Decriminalization – a prerequisite to ending Aids and TB

Equality without repair isn’t justice. Our Constitution is good at finding people who break the law. It is much less effective at fixing the damage that the violations cause

Reports have highlighted that a significant number of elected councillors struggle with basic literacy and comprehension

South Africa has been given a narrow window to turn the ship around. Whether this Budget becomes a footnote or a foundation depends on what happens next — in Cabinet, in the SOEs, in municipalities and in the daily grind of governance

Hunger in the country persists not because the system is failing but because it is functioning according to a set of rules that reward scale, concentration and profit

These prosecutions mark a rising pattern: as elections approach across Africa, the distance between digital civic space and state power grows

On Zero Discrimination Day, we must reckon with the truth that inequality kills

Seeing Africans fight and die for this insane comeback of imperialism in its cruelest, boldest form is wrong on many levels

The same European governments that warn Africa about Chinese influence privately acknowledge that disengagement from China is neither realistic nor desirable

Within the SACU region, there is supposed to be free movement of agricultural goods, with a few exceptions, including national security and when there are crop and animal diseases

The establishment of the Ekurhuleni University of Applied Science and Innovation represents more than a regional project. It is an opportunity to address inequality, strengthen industrial renewal and invest in the next generation of technical talent

Nations must abide by the international instruments and agreements principles and values like democracy, human rights observation and good governance to enjoy international trade, investments and diplomatic relations

China is at a high-water mark of domestic confidence. The Year of the Horse has shown that the engine of internal demand is not just idling — it is running at high gear