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.
Without a sustainable energy supply, there is no economy and no country. There is no new dawn
Such a divisive figure will further ruin Britain. This is, of course, that country’s choice
‘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
We are quick to blame companies and the government for pollution, but we are also all culpable
The news media was a counterweight to a criminal enterprise that had captured the state
As much as he was an editor for that era, he was also a journalist for all ages
To effectively lead South Africa out of the morass, Ramaphosa must prioritise service to the people.
Although it deepens our democracy to see this equitable division of power, it also suggests that South Africans are moving further from each other
‘Media ownership is becoming increasingly politicised, further undermining the independence of major broadcasters and titles’
‘None of our political elite deserves our vote. How can we entrust our futures to people who put their next shopping trip ahead of our existence?’
‘A genuinely secret ballot helps to prevent intimidation, blackmail and voter fraud’
South Africa’s mineral resources are both a blessing and a curse
The Notre Dame fire provoked an outpouring of grief, sympathy and support
Omar al-Bashir may be gone, but the revolution has only just begun.
The ANC’s communicators are either extremely confused and out of their depth or simply cannot keep up with their own spin — or worse, their lies.
If you live in Alexandra, Khayelitsha or a thousand other communities where the government has failed to deliver services, you are ignored
The 81-page report was scathing, illustrating a racist institution that does not take the struggle of black students seriously
In 2015, former president Thabo Mbeki led an African Union panel that sought to determine how much the African continent was losing every year.
South African Sports teams will compete across all sports competitions this year
Ramaphosa’s slogan promised change, but it never came