Starving StatsSA of its ability to measure inequality may be a short-term face-saving strategy but it does not make the inequality disappear
Crematoriums, funeral parlours and cemeteries were forced to close, leaving the families of those who died during the unrest to live with their bodies.
Our country is wrapped in layers of trauma caused by violence, crime, chronic hunger, deprivations, broken families, exploitation, lack of opportunities, inequality and the omnipresence of death
Meet the pups of Tokyo’s real-life Paw Patrol
The blame for our current crisis must be laid at the door of the ANC — but it can still redeem itself
Every day brings new, harder decisions that will shape outcomes for generations, but Africans have a role to play and must seize this opportunity to build a better continent
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Improved private sector coordination would go a long way in rising to the problems South Africa faces
Protecting our loved ones from harm and destruction is brave and noble but the insistence on framing the brutality in Phoenix in terms of the protection narrative is disingenuous
We need a commission of inquiry to find the central characters in the tragic event that played out in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng.
The new Ford Everest Sport reminds us of what we want from a big family carrier
Covid deniers and anti-vaxxers seem to want more excess deaths and a shorter life span
The pandemic precipitated a global experiment in education, which Unesco is keen to document and support
The tendency of Western commentators to dress up African tragedies in the patronizing logic of relativism
Her latest project, Mother Nature, continues a musical trajectory that reflects on Africa’s history, the world’s perceptions of the continent and its influence on music everywhere
In what may prove to be a first in our legal history, the constitutional court on 12 July heard an application for the rescission of an earlier judgment delivered on 29 June.
More than ever before, decisive leadership is needed from politicians, military leadership and civil society to march the South African National Defence Force in the right direction
Once again the issue of voluntary euthanasia is before the courts, and once again the state is trying to hold back the inevitable
Men’s national football teams have done well in junior world tournaments, but that success hasn’t been replicated on the senior global stage. What causes this and how can it be corrected?
Children are being deprived not only of education, but also nutrition. Governments and the international community must secure these inalienable rights
Street clashes erupted Monday outside Tunisia’s army-barricaded parliament, a day after President Kais Saied ousted the prime minister and suspended the legislature, plunging the young democracy into a constitutional crisis
Civilians working together signals the possible germination of a deeply embedded democratic culture where ethnicity no longer divides
Zambia will hold presidential elections in three weeks’ time amidst an ongoing economic crisis and rising political tensions. These are the five most important things to look out for in the elections
The social, political and economic problems of poor governance need to be fixed so that public resources are managed and distributed equally
Subsidy cuts and rising unemployment as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic means how to finance higher education is the most significant challenge
Our government needs to interrogate our education system because worse is still to come through the hands of the youngsters who they have failed
The president is expected to provide an update on lockdown regulations
The recent violence has been a cruel reminder for many South African Indians of the 1949 anti-Indian pogroms in KwaZulu-Natal
The sole black astrophysicist at Nasa’s science mission directorate traces his roots and his work with black South African astro-science students
The arrival of a Chinese gold mining company in Kono, a diamond-rich district in the east of Sierra Leone, had a devastating impact on the local community, cutting its water supply and threatening farmers’ livelihoods – and their attempts to seek justice have been frustrated at every turn
We cannot afford to be swayed by rumour and fear-mongering as we were centuries ago. We must think carefully before we act, share emotional opinions, or start burning witches (or malls)
The annual contest asks participants to write responses to questions that aim to elicit their understanding of a range of prescribed texts. This activity, simple on the face of it, asks a great deal from its participants