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Fix the damn potholes: The poverty of our politics
As local government elections approach, South Africans remain caught between service delivery failures and endless political excuses. It is time to demand real accountability.
ANC owes believers a better ending
A deeply personal reflection on how an older generation's unwavering loyalty to the ANC, rooted in the struggle against apartheid, clashes with the governing party's contemporary…
Nine dead women later and we’re still managing symptoms
Nine women have been found dead in Ekurhuleni, yet political responses remain trapped in task teams and summits. It is time to dismantle the deeper structural systems fuelling…
Plan to remove defiant KZN MEC for social development set in motion
The process to remove KwaZulu-Natal Social Development MEC Mbali Shinga is underway following a Pietermaritzburg High Court ruling upholding her expulsion from the National…
Majodina apologises after ‘profane’ exchange with Kouga resident
Water and Sanitation Minister Pemmy Majodina has issued an apology after a video of her swearing at a resident during a community engagement in the Eastern Cape went viral.
Our country’s vital statecraft is missing
As South Africa approaches another electoral cycle, political parties unveil familiar promises, yet genuine transformation seems absent. The article argues that the country's…
Zille’s effective campaign in Johannesburg
Helen Zille, the DA's mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, has launched an unconventional campaign exposing the ANC-led metro's failure to provide basic services. She has lodged a…
Tardy Mogale City scurries to fix leak
Mogale City faces a severe water crisis due to persistent leaks, wasting millions of litres and taxpayer money. Deputy Minister of Water and Sanitation Jack Bloom has intervened,…
When opposition becomes the establishment: The DA’s credibility deficit
This article critically examines the Democratic Alliance's (DA) governance, arguing that the party's practices are increasingly deviating from the constitutional virtues and…
Zuma, a Gupta, and a diplomat walk into a temple In Haridwar
Former President Jacob Zuma was seen with Ajay Gupta at a temple in Haridwar, India, calling Gupta his "brother and friend." This controversial meeting has ignited a political…
Broad-based BEE at a crossroad: Time for reform, with a focus on the youth
South Africa's Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (BEE) policy is under intense debate. While it has fostered a black middle class and diversified boardrooms, 70% of…
Impeachment inquiry will go on
Parliament’s impeachment committee has decided to oppose President Cyril Ramaphosa’s bid to halt the impeachment proceedings over Phala Phala. Ramaphosa asked the Western Cape…
‘Hall of Shame’: R53m spent on a community structure that remains incomplete 14 years later
An ANC-led municipality in KwaZulu-Natal has spent over R50 million on a community hall that remains incomplete after 14 years, sparking outrage among residents who face severe…