A shared journey: Nurturing a nation of readers

An interconnected world has rendered us interdependent but also vulnerable to shock across economic geographies, forcing distinct national responses

Africa’s mineral wealth is a strategic advantage only if it is converted into productive capacity.

This is a familiar pattern. International financial institutions socialise risk and privatise profit, while invoking development rhetoric to justify fossil fuel expansion in the Global South. Similar projects would be politically untenable in the Global North

This year’s Eid is not naïve. It does not pretend the world is at peace. It does not ignore the children buried under rubble, the families displaced, the cities reduced to ash

The public confrontation between senior officials, the establishment of inquiries and the intense public debate surrounding the allegations all indicate that accountability mechanisms, although imperfect, are still functioning

The 62nd Munich Security Conference provided a platform for three days of intensive debates on the world’s most pressing security challenges.

Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained prominence in the early 2010s following the Edward Snowden revelations about mass surveillance by the United States

The power to define risk, credibility and prudence remains concentrated in the Global North, while the costs are borne mainly by the Global South

More than three decades after apartheid ended, the land question remains one of the most unresolved and contentious issues

The Srila Roy controversy exposes the fragile balance between free inquiry, public accountability and institutional power in South African universities

It is urgent that Africa invests in adding value to its minerals. If it fails to seize this moment, it will be difficult to shake off its historical status as an exporter of cheap raw materials and importer of expensive finished products

Any objective analysis must proceed from the premise that commissions of inquiry are not criminal courts. They neither prosecute nor sentence. Their constitutional purpose is to establish facts, identify systemic weaknesses and recommend structural changes