Expanding the circle of dignity in South Africa and reimagining the National Democratic Revolution

The same structural failures that sustain the HIV epidemic also sustain tuberculosis

The Johannesburg suburb remains one of those rare ones that feel historic and perfectly ahead of the curve

If a commitment to youth-led initiative is to be taken seriously, it is imperative to include youth in decision making on where to direct investment, how to design curricula for skills training, which job markets to prioritise, including those that may not yet exist.

The 2026 Budget blue-ticked the jobs crisis, since the Treasury only cares about debt and pleasing financial markets

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