Statistics are scant, but the foster care system in South Africa has its fair share of critics. There is a severe backlog, inadequate resources and a shortage of trained foster parents, meaning high turnover rates
We should celebrate contributions from the private sector to fulfill a need but not at the cost of using children as billboards
The Competition Commission’s findings regarding search engines and social media platforms is positive, but the media’s salvation lies with its readers
Opposition to hiked VAT is a profound concern of what it would mean for the average South African
People living with HIV and related ailments have been handed a practical death sentence because Trump is annoyed about the Expropriation Act and South Africa’s support for Palestine
Behind the bitter press conferences, buried beneath the combative media headlines, realpolitik was at work
Duduzile Zuma-Sambudla finally appeared in court four years after the riots in KwaZulu-Natal
The judge president has damaged his reputation and by extension that of the wider judiciary
The digital media industry is besieged by standards that encourage the dumbing down of its work – consider what’s happening to the Washington Post
We cannot expect politicians to take responsibility for carnage on the roads or gender-based violence