The decades of tales of corruption and maladministration has brought us to a place where we simply cannot trust the state’s capacity to work
The Bafana Bafana coach’s comments after his team’s 5-0 drubbing against France left many scratching their heads. How does he plan to qualify South Africa for the next Afcon?
Four future scenario paint mixed picture of optimism and pessimism for Africa’s future governance and development
Arts education is critical, because it has the capacity to liberate learners from economic, social and political forces. What’s needed is funding, training and political will
Although destruction tends to dominate headlines, we engage in thousands of acts of creation every single day
Deglobalisation, which is a retreat from Western-designed globalisation, did not begin during the pandemic or during the Russian war on Ukraine. This process has its origins in the Great Recession of 2007-2009
Covid-19 and downturn in new car sales over the past two years make sourcing used cars a challenge
Early learning difficulties lead to school dropout, poor matric results, repeated school years and a less effective system for preparing young people for the world
Jurgen Klopp’s men won 5-0 at Old Trafford in October and expectations of a similar rout were well-founded.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is wanton disregard for human life but South Africa too is experiencing a humanitarian crisis
If President Xi Jinping allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China that will pay the heaviest price
The disruptions brought by the Russia-Ukraine war will increase the costs of basic staples, putting 280-million people across the world at risk of starvation.
The bulk of Sindiso Nyoni’s work involves brands. Making the concept translate is a tight balancing act
More than 40 000 KwaZulu-Natal residents have been left homeless after more than 300mm of rain fell in a single day
The devastation in the province holds minimal risks to food security, in the near term at least
Elevated inflation looks set to stick around for some time, both in South Africa and global economy
No load-shedding for flood-hit eThekwini metro, because the area is not consuming its daily average of 1 600MW of power
KwaZulu-Natal’s state facilities are in the lead when it comes to stocking HIV prevention medicines — 97% of them do — and the Western Cape is the only province where men use HIV prevention medicine more than women
The eThekwini metro’s climate action plan lacks urgency and the state remains wedded to fossil fuels, mining, high-energy refining and smelting
Books by or about local musicians, the music business and the music scene
The M&G is looking for a sub-editor to join its editorial production desk.
Ukraine, per se, is not the issue. It is tragically a war-ravaged pawn in a much larger conflict: the decline of one capitalist empire and the rise of yet another.
The metaverse may have expanded our choices, but who is in charge of it, and what is its real cost?
Despite strong legislation, South Africa is failing to address its unacceptable rates of woman abuse
Disrupting corruption with a data-driven approach is possible
Despite strong legislation, South Africa is failing to address its unacceptable rates of woman abuse
Two graduates in Zimbabwe started a drone business and now provide farmers with services that save them time and money
Big industries and governments are not acting fast enough to prevent climate change, with disastrous consequences
Collaboration and experimentation are key for the new workplace, particularly as nobody fully understands it yet
Russia is at war with Ukraine because it is at war with Nato, which is commanded by the United States
The omission of Eswatini from the SADC agenda may reinforce the belief that Mswati intends to hold the dialogue on his own terms rather than in the interests of the country
Finding God in the sports star, the struggle, the Durban bunny chow – rather than the professional proselytiser