By De Wet du Toit Poisoned waters — Illegal mining threatens the Greater Kruger ecosystem 7 min 0 11 February 2026
By Murshid Obaray Profiting from sickness: Medical aid betrayal and the NHI gamble 6 min 5 11 February 2026
By Colin Bundy Why Leon Levy’s politics still matter, and what they demand of us 8 min 0 10 February 2026
By Natale Labia The Great Rotation: All bets are off as the AI mania settles 4 min 2 10 February 2026
By Judith February Ramaphosa’s big Sona plans to fix SA’s problems will require political will and a courage he lacks 8 min 1 10 February 2026
By Zukiswa Pikoli New beginnings, necessary endings and having the wisdom to leave at the right time 3 min 0 10 February 2026
By Hector Eliott As its rivals self-destruct, China is quietly tightening its grip on the future 6 min 2 9 February 2026
By Rhoda Igweta Africa’s gains against paediatric HIV are real, fragile and at risk 3 min 0 9 February 2026
By Christopher Rutledge Cape Town’s Mining Indaba hypes investment while many bear the cost 5 min 0 9 February 2026
By Ismail Lagardien The Codesa Compromise has spat out John Steenhuisen and will move on relentlessly 4 min 0 9 February 2026
By JJ van Altena Inclusive grassroots engagement is vital for sustainable elephant conservation success 5 min 0 8 February 2026
By Robert Kigongo Barbie Kyagulanyi’s ordeal: How love animates Uganda’s struggle for meaningful democracy, good governance 4 min 0 8 February 2026
By Boitumelo Mpisi A reminder to Cape Town — Something there is that doesn’t love a wall 3 min 5 8 February 2026
By Bukelani Mboniswa The battle between the ideology of whiteness and the existence of black statehood in South Africa 3 min 10 8 February 2026
By Azu Ishiekwene Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have gone rogue – now Trump is rubbing salt in the subregion’s wound 4 min 0 7 February 2026
By Gordon Laing Misappropriated ‘ecosystems’ and the dangerous drift of a word we can’t afford to lose 3 min 2 6 February 2026
By Thato Mmereki The age of the sovereign venture capitalist has arrived, and SA is exposed 6 min 0 6 February 2026
By Michael Workman Children helping children — An alternative approach to dealing with bullies 3 min 0 6 February 2026
By Toby Chance An open letter to Trade and Industry Minister Parks Tau on non-payment of R663m to the film industry 3 min 0 5 February 2026
