By Themba Dlamini Fear has become SA’s governing strategy as we circle the kraal without entering it 5 min 4 7 January 2026
By Ismail Lagardien Save affirmative action — see through selective evidence and ignore the parading of ‘knowledge’ 5 min 6 6 January 2026
By Nivashni Nair We don’t have a school stationery problem, we have an annual accountability problem 3 min 1 6 January 2026
By Natale Labia Trump's seizure of Venezuela signals a shift from a rules-based order to open imperialism 4 min 0 6 January 2026
By Ziyad Motala When farce meets applause — the Venezuela spectacle and authoritarian longing in SA politics 5 min 6 6 January 2026
By Zolile Mlisana Tap into SA’s rich store of clinical wisdom among retirees to boost its ailing healthcare system 3 min 1 5 January 2026
By Robert Kigongo Olivia Lutaaya and the price of courage in Uganda’s struggle for freedom 3 min 0 5 January 2026
By William Gumede In failing states, like SA, teachers need to play an expanded fostering role 6 min 0 4 January 2026
By Wellington Muzengeza Firewalls and flags as Africa’s digital renaissance collides with a growing war on free expression 5 min 0 2 January 2026
By Muhammad Coovadia SA’s ‘education’ system is warehousing children, not educating them 7 min 3 2 January 2026
By Adam Cruise How chacma baboons became routine exports in a primate trade we don’t talk about 7 min 0 31 December 2025
By Wandile Sihlobo A mixed agricultural recovery in 2025, but better rainfall and brighter prospects for SA in 2026 3 min 0 31 December 2025
By Bonang Mohale Launching LIFT, an African leadership framework for insight, foresight and meaningful impact 6 min 0 31 December 2025
By Wayne Duvenage Mashatile’s resilience rhetoric rings hollow under ANC’s leadership deficit 3 min 2 30 December 2025
By Wandile Sihlobo Lush veld and cheaper feed boost KZN agriculture, but foot-and-mouth disease remains critical threat 3 min 1 29 December 2025
By Zukiswa Pikoli The fight for social justice will never end — and we embrace this 3 min 0 28 December 2025
By Redi Tlhabi The quiet violence of acquiescence and why journalism cannot afford detachment 3 min 5 28 December 2025
By Terence McNamee An epic act of national self-harm: Letting South Africa’s ‘Rainbow Nation’ story die 18 min 6 26 December 2025
By Nick Clelland If cyclists are willing to fund ‘Project Idries’, the state has no law enforcement excuse 4 min 3 26 December 2025
