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“Apolitical” Is Not Neutral: An Open Letter to Roedean School

“Apolitical” Is Not Neutral: An Open Letter to Roedean School

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 […]

Phala Phala can’t be wished away

Phala Phala can’t be wished away

Even the court’s own critics and annual reports acknowledge that prolonged delays erode public confidence, yet this matter now stands at more than four times the prescribed period

Water crisis exposes whose lives matter

Water crisis exposes whose lives matter

Gqeberha’s crisis is not simply about water scarcity. It is about whose lives matter, whose voices are heard and whether South Africa is willing to confront the unfinished business of apartheid in its most basic public services

Blind to the facts on global issues

Blind to the facts on global issues

The uncritical cheerleaders for the West cannot be taken seriously until they acknowledge that the West supports and collaborates with authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt