When the United Nations entered the people’s Indaba

The implosion of parties such as the ANC and Zanu PF must serve as a cautionary tale for those that fought to liberate the continent

Perhaps the most tangible area of progress since SONA 2025 has been energy stabilisation. The marked reduction in the frequency and severity of load-shedding, including extended periods without outages, reflects the cumulative impact of the Energy Action Plan and improved maintenance discipline at Eskom

The Blue Book explicitly warned that the production of food by African people in excess of their own requirements was undesirable, ‘as it diminishes their incentive to labour’

For decades, South Africans have longed for a deeper expression of popular agency, not just through protests but by choosing the person who occupies the country’s highest office

If it cannot defend electoral integrity, condemn repression or set minimum democratic standards for its members, then its legitimacy must be reassessed

In Venezuela, international sanctions, while framed as tools to defend democracy, have similarly deepened economic pain, blurring the line between moral pressure and collective punishment

Allegations of unlawful killings have never been tested in court — only procedural arguments have. If South Africa wants truth rather than narrative, the Cato Manor saga must be reopened

The Bandung Spirit remains relevant as a flexible framework for navigating hierarchy, asserting agency and preserving autonomy

A state-owned bank is a necessary intervention to break the grip of private finance over the lives of the poor

Sona thus serves as both a mirror and a map: it reflects where the government has been whilst charting its intended course

Under the theme “Driving sustainable investment in African mining,” this year’s Mining Indaba calls on stakeholders to confront a central challenge: ensuring that mineral wealth delivers lasting value for workers, communities and economies, writes Khothatso Khoapa

I am writing this letter because what has unsettled me most about the recent controversy involving Roedean School cancelling a fixture with King David School, Linksfield has become a window into something far bigger than sport. What troubles me is the deeper pattern it reveals about how elite institutions respond when young people express ethical […]