Are the pollsters reflecting reality or is it a case of the tail trying to wag the dog?
The bill isn’t perfect but should be enacted without delay, given the reformative snowball it will set into motion
South Africa has a right to pursue its national interests anywhere in the world and not to simply follow the dictates of the West, the US in particular
The air and water pollution caused mainly by industry are compounded by crisis management
Jacob Zuma will be the first presidential candidate to be on the ballot paper and a charge sheet simultaneously
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John Steenhuisen and Velenkosini Hlabisa cast a line in the water to exploit the ANC’s weaknesses
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As austerity batters public universities, fly by night institutions leave students in the lurch
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The trials of living a life around the capricious temperament of water scheduling
Few parties align with my beliefs as a follower of Islam and a South African, writes Ozayr Patel
Does a God of love really torment people’s souls for all eternity in a place of flames?
We should question the politics using the Hindu religion and
we must reject it if it is wrong
Tehran is the archetype of a place that is governed by the divine but defined by mortals
The shift to clean energy must consider poorest of the poor and the natural environment
But the full range of words linked to religion and godly figures have vastly improved our ability to express surprise, anger, shock and even hatred
Egypt has a history of food insecurity leading to revolution, as its leaders know all too well
When Hamas attacked Israel from the Gaza Strip on 7 October, I was nine months pregnant … what if I had been there?
The department of higher education on Friday announced that it would deregister Damelin, CityVarsity, Intec and Lyceum College
The nation is in a far better place than it was when apartheid ended. But what is also true is multiple spheres of government struggle to deal with societal problems and service delivery
As digital banking gains popularity, criminals have adjusted their online and social engineering tactics
Accumulated gross debt is expected to stabilise at R6.2 trillion or 74% of GDP by 2026. The annual cost of servicing this deb in that year will be R440 billion
The inclusion of women in anti-corruption efforts is more than achieving gender quotas, it is an important tool that could help to mitigate women’s experiences of corruption
Movies like this encourage us to challenge and change gender constructs and inequality
Amid Israel’s increasingly unhinged siege of the enclave, Drew Forrest probes the country’s claim that it is fighting a war against terror
Key players collaborate to build precinct, boost technical equipment for adverse weather, improve import/export truck flow, and more
It is set to be a busy year for the continent as many countries go to the polls and international engagement increases
The consequences of climate change, resource depletion and pollution cascade down, affecting regions with less historical contributions more acutely
The country must explore various possibilities in order to remain a net exporter
You’re not alone … every year far too many of us find ourselves trapped in the same cycle of broken promises to ourselves
South Africans love the ruling party – they just don’t like it at the moment – and the opposition parties appear to have learnt nothing in 30 years
The choice is far more complex than merely choosing whether or not to oust the ANC
Secretary general Fikile Mbalula considers the party’s three decades in power and its future
For all those who would raise their hands for power, they need to ask themselves why and whether they will stand for anything meaningful