This year marked a pivotal point for Makhanda
Eligible voters no longer vote; they don’t trust any politician. The UDF, a coalition of hundreds of small organisations, could be an answer
The purpose of the parliamentary rules is to ensure that the parliamentary vote is based on proper grounds. Do they do that?
Some imagination is needed to turn this crisis into an opportunity for equity, not yet another amplification of inequality
South Africa has to have an effective government that serves our own national interest, otherwise we will fail our own people
Covid, state capture and climate change are all problems that need solving – but here’s how to see the silver lining and deal with them
Several appeals to Twitter to explain ‘offensive’ post ignored — should we be bullied by the powers that be who make perplexing rules?
The Political Party Funding Act and the Public Audit Amendment Act should, in theory, help clean up the mess
Authoritarian systems reject challenges to themselves – yet just that is happening in Ukraine and Russia, China and Iran
The United Nations Security Council structure is no longer appropriate and needs to be fixed