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
It is incumbent on Sadtu to lead the way and ensure that it is having tough conversations with the minister of basic education
How else can we view the breathless coverage that has shadowed the royals since they arrived in Cape Town?
Picture the scene. Siya Kolisi, the first black Bok captain, raised in Zwide township outside of Port Elizabeth, lifting the World Cup
This is something that our sector has spent much time grappling with. It is what we are still trying to work out
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
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
For the past three weeks, big business, government and your garden-variety Instagram influencer have turned themselves into women’s rights activists
We must confront our failings and be better
South Africa, of course, is no stranger to protest action, of both the peaceful and the unpeaceful variety
A communications blackout left people worldwide worried about the fate of their relatives in an area that contains the only Muslim majority in India
One of the most pressing political crises started with our multibillionaire president being questioned in Parliament about R500 000
Blaming foreigners for a nation’s problems is a tactic beloved of populist and nationalist politicians everywhere
Toni Morrison exists beyond the confines of literature, offering her works as part of a canon that should exist as a blueprint for a free existence.
Have we become a society that is so hardened that we no longer care about the future of our children?
Nowhere is this more apparent than in this week’s jobs numbers. The unemployment rate is justifiably described as a crisis.
Such a divisive figure will further ruin Britain. This is, of course, that country’s choice
Without a sustainable energy supply, there is no economy and no country. There is no new dawn
‘Don’t expect the outbreak to be contained until, somehow, local communities are given good reason to trust the responders’
‘As former president Jacob Zuma sat at the Zondo commission this week, many South Africans were left feeling distrustful ourselves’
‘We have our own problems in South Africa — not least a fashionable debate over the role and independence of the Reserve Bank’
‘There’s a palpable frustration that has for too long permeated South African society’
It is important to acknowledge that journalism does not happen in a vacuum, prejudices seep into the tone and focus of our work
The lives of many Alexandra residents have not been improved by successive governments in the province and in the city