South Africa is in crisis and the intra-elite battles about how to move forward do not offer any viable path towards a just way resolution
Many politicians have put internal party battles and their own interests over the well-being of citizens, eroding the public’s trust in them and in democratic institutions. This…
They are as weak and flawed as the rest of us, so why do so many look to them for salvation, asks Des Erasmus
If we make God in our image, let it not be the genocidal maniac worthy only of contempt but rather a God of kindness, worthy of our worship
As a recent court case in Nelson Mandela Bay shows, the city management appointment process should be purely administrative and stripped of politics
C is not for corruption. Chester Missing and the Mail & Guardian roast the cabinet ministers who are simply not performing
Service delivery is about improving people’s lives, not expedient election promises
We will all bear the brunt of a political landscape that is less about governing and more about the satisfaction of personal interests and vindictive opposition
The low voter turnout in the local polls is something our leading parties must take to heart as they look to rebuild their relationship with the electorate.
Voting tactically may seem like a realistic, mature option, but it compromises the integrity of your vote and is corrosive to the long-term health of democracy
Paddy Harper doesn’t know who to vote for yet, since the Dagga Party isn’t contesting his ward, but right now what to order for lunch is a more pressing concern
To achieve a deeper democracy, it is necessary to confront the tensions that have existed between the media and successive presidents since 1994.
We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
Once again, people of all races, religions and ages have come together to sort out the devastation that can largely be laid at the doorstep of our government
Whatever last week was — half-assed coup or failed sparkling insurrection — the dread of impending apocalypse has dissipated
The governing party elite seems to have different rules for its members than the regulations imposed on citizens — and the trust deficit continues to grow
What if we told foreigners to voetsek? We have fallen victim to the illusion of scarcity. And we are led to wrongly believe immigrants are a threat
We need to ingrain values of equality in education, businesses, society broadly and religious groups to see people
Such campaigns can draw attention to the widespread presence of the very behaviour they are trying to stamp out — and subconsciously encourage people to view it as appropriate
In countries such as Uganda, Zimbabwe and Egypt female champions are beaten up, sexually abused, jailed and even “disappeared”
