An international call to action on integrated fire management and wildfire resilience

“It’s all very well for you, Rohit. If we ever got divorced in India you’d owe nothing, but in South Africa you’d get 50% of everything I own.”

The people of Johannesburg have cried many tears over the past decade and become accustomed to temporary service delivery ‘solutions’

Palestine today is not merely a geographic site of struggle; it is a mirror reflecting humanity’s oldest contest — between power and truth, silence and expression, spectacle and conscience, says the writer

The geopolitical environment is arguably not conducive to pursuing reparations for slavery and colonialism. But Africa and its diaspora in the Americas, the Caribbean and Europe continue to make headway, with a focus on seeking financial compensation and ending racial discrimination

The continent is increasingly being looked at to drive global efforts to secure sustainable supply chains as economies transition to cleaner energy sources

Reality is a lot more surreal than we care to admit

History teaches us that when democratic pressure builds with no outlet, something eventually breaks. That is not stability; it is a ticking bomb

Our ululating, marching, and singing democracy is poised to dance to the tune of the world in a leap of faith, friendship, and fraternity

Through its implementation of the SA government’s Expanded Public Works Programme, more than 5 000 firefighting jobs have been created among unemployed youth and over 200 specialist teams have been trained. Women make up 30% of this workforce — the highest female participation globally in wildland firefighting

A global media alliance has sounded an acute alarm about escalating threats to  information integrity, calling on powerful G20 leaders to act in the interests of democracy. The fledgling, independent M20 initiative held its inaugural Summit in early September. It drew up a “Johannesburg Declaration” that outlines multiple assaults on the information ecosystem and on […]

Politics profoundly impacts every aspect of life, from personal finances to public services. Apathy towards it allows corruption and incompetence to flourish

Cape Town’s poor are seeing progress due to the well-run DA government, while the poor in ANC-led Johannesburg are experiencing decay. At Council sittings, the Councillors in the Government of Local Unity (GLU) take every opportunity to disavow the statements made by the Democratic Alliance (DA) that Cape Town is governed better than Johannesburg. In […]