the term is exploited 5 min 0 19 January 2026
By Mikhail Petersen The dauntingly high cost of affirming your gender in South Africa 5 min 1 19 January 2026
By Brenda Kubheka-Chauke Discovery taking responsibility is welcome, but ethics demand more 4 min 0 19 January 2026
By Ismail Lagardien ANC looks set to become a staffrider on the money train riding back to 1994 6 min 8 18 January 2026
By Seretse Khama Ian Khama Desperate for a voice — in Uganda, democracy has not lived up to its promise 4 min 1 18 January 2026
By Denise van Huyssteen Rethinking Nelson Mandela Bay — Building a resilient economy for tomorrow 5 min 0 18 January 2026
By Sipho Mthathi Moral injury in an age of unravelling — the challenges facing social justice work 4 min 1 18 January 2026
By Koketso Moeti Bad bets — SA’s gambling scourge needs to be dismantled urgently 4 min 2 18 January 2026
By Sanele Skeyi Fireworks, forgotten dogs, and the snakes we save — a New Year’s paradox 3 min 0 17 January 2026
By Bontle Motatsa Nothing about us without us: A new vision for children requires participation to succeed 3 min 0 16 January 2026
By Wandile Sihlobo Bumper harvests boost tractor sales as SA farmers bet big on 2026 4 min 0 15 January 2026
By Annchen Bronkowski What the Venice Biennale fiasco reveals about the politics of SA representation 5 min 1 14 January 2026
By Shireen Powell Thousands of SA schools are still offline. How much longer must our children wait? 3 min 0 14 January 2026