LETTER TO THE EDITOR When good writing becomes bad ethics — the voyeuristic gaze in sex work reporting 6 min 0 By Rebecca Walker, Marlise Richter and Connie Mathe
Parliament’s smoking gun OP-ED Why new evidence demands immediate action on firearm oversight 5 min 2 By Stanley Maphosa and Minenhle Mdiniso
PROTECTED DISCLOSURES OP-ED Civil society welcomes draft whistleblower Bill, but warns that serious risks remain 5 min 0 By Claire Rankin, Luthando Vilakazi and Roshnee Narrandes
BUSINESS REFLECTION Crossed Wires: What does the world’s greatest living mathematician think of AI? 5 min 0 By Steven Boykey Sidley
GROWTH TRAJECTORY OP-ED The state of SA’s economy, and what needs to be done to turn the corner 17 min 1 By Neil Coleman
SISYPHEAN TASK OP-ED Another day, another crisis courtesy of the City of Joburg 6 min 0 By David Fleminger
BHEKISISA Anti-HIV jab due in six weeks but funding cuts hollow out delivery system 7 min 0 By Mia Malan
ACCOUNTABILITY HACK OP-ED Peter Thiel is building a parallel justice system — powered by AI 5 min 1 By Nic Dawes
FOSSIL FUEL PHASE-OUT OP-ED Wait, could this be a climate conference that actually works? 4 min 1 By Mark Hertsgaard
UNLEARNING STYLES Debunking ‘zombie theories’: Learning myths persist despite science proving otherwise 5 min 1 By Mark Potterton
SCIENTIFIC RIGOUR Draining the truth — why Cape Town’s ‘groundwater crisis’ is highly exaggerated 8 min 1 By Roger Parsons
INVESTMENT INSIGHTS Connecting the future — unlocking SA’s R1-trillion infrastructure ambition with private capital 3 min 0 By Tshiphiri Muedi and Thanzi Ramukosi
SPACE ENGINEERING The Artemis imperative — SA must look heavenward to alleviate its engineering skills crisis 5 min 0 By Dillon Birns, Willem Jordaan and Arno Barnard
ECONOMIC GROWTH OP-ED Foreign direct investment — not just capital — is the game-changer SA urgently needs 5 min 0 By Martyn Davies and Yuwa Hedrick-Wong
LETTER FROM PENNSYLVANIA Weaponised smallpox: Two blankets, a handkerchief, and a museum exhibit afterthought 8 min 0 By Glen Retief
OPEN LETTER SA risks missing critical global AI window through well-intentioned policy misalignment 10 min 3 By Stafford Masie
CONTINENTAL CRISIS OP-ED ‘Only the weak fear competition’: Protecting democracy in Africa 7 min 0 By Ian Khama, Tendai Biti and Greg Mills
EDUCATION Incessant push to perform taking a toll on children’s mental health 5 min 1 By Mark Potterton
BEWARE THE BURNOUT Stressed teachers need support to give their best in the classroom 5 min 0 By Mark Potterton
BAD FAITH OP-ED Pope Leo’s stance on unhinged Trump comments is not politics, it’s the Gospel 6 min 0 By Russell Pollitt
UNHOLY ROW OP-ED Speaking truth to power — why the Catholic Church won’t be silenced by Trump 5 min 6 By Stephen Brislin