How Trump’s tariffs exposed South Africa’s strategic trade failuresBy Siseko MaposaMissed diversification opportunities cost the country as US tariffs expose trade blunders, risking jobs, stability and billions in exports
Born Free: Will President Ramaphosa survive until 2029? with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh – Podcast episode 15Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth By Misunderstood
The Far East countries are buying SA’s maize againAbout half of South Africa’s maize was exported to Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea in the first 13 weeks of the 2025-26 marketing year By Wandile Sihlobo
International Court of Justice and #CancelCoal case rulings help protect children’s rightsThe decisions give priority to children’s right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans By Luvo Mnyobe
Let’s draw lessons from people’s power on 40th anniversary of State of EmergencyBy Tshepo MadlingoziThe planned National Dialogue should aim to achieve a resurgence of people’s power so evident in the 1980s resistance to apartheid
Ali Mazrui’s view on how Ethiopia solves the West’s ‘puzzle’ about AfricaBy Seifudein AdemEthiopia puts paid to Western perceptions that African people lack history and are incapable of poetry, philosophy and science
Mothers, grandmothers and other caregivers need care tooBy Shelley O’CarrollWhen we support caregivers, we build the future one conversation, one playful interaction, one child at a time
Hidden cost of justice denied: What the Vodacom ruling reveals about SA’s social prioritiesBy Awam MavimbelaThe Please Call Me case outcome highlights the justice gap, favouring corporate power over individuals and undermining grassroots innovation and social transformation
Centre black women’s voices and expertise in sexual violence discourseBy Nompumelelo Motlafi FrancisThe sexual harassment case against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge shows the pitfalls of excluding their experience
Sasol bombs: ‘It was like an earthquake’By Yunus CarrimThis is an edited extract from Attacking the Heart of Apartheid by Yunus Carrim, which tells the story of the MK’s Special Operations Unit
Tolkien’s sci-fi shows we need only one ringBy Donovan E WilliamsDon’t accept that the West (the elves) is in charge as we (the dwarfs and hobbits) labour for them
Water polo: A cult or a sport?By Shaun ReadMaking it into the school water polo team is the kids’ latest status goal – but this applies to any sport (think rugby or football)
Emphasise the ‘just’ aspect of the just energy transitionBy Sisanda LupondwanaAs it strives for a greener, more sustainable future, the country must consider environmental, economic and social factors to ensure equity
From terra nullius to terrible delay in land restitution and rightsBy Blossom MatizirofaSouth Africa’s land reform journey is still shaped by the legacies of colonial conquest and apartheid
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is now our responsibilityBy Robert Kigongo‘Nelson Mandela showed how one can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity’
The silent thief: AI exploits creators under the guise of innovationBy Rachelle Anesu ChaminukaAfrica must not become a data colony feeding algorithms that serve the Global North, while remaining voiceless in shaping the rules
