Thought Leader

Xenophobia debases us all

Xenophobia is festering across the world. In South Africa it carries a dangerous legitimacy, cloaked in the language of liberation, and now embodied in open fascism of Operation Dudula

The US a nation at a crucial crossroads

The US a nation at a crucial crossroads

Historic parallels of authoritarian states are a cautionary tale for the country known as ‘the land of the free and the home of the brave’

How to rethink literacy for the digital age

How to rethink literacy for the digital age

International Literacy Day offers a time for reflection on the situation in Africa, where gains have been made in literacy figures but where much remains to be done

Correction and apology to AfriForum

Correction and apology to AfriForum

On 6 August 2025, The Mail & Guardian published an article under the headline “Mbalula dares US to bring on sanctions against ANC leaders” . The article incorrectly claimed that AfriForum has advanced a narrative that there is a “genocide” occurring against white South Africans. The organisation has not claimed that there is a genocide. […]