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The despot next door: King Mswati’s greed and repression are a growing threat to southern Africa
Columns
/ 14 April 2025

The despot next door: King Mswati’s greed and repression are a growing threat to southern Africa

As Swaziland descends deeper into dictatorship, the monarch’s influence is spreading, and his alliance with Jacob Zuma threatens the region’s democratic future

By Velaphi Mamba
Old dog has to learn new tricks
Columns
/ 12 April 2025

Old dog has to learn new tricks

Donald’s trumped-up ‘liberation’ chart of tariffs has reset the world order – and my need to make my side hustle more lucrative

By Christian Stephen
A crater, a curry and an arthritic baboon saved my sanity
Columns
/ 4 April 2025

A crater, a curry and an arthritic baboon saved my sanity

One person’s pothole is another’s route to millions … how online content helps us to navigate the rough ride that life can be

By Christian Stephen
An indigestible helping of hype
Columns
/ 28 March 2025

An indigestible helping of hype

If stores must wheel out celebs to make us buy what we can’t afford, make it Snoop Dog and Martha Stewart

By Christian Stephen
Talking trash in suburbia
Columns
/ 21 March 2025

Talking trash in suburbia

I don’t mean to rubbish their efforts but Pikitup needs a better plan before Joburg residents drown in their refuse

By Christian Stephen
The Radium’s authentic brew
Columns
/ 14 March 2025

The Radium’s authentic brew

A good, old-fashioned bar is like print media: distinguished by its charming, convivial, if slightly dog-eared nature

By Christian Stephen
It’s cool to be kind … in traffic
Columns
/ 8 March 2025

It’s cool to be kind … in traffic

As Trump cuts through cultural norms faster than through executive orders, there is still value in politeness

By Christian Stephen
Sustainable budget solutions over tax hikes, please
Columns
/ 5 March 2025

Sustainable budget solutions over tax hikes, please

Operational inefficiencies and infrastructure neglect have led to logistical challenges costing the economy R1 billion daily in lost economic output

By Ismail Joosub
Unpaid electricity charges? Be prepared to be left in the dark
Columns
/ 27 February 2025

Unpaid electricity charges? Be prepared to be left in the dark

The court highlighted the tension between the rights of a body corporate to be reimbursed for the payments made and the right of a respondent to have electricity supplied

By Charlise Finch & Pierre le Roux
Cybersecurity is crucial in modernising South African mining
Thought Leader
/ 16 February 2025

Cybersecurity is crucial in modernising South African mining

The view that cybersecurity is not a core function must change so that digitalisation does not create vulnerability in the mining industry

By Jabu Mtsweni and Muyowa Mutemwa
Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism
Thought Leader
/ 16 February 2025

Liberal collusion with Trump’s racism

As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism

By Richard Pithouse
Why newspapers are all the rage
Columns
/ 14 February 2025

Why newspapers are all the rage

Dinosaur? Maybe. But there is an artistry to blending research, headlines, words and images, to make a real-world product we can be proud of

By Christian Stephen
This is why you should participate in Monday’s public consultation on electoral reform
Columns
/ 26 January 2025

This is why you should participate in Monday’s public consultation on electoral reform

The Electoral Reform Consultation Panel is holding a public consultation at the Gauteng legislature on 27 January

By Daniela Ellerbeck
Gauteng, KZN ANC leaders prepare for life under (political) adult supervision
Columns
/ 24 January 2025

Gauteng, KZN ANC leaders prepare for life under (political) adult supervision

Instead of focusing on trying not to lose the local government elections next year, the comrades are already eyeing who takes control of the party in 2027

By Paddy Harper
ASK ASH | Fourways Mall on the road to recovery
Columns
/ 18 January 2025

ASK ASH | Fourways Mall on the road to recovery

New management is overhauling the image and functionality of South Africa’s biggest shopping centre

By Ash Müller
The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe
Columns
/ 17 January 2025

The political transfer window is open, and Mashaba goes the full Motsepe

ActionSA has signed up the Forum 4 Service Delivery, the ANC considers wooing Mbuyiseni Ndlozi and the MK party is fishing for the Abantu Batho Congress

By Paddy Harper
Why Greenland is strategically vital to US interests
Columns
/ 14 January 2025

Why Greenland is strategically vital to US interests

The island holds one of the world’s largest deposits of rare earth minerals, essential for technologies like batteries, wind turbines, guided missiles, and radar systems

By Douglas White
Johannesburg’s untapped property potential beyond Sandton
Thought Leader
/ 13 January 2025

Johannesburg’s untapped property potential beyond Sandton

There are numerous gold-mine opportunities for property development in greater Johannesburg

By Ash Müller
Is SADC inaction fuelling Mozambique’s post-election unrest?
Columns
/ 12 January 2025

Is SADC inaction fuelling Mozambique’s post-election unrest?

The Southern African Development Community’s muted response is driven by political self-interest and internal dynamics

By Craig Moffat and EM Hoza
New EFF deputy president Gardee is the right person for the job
Columns
/ 11 January 2025

New EFF deputy president Gardee is the right person for the job

A man of action, he has a deep knowledge of the party and of the politics of South Africa

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Fish swim, birds fly, Zuma litigates
Columns
/ 10 January 2025

Fish swim, birds fly, Zuma litigates

Is Zuma trying to rain on Cyril’s January 8 parade, or is uBaba feeling politically homesick?

By Paddy Harper
We are responsible for needless deaths
Columns
/ 10 January 2025

We are responsible for needless deaths

We cannot expect politicians to take responsibility for carnage on the roads or gender-based violence

By Editorial
Premier, traditional leaders must unlock agricultural potential in Eastern Cape
Thought Leader
/ 9 January 2025

Premier, traditional leaders must unlock agricultural potential in Eastern Cape

Such efforts must not leave the former homelands region behind, as has been the case in the first three decades of democracy

By Wandile Sihlobo
The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different
Columns
/ 7 January 2025

The African Union has a poor record of protecting democracy. 2024 was no different

Whenever its resolve to protect democracy has been tested, the continental body has fallen short

By Adem K Abebe
South Africa’s agriculture to recover in 2025
Columns
/ 6 January 2025

South Africa’s agriculture to recover in 2025

Better dam levels and a stable electricity supply for irrigation will continue to benefit the horticulture sub-sector and floriculture

By Wandile Sihlobo
Merry coalition Christmas, and a happy GNU year
Columns
/ 20 December 2024

Merry coalition Christmas, and a happy GNU year

Jacob Zuma is vibing Black Jesus as the year comes to a close

By Paddy Harper
The December curse of SA’s political class: Congress time arrives again
Columns
/ 13 December 2024

The December curse of SA’s political class: Congress time arrives again

If the original uMkhonto weSizwe had been launched on 16 July and not 16  December, we would all be on holiday

By Paddy Harper
Why monetary expansion is harmful and unnecessary
Columns
/ 30 November 2024

Why monetary expansion is harmful and unnecessary

Contrary to what inflationists argue, more money isn’t needed for economic growth

By Daniel Agbake
It’s pay back the money (again) as Malema moves to seize Zuma’s firepool
Columns
/ 29 November 2024

It’s pay back the money (again) as Malema moves to seize Zuma’s firepool

Unlike his predecessor, President Cyril Ramaphosa has no interest in compound interest

By Paddy Harper
How much does public transport save on carbon emissions? We worked it out at COP29
Columns
/ 27 November 2024

How much does public transport save on carbon emissions? We worked it out at COP29

Bhekisisa had a team of four reporters at the climate conference. On average, our journalists walked eight to nine kilometres a day

By Linda Pretorius and Mia Malan
How judicial overreach blocks progress in South African agriculture
Columns
/ 24 November 2024

How judicial overreach blocks progress in South African agriculture

By rejecting Bayer’s drought-tolerant maize, the SCA has denied farmers access to a proven technology

By Eustace Davie
Do squatters have more rights than property owners in South Africa?
Columns
/ 23 November 2024

Do squatters have more rights than property owners in South Africa?

Victims should not need to pay legal fees and wait an inordinate amount of time just to kick what amounts to a criminal trespasser from their land

By Nicholas Woode-Smith
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