Hyphenated identities: Why can’t I be just ‘South African’; why do I need to be ‘South- African Chinese’?
In South Africa, police brutality and violence affect black, working- class lives in particular. We must dismantle this systemic oppression
Imagine the chaos that would have ensued had the rest of the world relied on the United States for leadership as it usually does?
Known as a hub of revolution during the Civil Rights Movement, Atlanta has once again been at the forefront of police brutality protests in the US
The latest spat between Washington and Beijing centers partially on the Civil Aviation Authority of China deciding to determine its limit on foreign airlines based on their activity on March 12.
For a country that is guided by ubuntu, South Africa has a record of embarrassing international blunders
Trump’s handling of the coronavirus crisis was a textbook example of what not to do, you will have to do it all differently
The state of politics and geopolitics has been exacerbated, rather than stabilised, by the coronavirus crisis
The West’s perceptions of China hold up a mirror to its own preoccupations. More nuanced analysis is much-needed
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the role of universities in nurturing scientific inquiry and evidence-based policy-making to the fore
The author and journalist shares a reading list from her time as The New York Times bureau chief for West Africa
What might Africa look like in the wake of the pandemic? There’s enough change happening to keep both optimists happy and pessimists glum
In a confusing series of announcements, the White House scheduled a press conference with Trump for Monday afternoon. Then scrapped it, and then put it back on
The Western Cape has become the epicentre of the outbreak, and the tardy response of health officials in the Eastern Cape has Minister Zweli Mkhize worried but optimistic
His rhetoric about immigration, the dilution of culture and threats to American’s jobs feeds into Republicans’ fears and he’ll use this in his election campaign
The Ramaphosa Presidency has been praised for its handling of the coronavirus pandemic, but the compensating measures that accompany it are inadequate to protect much of the population
Imagine if Zupta the Maniacal Giggler was president. Or Mbeki the Myopic. Beyond imagination would be Donald the Deadly
There are no available options for containing the spread of Covid-19 that do not have serious economic costs. We need to listen to expertise, not ill-considered opinion
Covid-19 strikes home. People in housing for senior citizens have the disease and Native Americans’s source of income — from casinos and oil — has collapsed
The Brazilian president broke self-isolation, despite being exposed to Covid-19, and has encouraged his supporters to do the same, while his health minister battles to contain the crisis
Several polls since the start of the pandemic show a majority of people checking the news several times a day and turning to trusted news sources and state broadcasters rather than social media
US President Donald Trump is good at channelling voters’ anger. And anger about the effects of Covid-19 is a factor that could help him win another term
‘It’s hard to imagine Jesus livestreaming the Sermon on the Mount’
It’s difficult to enforce a lockdown in informal settlements, and social distancing may be impossible. New ideas are needed
The coronavirus outbreak through the eyes of a South African doctor in Seattle
Last week the Brazilian health minister warned that the country’s public health system was likely to collapse under the strain of the coronavirus by the end of April. Although this was fear-inducing to most people in Brazil, that country’s president, Jair Bolsonaro, decided to take selfies with supporters outside the presidency. This, despite the fact […]
After years of neglect, the country’s health service was already under water. With fewer than 200 critical care beds, doctors say Covid-19 will ‘sink’ Sudan
South Africa’s legendary golfer, who is said to have aided the past regime, is honoured by Trump
The world needs someone to step up and take charge – anyone but Donald Trump that is
Senator Sanders must explicitly demonstrate that a US government that can guarantee universal healthcare is the best path to building long-term black wealth
New tech is poised to help vaccines last longer and reach many more people with far less fuss
Monday’s election left the veteran right-winger in prime position to form a government and end a year of political deadlock, after similar votes in April and September proved inconclusive