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DONALD TRUMP

Victims everywhere you look, so no one is a victim

Frustration over the gap between what citizens want and what’s being done is leading to a loss of faith in the future, in South Africa and all over the world

  • Donovan E Williams
6 min read
Teachers need to move beyond asking learners to memorise information to being able to ask meaningful questions and work together on real-world problems.
CRITICAL THINKING

Less testing, more thinking: The case for project-based learning in schools

If we want to equip the next generation to lead, innovate and collaborate in a complex world, we need to move beyond outdated models of education

  • Shaun Fuchs
3 min read
In times of turmoil Nelson Mandela’s legacy is a reminder to succeeding generations about his human-centred principles and values. (Photo: Per-Anders Pettersson/Liaison Agency
ANC

ANC has moral responsibility for moral degeneration in society

The party’s leaders should follow Kant’s maxim: ‘Act as if you would agree that your actions be made universal law’

  • Mziwandile Manto
8 min read
Amandla ngawethu! Realism and idealism informed Nelson Mandela’s pursuit of reconciliation and nation building, the writer says. (Photo by © Louise Gubb/CORBIS SABA/Corbis via Getty Images)
BUSINESS

The good, the bad and the ugly: Leaders have a choice

A conscious leader instils a culture of help and service to others and does not pursue the bottom line at all cost

  • Brenda Kali
6 min read
In the space of a year, three notable strikes have affected the interests of the South African public
APARTHEID

Why are South African leaders corrupt?

Our leaders do not use the power they have for the greater good – understanding why graft has become the norm is the first step to finding genuine solutions

  • Karabo Mokgonyana
6 min read
Candlelight Vigil For Corruption Fighter Babita Deokaran at the office of the Premier on August 26, 2021 in Johannesburg, South Africa. Babita Deokaran, who was the chief director of financial accounting in the Gauteng Department of Health, was shot and killed in what investigators believed was a targeted hit. Deokoran was a whistleblower and key witness in the Special Investigating Unit’s key witness against PPE corruption in the Gauteng Department of Health. (Photo by Gallo Images/Fani Mahuntsi)
BULLYING

Building an ethical, capable state is child’s play but we look the other way

This generation has no fear of authority. They will not submit to injustice or silently overlook wrongdoing or bullying. What is wrong with us?

  • Gabriella La Foy
6 min read
Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu with former president Nelson Mandela. (Photo by David Turnley/Corbis/VCG via Getty Images)
ALLAN BOESAK

Poetic licence to lead through challenging times

Research is revealing that poetry may be just what leaders need to navigate today’s troubled waters

  • Babar Dharani
4 min read