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The Constitution has the last word – for now
As anti-immigration protests clash with Constitutional Court decisions on asylum seeker rights, South Africa faces a growing dilemma between majority public demand and the…
How the NWU is rethinking disease research to reduce animal testing
North-West University researchers are pioneering human-based 3D tissue models and organoids to better mimic human biology, accelerate drug discovery, and reduce reliance on…
Purpose Trains Performance, Talent Has Somewhere To Go
Talent alone does not guarantee sporting success. North-West University's Centre for Health and Human Performance explains how evidence-based sport science shapes sustainable…
The cash is frozen; the network isn't
Despite asset forfeiture orders and frozen bank accounts, high-profile accused continue to afford elite legal teams. An examination of POCA safeguards, third-party funding…
NWU brings academic expertise together for local development in the Vaal River corridor
North-West University's bhive Enterprise Development Centre is partnering with Pont de Val and regional stakeholders to foster inclusive tourism, practical skills training, and…
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…
Tobie Loftus
Mining's future will depend not only on what lies beneath the earth, but on how intelligently those resources are recovered. Tobie Loftus is helping redefine that future,…
Bongani Shabangu
For Bongani Shabangu, 30, history is not simply about recording the past—it is about restoring voices that have too often been forgotten. As a lecturer in history education at…
Space Technology, Ground-Level Impact: NWU Expert Shows How Africa Can Turn Satellite Data into Development Solutions
Prof Amare Abebe, director of the Centre for Space Research at North-West University, argues that Africa's space future extends beyond satellites, focusing on using knowledge and…
What society gained from South Africa's anti-corruption commissions
South Africans watched as corporate captures and systemic greed were exposed by commissions like Zondo and Madlanga. Years later, the question remains: what did we truly gain…
South Africa’s migration crisis: hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil
For decades, Black South Africans and African foreign nationals have built communities together, a historical reality that challenges narratives of inherent xenophobia. However,…
A Network of Silence: What Ekurhuleni reveals about South Africa’s national psyche
The arrests of senior municipal managers and metro police leaders in Ekurhuleni point to a deeper reality: the possible convergence of organised crime, municipal administration,…
Testing the will of the people: The state-citizen confrontation in South Africa
The rise of anti-illegal immigration movements like Operation Dudula and March and March signals a critical moment for South African democracy, highlighting deep-seated…
A broken home looking for a villain to blame
As many marched to demand the removal of undocumented migrants from South Africa, the message was clear: migrants must go. But this article argues that the anger is misdirected,…