30% tariff, 0% respect. Why South Africa must push back against US bullying

The new pope’s gentle, yet powerful, voice of peace, ethical leadership and human solidarity contrasts sharply with Trump’s divisive rhetoric and militarism

In past elections results were tampered with and reversed, ballot boxes were seized and results cancelled in key constituencies, and voters ID’s have been withheld, which means they cannot vote

These countries need to rethink the prohibitive tariffs they place on each other

What constitutes national identity has to be understood against the ways that the social compact in South Africa contrasts with that of Western political theory

The dispute over Edgar Lungu’s burial reveals deeper questions about state sovereignty and institutional continuity in post-colonial Africa

A university that teaches but does not innovate, that researches but does not apply, will find itself detached from the society it is meant to serve and elevate

Governments use digital platforms to communicate with society but, on a continent with more than 2  000 languages, it remains stubbornly monolinguistic

Signed 70 years ago, today’s Constitution was built on it, but not everything has been realised

Climate change and peacebuilding is usually dealt with at high levels by governments and international institutions, marginalising those directly affected

These partnerships offer options to fund the necessary infrastructure when states face fiscal constraints

Socialites are juxtaposed with the working class at the Durban July, writes Marlan Padayachee

In the right-wing world of Donald Trump, New York City mayoral candidate is Zohran Mamdani, an immigrant with cultural
roots in East and Southern Africa