"The ANC’s long history and continued survival is something to marvel at. But celebrating the mere fact of survival is really not enough"
Social mores and prejudices forged in Lagos are echoed in the intimate spaces of people all over the continent
The main judgment of acting judge Rammaka Mathopo starkly exposes the irrationality, rooted in patriarchy
Why are we dithering when independent power producers hold the answer? Ideology, it seems
Cricket South Africa’s lack of transparency is its biggest problem
Geoff Makhubo is clearly not only tarnished, but also divisive, which raises serious questions about why the ANC leadership wants him to run the city
The Mail & Guardian should have just run a paper of specials
Capitulation to pure thuggery and extortion by employees is an example of how political considerations trump financial wellbeing
Workers at the factory were found to be toiling under appalling conditions for only R65 a day.
As protestors pointed out earlier this year in countrywide demonstrations, GBV is an epidemic that needs to be addressed with great haste
We know now that before embracing new technology, we need to ask the difficult questions
Administrators, from club to national level, would do well to take the example set this month as a reminder that the people is their primary mandate
Make no mistake: this is a deal with the devil, and the real cost will be recorded not on any balance sheet, but on the nation’s soul
Of course a game of rugby has not changed the country. But it is also just a game, a game that has given us something to cheer about.
Rather than wading into the economic rucks and mauls, we’ve been kicking for touch: buying time, instead of making game-winning yards
Software that allows governments access to the electronic communications of its citizens is a gross violation of the right to privacy
The sheer volume of protests across the world suggests that there may be common themes that run through them.
The party was meant to challenge the ANC, not fall apart
In the wake of Black Wednesday, South African media continued to fight for the right to do their job
Iqbal Survé has been able to construct a business empire in the name of transformation
"Duduzane, like Zuma the elder, appeared to believe that he was actually above the commission"
Not grappling with things that undermine electoral integrity created a culture of impunity
It ought not to have made any sense. And yet, it somehow did. The DA had spent much of the year before at war with itself
Tanzania’s attacks on its once-vibrant press have become so commonplace that the crackdown barely makes the news
How else can we view the breathless coverage that has shadowed the royals since they arrived in Cape Town?
It is incumbent on Sadtu to lead the way and ensure that it is having tough conversations with the minister of basic education
This is something that our sector has spent much time grappling with. It is what we are still trying to work out
Picture the scene. Siya Kolisi, the first black Bok captain, raised in Zwide township outside of Port Elizabeth, lifting the World Cup
Judges should expect their judgments to be robustly debated, trashed even if it is warranted
When journalists send questions to government spokespersons, they do not do so because they are bored and have nothing to do
South Africans have been crying out for leadership, longing for an official condemnation of the scourges of gender-based violence and xenophobia
Before we rush to condemn these conspiracy theories about Gavin Watson’s death, we have to ask how we got to this point