June 17
South Africa: Fifty Years After Soweto - Echoes of Resistance and Hope
Fifty years ago, Michael le Cordeur was in matric and reflects on that day, 16 June 1976, and how it irreversibly changed the landscape of South African history. Read more »
June 08
South Africa: As SA's Public Services Falter, Emergency Response Industry Faces a Privatisation Moment
In the face of failing public services, South Africans are increasingly turning to private emergency response options, with tech platforms like Aura leading the charge. Read more »
May 25
Africa: African Ambassadors Clarify Africa Day Plans Amid Rising Xenophobic Tensions
In response to xenophobic tensions, African ambassadors clarify they are postponing their own Africa Day celebrations for security reasons, not boycotting the main event in South… Read more »
May 12
South Africa: Iran War and Automation Revolution Set to Steal Even More SA Jobs
An unemployment rate of more than 30% is the 'new normal' for South Africa, an insidious indicator that has defined this decade and Cyril Ramaphosa's presidency. And it could yet… Read more »
May 04
Africa: More Nations Plan to Call Out South Africa Govt Over Xenophobic Violence
As the number of xenophobic attacks rises, Mozambique is expected to become the latest African country to complain to Pretoria about the alleged mistreatment of its citizens.… Read more »
April 13
South Africa: Diesel Fuel Pricing Mechanism Is Finally Earmarked for an Overhaul
An unexpected result of the attacks on Iran is that the long-awaited discussion about how fuel is priced in South Africa has begun. Read more »
Africa: How War Weaponises Environmental Destruction and the Case for Legal Accountability
This is the second article examining the environmental cost of modern warfare. The first article in the series explored war as a powerful, compressed engine of pollution. Here we… Read more »
March 25
South Africa: How Middle East Conflict Is Hitting Your Investment Portfolio - What (Not) to Do
For South African investors, the impact of the Middle East conflict is not an abstract concept, but is showing up in the market through higher oil prices, inflation fears, rand… Read more »
March 17
South Africa: How the SANDF's Crime-Fighting Role Could Threaten State Legitimacy
The deployment of the SANDF to fight crime is a recipe for disaster and is likely to -- in a very public manner -- undermine the state's legitimate right to use violence. Read more »
March 06
South Africa: Ukraine's Ambassador to SA Refuses to Mourn Khamenei
Ambassador Olexander Scherba declined to sign a condolence book at the Iranian embassy 'due to the Shahed drones supplied to Russia'. Read more »
March 04
South Africa: South Africans Urged to Use 'Limited' Flights to Flee Middle East As Conflict Escalates
The Department of International Relations and Cooperation has urgently advised more than 6,400 citizens in the Middle East to evacuate via limited commercial flights as attacks and… Read more »
March 03
South Africa: 'It's About Law, Not Politics' - SA's Dirco Boss On US-Israeli Strikes and Iran's Retaliation
In an interview with Daily Maverick, South Africa's Department of International Relations and Cooperation director-general Zane Dangor says both the US-Israeli strikes on Iran -… Read more »
March 04
South Africa: SAPS Failure to Fight Crime Is Shameful, Say MPs As Army Deployment Nears
Parliament has heard that the SANDF deployment to fight gangsterism and illegal mining will last one year, but MPs lamented that the police had failed so badly that the army needed… Read more »
March 02
South Africa: Middle East Conflict - Oil and Gold Price Surge Will Shock South Africa
The spectre of oil at $100 (R1,607) a barrel will haunt the South African Reserve Bank's efforts to contain inflation. At the start of this year there were high hopes that the Bank… Read more »
February 25
South Africa: The Chilling Case of Nokuthula Simelane - - Justice Delayed By Political Interference
The Khampepe Commission into TRC prosecution delays has heard how investigator Andrew Leask linked security police to the 1983 kidnapping and prolonged, violent torture of student… Read more »
February 23
South Africa: South Africans Lured to Fight for Russia in Ukraine Are On Their Way Home
Most of the 17 South Africans who were trapped on the front line in Ukraine are out of the war zone. They were allegedly recruited by the MK party. Read more »
February 20
South Africa: Bombing Aftermath - Worcester's Apology Was Real - - Our Reconciliation Isn't
Thirty years after a bombing intended to kill black people, South Africa still struggles to decide who must carry the cost of reconciliation. Read more »
February 17
South Africa: Gangs Are a Symptom of a Disease the Army Is Unqualified to Treat
Sending soldiers into the Cape Flats is like putting a plaster on a gunshot wound. Every time the crisis becomes too visible to ignore, the state reaches for the same blunt… Read more »
South Africa: Joy in Eastern Cape As Ramaphosa Extends SANDF Deployment
The army will be deployed to fight gangsterism in the Western Cape and illegal mining in Gauteng within 10 days, said acting Police Minister Firoz Cachalia. He also added a new… Read more »
February 16
South Africa: Ramaphosa's Decision to Deploy the SANDF Is Deeply Flawed. Here's Why
President Ramaphosa's deployment of the SANDF against gangsterism overlooks critical issues, revealing the military's struggle against neglect and underfunding while failing to… Read more »
February 11
South Africa: State of the Nation in the Shadow of the Water Tanker
A year after bold promises, Cyril Ramaphosa's weak spots are clear: taps and safety. The rest of the Cabinet tells a better story. Read more »
February 10
South Africa: The Toll of Gun Violence - What I See At the Coalface
The grandmother who died from a gunshot wound that she did not sustain. The medics who quit working in a war zone that they never signed up for. The ripple effect and loss of gun… Read more »
February 02
South Africa: SA-Israel Spat - Tit-for-Tat Envoy Expulsions Rooted in Much Bigger 'Ideological War' Over Gaza
South Africa's expulsion of the Israeli chargé d'affaires and Israel's reciprocal response emphasise a collapse in relations. These 'persona non grata' declarations are… Read more »
January 28
South Africa: SANDF's Apparent Impunity Demands Immediate Action From Ramaphosa
Members of the SANDF appear to believe they are above the law, which raises questions about whether President Cyril Ramaphosa has proper control of our armed forces. Read more »
January 21
Africa: Why Africa's Terrorism Crisis Is a Governance Crisis First
Countering violent extremism must be reframed as a governance renewal project -- investing in accountable institutions, empowering civil society as an early warning system,… Read more »
