External pressure and internal consolidation: Lessons from Iran, Somaliland and South Africa

The real problem with the UN Sustainable Development Goals is not that they lack ambition. It is that they lack credibility

During the same parliamentary hearings, the Reserve Bank of Malawi disclosed that investigators had traced 72.6 billion kwacha linked to financial flows associated with the Amaryllis deal

When we condemn Israeli apartheid but remain silent on Indian occupation, we fail to recognise that these are not separate struggles but part of a shared architecture of domination — one that specifically targets women who resist

When actors within a state engage with a foreign power and that engagement produces economic pressure on the state, the law must determine how such conduct is understood

The call for freedom of expression, including LGBTIQ+ rights, is a fundamental human right vital for safety and dignity

The family who sheltered me was, by any measure, participating in genocide: they were killing Tutsi every day. They were also, in their own logic, maintaining a family, going to work, returning home, sitting down to eat. These things coexisted

The question is not whether the world recognises the genocide against the Tutsi. It does. The question is whether the continent has claimed it — intellectually, historically and in its understanding of itself

Reliable and affordable energy, with predictable tariffs, is indispensable. Even so, it is significant that Eskom’s leadership recognises the central role it plays: without this backbone, large-scale manufacturing and job creation cannot exist

Can the party construct a narrative that acknowledges its past while speaking to the aspirations of a diverse and changing society? Its ability to do so may depend on its willingness to engage with the discomfort of its own history and the expectations of its evolving constituency

Each unaddressed attack undermines the UN’s legitimacy and reinforces perceptions of impotence

All voter education must include democratic civic education, an understanding of key aspects of democracy, including the Constitution, human rights, democratic moral values, diversity, gender equality and the responsibilities of democratic citizenship

The new whistleblower Bill is progressive but the consultation period (which closes on 14 May 2024) should be used to push for improved legal aid access, stronger independent support structures, robust data security, additional support measures and pre-emptive protections