South Africa is demographically young. Roughly 19 million of its population are under 35. The median voter is urban, digitally connected and economically insecure
This breakdown reveals that a significant portion of the fuel price sits within domestic policy control. The government cannot stop a war in the Middle East but it can intervene in the domestic cost structure
Donald Trump is not Harry Truman, 2026 is not 1945 and Iran is emphatically not Japan
The culture, traditions, customs and land of their nations are not relics to be admired. They are living inheritances to be defended
The lesson is clear: democracy in Washington’s playbook is not a universal value but a lever, invoked when nations resist economic control, claim authority over their own resources or chart independent destinies
Too often, leadership is seduced by power. The allure of authority, prestige and influence can slowly overwhelm the original motivation to serve people. What begins as a commitment to uplift communities can quietly turn into an obsession with status and control
The case for this institution is not abstract. It is grounded in South Africa’s own policy direction
Prasa’s ‘lawfare’ raises troubling questions about whether South Africa’s legal system is protecting those who expose corruption
Only when leadership becomes coherent, value-driven and courageous will technology fulfil its promise of accelerating service delivery and reducing inequality
Reducing child mortality is possible. What remains is the courage to scale what works and to sustain it. If we are serious about ending child stunting by 2030, then we must act accordingly
TB is strongly associated with poverty. Transmission is facilitated in poorly ventilated, crowded settings such as underground mines, busy workplaces and densely populated urban areas
Like Ramaphosa, he is capable, respected and structurally competent. Unlike Ramaphosa, however, his worldview is even further removed from the ANC’s ideological tradition. Elevating him to leadership would not resolve the party’s contradictions
When institutions lack the capacity, coordination or accountability required to implement such programmes, the distance between constitutional promise and everyday reality inevitably widens
Universities remain among the few institutions in society dedicated to the careful creation and stewardship of knowledge. If they respond to AI primarily through fear and control, they risk undermining the very intellectual curiosity they seek to protect
It is shocking that a post-1994 dispensation, emerging from a colonial-apartheid liberation struggle whose core objective was the return of land, has presided over the increase of informal settlements from 300 to 4000
The division of water into different categories, such as public water and private water, normal flow and surplus water, which existed under the 1956 Water Act, was done away with. All water thereafter had the same status in law. This means that the privatisation of water is prohibited and all South African citizens have equal water rights
Gen Z’s expectations of work have been shaped by a very different social and technological environment. Many entered adulthood during a period marked by global uncertainty, economic instability and rapid digital transformation
South Africa’s housing crisis is not simply about the number of units delivered. It is about where housing is located, who it serves and how it connects people to opportunity. For decades, well-located land has remained underutilised or locked up, while low-income households have been pushed to the urban periphery, far from jobs, schools and essential services
Development statistics tell us what has happened. They show us how many children have dropped out of school, how many young people are unemployed and how many households remain trapped in poverty
Many Cape Town buyers discover too late that heritage protections can override zoning and building plans, turning dream projects into costly legal battles
When read in connection with South Africa’s political history, Phaethon and The Sorcerer’s Apprentice narratives provide insight into how societies gain power and why the protection of human rights — celebrated annually on Human Rights Day (21 March) — depends on responsible, effective systems of governance.
Health economics research estimates that obesity cost South Africa approximately R33.2 billion in 2020, equivalent to about 15% of government health expenditure and roughly 0.67% of GDP
Through strikes, boycotts and solidarity, workers carried the struggle into factories, mines and communities. Their actions helped dismantle unjust laws and gave momentum to the fight for democracy. By 1994, organised labour had established itself as a key force for change, showing that collective action can shape the course of history.
Unlike economic deficits, it does not appear in numbers. It appears in people.
The Inaugural National Transport Conference signals a turning point. The plans are made. The commitments are real. Now comes the work
On 21 March 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, police opened fire on an unarmed crowd of people protesting the apartheid pass laws. 69 people were killed – but reports suggest that the actual death toll was higher. Many more were injured. Protesters shot in the back as they fled. The youngest was 12 years […]
Tongaat Hulett, once the pride of the sugar belt and a 134-year-old industrial icon, has collapsed under the weight of mismanagement, scandal and shifting global markets
It is easier to start wars than to end them
The party system is standing, while the bonds between political parties and citizens crumble
Africa’s liberation was built on the courage that our schools are failing to teach
The rise of darkness indeed splits the world … It divides us into those who believe in humanity and those who feel entitled to do whatever they want
We are doomed: Not by fate or lack of intelligence but because we insist on pretending that we live in a normal world