The reasons that such an intelligent, charismatic leader never gained the type of political recognition he craved are rooted in his own core mission in life: to rule a reconstructed Zulu nation
Call for Swimming South Africa to put international justice first and boycott the competition
Only when we all truly embrace non-racism in South Africa can we consider the battle to be won
Clinging to notions of the past will hobble our ability to strive forward
Nelson Mandela’s ideals about forgiveness and a diverse and united South Africa remain in the hearts of many people
Milisuthando Bongela’s self titled documentary forces some introspection
Ehlers was in the apartheid government’s inner sanctum. By 1994, he found a new source of income in the killing fields of Rwanda
Our shameless president and ministers went to court to deny responsibility for the power crisis proving that the people no longer come first
Between them, the kleptocrats and the neoliberals protect the privilege of the few against the claims for justice on the part of the many
Less than half the claims by former labour tenants, who were given access to land during apartheid in exchange for working on farms, have been finalised
Chris Hani’s daughter Lindiwe Hani has learnt to not be buried by his assassination 30 years ago but to draw strength from the way he lived his life
Our leaders do not use the power they have for the greater good – understanding why graft has become the norm is the first step to finding genuine solutions
The DA can’t shake off the question of race if it aspires to grow
Sazi Bongwe’s branding of the late professor as a ‘villain of apartheid’ and advisor to PW Botha is false, slanderous and unethical
When South Africans compare their situation today to that under apartheid, they ignore the distressing stories heard at the Truth and Reconciliation Commission
The lost story of the Harvard government professor, Samuel P Huntington’s strategies from across the equator
Tembeka Ngcukaitobi commemorates the 45th anniversary of the death of Robert Mangaliso Sobukwe
A new book argues that this is not the South Africa women fought for
As a country, our struggling economy is hitched to both the prospects of the East and the West. Being frozen out by any of them, would be punishing for all
Sport can be a powerful force for good but in the wrong hands it can also be used help normalise hatred
It is incomprehensible that some would claim we flourished under oppression, just because we had better roads and electricity
There are tens of thousands of South Africans carrying a dagga possession criminal record since the 2018 decriminalisation
The government was advised by Eskom executives to invest in infrastructure to replace old power plants and to meet increased demand
House of Bondage: The book that shocked the world
Bulelwa Mabasa tells the story of how her love for land reform and justice is tied to her family and upbringing
Juby Mayet did something no ‘Malay girl had ever done’ in reporting for a ‘naytiff paper’. Her memoir tells her story
Castigating, rather than encouraging, business leaders when they advocate for harsh interventions sets us all back
Drunk on hubris, the UK’s Tory party has followed a populist path to instability. The ANC and its opposition peers follow a similar path
That we live in a world where the far right has become normalised should ring alarm bells
Capital markets are no longer falling over themselves to fund our electricity generation, but South Africa’s leaders should have acted with urgency years ago
The boundaries and jurisdictions of high courts in Transkei Bophuthatswana, Venda and Ciskei have never been changed
Lensman Mbuzeni Zulu’s subjects ranged from black popular culture to bloody unrest