Why SA can ill-afford to ignore food insecurity ticking-time bomb

Riedewhaan Allie|Published

The hope is expressed that the government would significantly increase social grants and pensions to assist the millions of families who are experiencing food insecurity. ...

Economic exclusion of youth will only result in more chaos, instabilities

Naledi Ramontja|Published

South Africa requires labour-absorbing growth, not only growth in GDP terms. Ultimately, South Africa faces a defining policy choice

How a new funding model for scholar transport can ensure basic education rights

Patience Nombeko Mbava|Published

While the number of learner transport beneficiaries has been increasing, the provision of learner transport has not been close to addressing those in need

How post-apartheid ‘order’ entrenches chaos, disregard for black lives

Pumlani Majavu|Published

We can see its faithful reproduction in normalised practices of the state and in the day-to-day actions of people in the country.

Access denied: Academic exclusion makes education far-fetched dream for students

Abongile Quthu|Published

Education is paramount, we yearn for it because we are capable, because we are ready.

How U. S. foreign policy under Trump erodes legitimacy in the Global South

Dugan Brown|Published

At the heart of Trump’s foreign policy lies a belief that tariffs are tools of discipline rather than instruments of economic regulation.

How ANC gravy train suddenly silenced DA's 'sharp tongue'

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

If anything, the DA has lived up to the meaning of the saying: ‘power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely’.

US political ‘checkmate’ against Cuba is doomed to fail

Fatima Swartz|Published

Is the US's aggressive approach towards Cuba a sign of desperation? This article explores the implications of Trump's diplomacy and the resilience of the Cuban people. ...

Wildfires, Limpopo-Mpumalanga floods may just be the beginning

Mahlako Mashabela|Published

Let us act – because the cost of waiting is a future we cannot afford.

Why regulating scholar transport industry will not stop deadly accidents

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

The regulations have always been there, but drivers simply refuse to adhere because enforcement is weak if it exists at all.

DA'S DION GEORGE'S FUTURE HANGS IN BALANCE

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

Hours before announcing his resignation, our editorial detailed how George will find it intolerable to remain in the party after his career-ending allegations against ...

Municipal elections present platform to scrutinise electoral system

Yonela Toshḙ-Mlambo|Published

Our proportional electoral system and parliamentary-presidential mixture system complicates the majoritarian government thus having a majority doesn’t always necessarily ...

Venezuela's US-sponsored crisis a test for global sovereignty

Ali Ridha Khan|Published

That the same international system can celebrate peace-making in one register while normalising extraterritorial seizure in another reveals the real hierarchy at ...

Attempted coupes in Africa call for counter-coup standby force

Adeoye O. Akinola|Published

The military will always be tempted to seize opportunities when misgovernance, repression of civil liberties, electoral manipulation, and rising insecurity create ...

How Mothibi can succeed as the new prosecutions boss

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

Mothibi will only win when he delivers for ordinary citizens, not when protecting powerful individuals doing all they can to avoid facing justice.

Emergency-level action is what youth expects from ANC's January 8 address

Nyaniso Qwesha|Published

Mr President, when you stand at Moruleng Stadium this Saturday, you face a choice. You can repeat familiar rhetoric and hope the country remains patient. Or speak ...

Venezuela will once again expose flaws in UN Security Council

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

Venezuela is likely to become another wasted crisis, resembling events that followed when the US forced regime changes in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq.

That simple, terrifying question still awaits new graduates, matrics

Nyaniso Qwesha|Published

What we lack is not ideas. It is infrastructure. Not energy, but coordination. Not willingness, but pathways.

Gun-totting Bitou deputy mayor Nokuzola Kolwapi deliberately missed the point

Siyavuya Mzantsi|Published

In a country where gun violence is the cause of the majority of the daily murders, surely a deputy mayor should be the last person wielding a firearm, let alone ...