16 Days Campaign | Witnessing my mother's abuse was my abuse

OWN Correspondent|Published

My mother wasn’t just surviving; she was a warrior absorbing blow after blow so they wouldn’t land on me.

Let us unite to save our democracy from uncaring, greedy politicians and parties

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

We as a country cannot afford to fail the countless leaders who paid the price fighting apartheid for this democracy.

Preventing GVB far less costly than responding

Lesley Ann van Selm|Published

If we are willing to invest in what actually works, we can shift the trajectory of a country exhausted by trauma and fear.

Truth comes with heavy price for whistleblowers in today’s South Africa

Nyaniso Qwesha|Published

The targeted execution of a protected witness pushes us past the boundary of crisis and into the territory of collapse.

Why confronting Donald Trump is essential for South Africa's sovereignty

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

The world has grown tired of him; so should the Americans. Unless he is a true reflection of that nation

16 Days Campaign | 'He sexually assaulted me despite promising my dying stepdad he would take care of us'

OWN Correspondent|Published

" I know this man was jailed; I can’t say if it was for my case or more cases, I have no clue but he was jailed. He is out now. I’ve seen him walk past me in the ...

Ekurhuleni metro police saga resembles silent collapse of public policing authority

Nyaniso Qwesha|Published

EMPD scandal must not be dismissed as the work of a rogue official or a single corrupt partnership. It exposes a structural vulnerability in South Africa’s policing ...

16 Days Campaign | ‘My father raped me and nobody believed me including my mother’

OWN Correspondent|Published

Today I am a grown, strong woman who had the best aunt to help me through everything.

Why nothing will stop Trump from throwing mud at SA

Sandile Ngidi|Published

He is playing dirty so that South Africa withdraws the case lodged against Israel at the International Court of Justice

ANC's chances in the Western Cape hampered by lack of credible leadership rejuvenation

Xolisile Ngumbela|Published

Overbearing tactics run the risk of alienating communities and party members, eroding the credibility of democracy.

Vusimuzi 'Cat' Matlala’s testimony exposes something bigger than Tembisa Hospital looting

Nyaniso Qwesha|Published

It is about the system that makes such individuals possible.

16 Days Campaign: GBV survivor tells her story

OWN Correspondent|Published

Discover the harrowing journey of a GBV survivor who found refuge at the Saartjie Baartman Centre, overcoming abuse and reclaiming her life.

Diabetes among men is beyond being a medical issue only

Gabriela Carolus, Mbali Ngobese and Latifah Jacobs|Published

Gendered narratives and socio-economic realities shape men’s responses to diabetes.

Why expanding social and affordable housing could be what Cape Town needs in tackling housing crisis

Christina Masureik|Published

City’s own planning frameworks repeatedly point to deeper structural causes of unaffordability and a decades-long housing backlog.

Why the DA is no different to the ANC

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

The DA has always paraded itself as a party whose house is in order.

GBV declaration must be followed by financially support to be effective

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

Declaration falls short on the urgency required to tackle GBVF.

Economic benefits for affordable, accessible childcare can’t be overlooked

Katherine Stewart and Juhi Kasan|Published

When families cannot afford childcare, caregivers—most often women—are forced into difficult trade-offs:

Why the G20 both lost and found its way

Vsevolod Sviridov|Published

South Africa’s presidency has been successful, particularly in advancing its own foreign policy goals and the interests of the Global South.

Mkhwanazi inquiry chairperson exemplifies what true leadership means

Nyaniso Qwesha|Published

His authority is earned through competence, not demanded through volume