Unauthorised building alterations, illegal structures, safety violations and neglected compliance requirements are hardly unique to one…
In South Africa, where local government is grappling with fiscal constraints, infrastructure backlogs, unemployment and service delivery problems, migration has become an…
Our wetlands, grasslands, rivers and the wildlife that hold them together are not a luxury to be funded once the urgent problems are solved. They are part of how we solve the…
The very tool being counted on to decarbonise our civilisation is fast becoming one of the most power-hungry infrastructure networks on Earth. Yet dismissing AI as a climate…
Many across the Global South created grassroots movements that were morally-centred and people-led to fight colonialism and apartheid but we cannot seem to create similar…
There is sufficient evidence to suggest that Ramaphosa will not save the ANC and may instead be presiding over a sinking ship. Under his leadership, the party suffered its most…
With his presidential ambitions at stake, the EFF leader opts to preach equality, black solidarity, repatriation and a united Africa
Its cities are expected to absorb hundreds of millions of new residents in the coming decades, making urban governance, infrastructure planning and service delivery central to…
Under Ramaphosa, the country’s trade with other regional powers on the continent is growing — but unevenness must be addressed
A massive industrial farming project promises investment and fertiliser production in a country gripped by hunger, debt and political uncertainty
The higher education institutions would be built from selected TVET college clusters and mandated to combine artisan training, applied degrees, entrepreneurship, technical…
Often, officials facing disciplinary cases move within the three spheres of government or even between departments before their cases are concluded.
The sight of human beings being hunted, threatened or treated as disposable because they are perceived to be foreign is morally troubling.
When the world’s most militarily dominant state treats international institutions as disposable, the entire architecture of global legitimacy begins to break down
This does not necessarily mean that physical campaigning will disappear. Politics remains fundamentally human. Voters still value personal interaction, community engagement and…
Whenever a major political development occurs, audiences are often presented with a familiar cast of commentators. A relatively small group of commentators often appears across…
It does not pause because you have given birth. It does not soften because you are tired. It demands that you keep moving, bruised and battered if necessary.
As the final exam period approaches, Grade 11 to 12 learners across South Africa enter a high-stakes academic phase where their marks will begin to shape access to university…
While the country continues to debate the future of healthcare reform through National Health Insurance NHI, millions of South Africans are dealing with a far more immediate…
