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Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play an engaged couple on shaky ground in ‘The Drama’.

‘The Drama’: A dark comedy about thought, guilt, and perception

A pre-wedding confession spirals into paranoia and hilarity, as The Drama probes how our hidden thoughts reshape love, trust, and identity.

Dysfunctional: Infrastrccture failure and lack of repair and upgrade, seen on a road at a taxi rank in Emfuleni. The muicipality is in a complete state of failure. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy

Only God can save municipalities as collapse deepens

With only 16% of municipalities passing audits, South Africans face failing water systems, roads and governance. The coming elections test not only politics but morality,…

Graphic: John McCann

Fighting corruption in local government needs systems, not saints

Condemning fraud and trying to inculcate ethics won’t change things; it requires redesigning the very systems that enable malfeasance

Artificial intelligence used with intention, inclusivity and oversight improve healthcare and education, as well as mitigate the effects of climate change. Photo: Delwyn Verasamy/M&G

AI can advance the sustainable development goals – if used ethically

With visionary leadership, ethical stewardship and strategic collaboration, artificial intelligence can help us leapfrog old limitations and create a more just, prosperous and…

Too often politicians talk about ‘our people’, yet seem not to care deeply.

We need a values-based, not an ‘out of sight out-of mind’ leadership in South Africa

A values-based, empathetic and compassionate leadership style is necessary to address issues such as poverty and inequality

US President Donald Trump. (File photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The seven manifestations of Trumpism

To counter its destructiveness, we must apply an ethics of shared vulnerability that fosters a new and fairer global order

The former president of Burkina Faso showed us that it is possible to cultivate political virtues for ethical politics. (Kambou Sia/AFP)

Follow Thomas Sankara’s example and put the ‘servant’ back into public servant

The former president of Burkina Faso showed us that it is possible to cultivate political virtues for ethical politics

Heart of stone: Dumisani Mbebe plays Don Bhengu in season two of the TV series Savage Beauty. Photo: Courtesy of Netflix

Savage Beauty back with a vengeance

The second season of the series offers an expanded cast and more corporate dark deeds

Brain from above and below. Handcolored steel engraving by Corbie of a drawing by Leveille from Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masse’s ‘Petit Atlas complet d’Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain,’ Paris, 1864, published by Mequignon-Marvis. Masse’s ‘Pocket Anatomy of the Human Body’ was first published in 1848 and went through many editions. (Photo by: Florilegius/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Can brain transplants preserve artistic legacies?

Transferring someone’s consciousness may not be possible, and it raises ethical questions about identity, autonomy and the sanctity of life

Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal’s president, speaks during his inauguration ceremony in Diamniadio, Senegal, on Tuesday, April 2, 2024. Senegal’s opposition politician Faye was sworn in as president on Tuesday, becoming the youngest elected African leader less than three weeks after he was released from prison to run in the election last month. Photographer: Annika Hammerschlag/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Bassirou Diomaye Faye’s rise to power and the quest for systemic change

How did he come to power and what you need to know about the African Patriots of Senegal for Work, Ethics and Fraternity (Pastef)

Neuralink will aim to to plant chips in the brains of participants by which they will be able to control a computer or mobile device with their thoughts.  (Photo by Jonathan Raa/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Mind matters: Navigating the ethical frontier of neurotechnology

With strong ethical standards designed for the technological breakthrough, South Africa can use it to enrich human life

David Keene, the editor-at-large of The Washington Times and former president of the National Rifle Association. (Photo by Mark Reinstein/Corbis via Getty Images)

Duelling Western Sahara commentaries expose Washington media swamp things

We’re quick to talk about the business of journalism but when it comes to the American media, the ethics of journalism is equally important

As population dynamics undergo significant shifts, ethical considerations emerge, touching on issues of human dignity, well-being and justice.

Many ethical hurdles to overcome in managing global population growth

Steering more than a billion people away from absolute poverty is not straightforward This content is restricted to registered users and subscribers. Get Your Free Account The…

Graphic: John McCann/M&G

Calling for true leaders to raise their hands to lead South Africa

The onus is on us to increase the calibre of leadership we allow through the door

(John McCann/M&G)

South African coalition politics doesn’t have to be a ‘dirty game’

For politics to benefit us all, we will have to build practical wisdom. In other words, we must be focused on ethical behaviour

SABC8 ‘targeted’ because journalistic ethics at odds with SABC policy, court hears. Photo: Supplied

As crusaders for accountability journalists cannot fly under the ethics radar

The self-regulatory system needs to be reviewed to address the ethics and credibility crisis facing journalism in our country

(John McCann/M&G)

Morally bereft leadership raises questions of trust

The health industry, which makes a profit from human vulnerability, has a duty to practise conscious leadership. Unfortunately, this does not seem to be the case at some medical…

President Cyril Ramaphosa on the campaign trail in October 2021. (Photo by Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images via Getty Images)

Ramaphosa denies knowledge of abuse of public funds for party elections

The president, in a letter to a watchdog parliamentary committee, confirmed the authenticity of a leaked recording in which the problem is discussed, but said he was talking only…

Epitome of ethics: Author and cultural critic bell hooks insisted that care, love and spirituality were the core of black feminist practice and freedom. Photo: Karjean Levine/Getty Images

A spirit guide to ethical black feminist thinking and praxis

bell hooks’s refusal to ‘get in formation’ foregrounded healing as the foundation to a communal liberatory agenda

A population disillusioned by broken promises of democracy in country beset by corruption, load-shedding, unemployment and inequality has little to celebrate. (Delwyn Verasamy)

How can we rebuild South Africa’s ethical foundations?

Our previously great reputation as the ‘land of Mandela’ has been tarnished by increasing state corruption and poor moral standards