How to find the right leader

Look beyond the reputations of suburbs known for gangsterism and gun violence and you’ll find a resilient community grounded in the ethics of care

Constitutional Court ruled dependency for pension death benefits is determined at the member’s death, not distribution, aiding vulnerable families

Lebogang Mulaisi of the Presidential Climate Commission used AI to generate this projection for South African women in the just energy transition based on the commission’s research indicators

The beneficiaries are corrupt government officials, politicians and officials who create patronage jobs in policing, business exploiting cheap labour and criminal groups such as Operation Dudula

We desire existential certainty in this world of complexity and amid our sense of powerlessness, but turning to the new oracles isn’t a solution

Driven by corruption and patronage, the killing of municipal officials and local councillors is rising, eroding democracy and accountability

On his first diplomatic visit to India, Nelson Mandela was treated as a kindred spirit and likened to Gandhi, a gesture he gently rejected.

His fair skin did not bring him any benefits during apartheid. He was regarded as too white by black people and too black by white people

Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs will be felt across Africa

Artificial intelligence will replace most jobs and create few. The future is bleak – except for the rich

There’s a disconnect between how the state interacts with citizens and how citizens engage with the state, which hampers governance

Ideals of what beauty is, exacerbated by social media and artificial intelligence, has the potential to harm women’s health – young women in particular