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Cancer: This time it came for me
Opinion
/ 21 January 2025

Cancer: This time it came for me

We are still mourning the death of my 12-year-old daughter Mbali after she was treated for leukaemia

By Nontobeko Hlela
The classroom must adapt for Generation Alpha
Opinion
/ 21 January 2025

The classroom must adapt for Generation Alpha

Teachers must ensure mental health and create relevance for children of the digital age who know about identity diversity, global crises and an uncertain world

By Dave Swart
The ubuntu economy can help tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis
Opinion
/ 21 January 2025

The ubuntu economy can help tackle South Africa’s youth unemployment crisis

Using an ubuntu-based approach, centring care, creativity and climate, the education system can be changed to better align with aspirations and market needs

By Tebogo Moalusi
Why social engineering is still the top cybersecurity threat
Opinion
/ 21 January 2025

Why social engineering is still the top cybersecurity threat

Almost 70% of data breaches involve the human element. Here’s how organisations can keep vital assets — their employees, finances and data — safe from scammers

By Anna Collard
Equity is needed in SA’s education system
Opinion
/ 21 January 2025

Equity is needed in SA’s education system

Congratulations to the matric class of 2024, but systemic changes are needed to create a fair and just education system

By Heloise Sathorar
Forging a unique South African identity
Opinion
/ 20 January 2025

Forging a unique South African identity

This should be a mosaic of the best elements of our diverse pasts and present, histories and cultures

By William Gumede
Brace for turbulence: Surviving Trump 2.0
Opinion
/ 20 January 2025

Brace for turbulence: Surviving Trump 2.0

The changes he makes in his second term will have far-reaching repercussions in a world of volatile geopolitics

By Ursula van Beek
SA avocado supplies should recover soon
Opinion
/ 20 January 2025

SA avocado supplies should recover soon

The shortage is temporary, brought on mainly by increased exports as a result of good prices

By Wandile Sihlobo
The wrangling over Greenland holds a mirror to modern geopolitics
Opinion
/ 20 January 2025

The wrangling over Greenland holds a mirror to modern geopolitics

Donald Trump eyeing the resources-rich island is a move in an old chess game

By Vhahangwele Tsotetsi
Why is O’Brien Kaaba laundering Hichilema’s sham anti-corruption fight in Zambia?
Opinion
/ 20 January 2025

Why is O’Brien Kaaba laundering Hichilema’s sham anti-corruption fight in Zambia?

Every regime has its intellectual apologists. It seems Zambia’s president has his own

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Urgent need to form a global bloc against genocide
Opinion
/ 17 January 2025

Urgent need to form a global bloc against genocide

Unified action led by states must follow South Africa’s stand against Israel to stop the killings in Gaza and Western-backed impunity

By Ronnie Kasrils
The riddle of the missing genes
Opinion
/ 17 January 2025

The riddle of the missing genes

The roots of group violence in the deep past may explain the atrocities that are committed today

By Drew Forrest
Pay a fair price for food to support smallholder farmers and workers
Opinion
/ 16 January 2025

Pay a fair price for food to support smallholder farmers and workers

They produce about a third of the world’s food and fair pricing is critical to secure their livelihoods, build resilience and tackle issues such as food security and climate change

By Paul Colditz
Africa’s mining sector needs to be future-proofed
Opinion
/ 16 January 2025

Africa’s mining sector needs to be future-proofed

The continent, with its wealth of sought-after minerals, must allocate capital effectively to balance immediate profits with long-term sustainability and gains

By Tinyiko Mahange and Craig Brewer
Can we fight AI cybersecurity threats with more AI?
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

Can we fight AI cybersecurity threats with more AI?

To truly protect against AI-driven threats, we need both technological innovation and human insight

By Lisa Strydom
Can the GNU deliver on its promises?
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

Can the GNU deliver on its promises?

The government of national unity’s legacy will be determined by its ability to inspire hope, rebuild trust and foster public participation

By Kholwani Simelane and Freddy Mathekga
Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

Colombian left ascends to power by uniting progressive forces

The fourth instalment on lessons for the left shows how the Colombian left built a successful electoral project in face of brutal opposition from entrenched elites backed by US imperialism

By Imraan Buccus
South Africans are going to be paying more for coffee
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

South Africans are going to be paying more for coffee

Your morning caffeine fix is going to cost more due to various factors

By Wandile Sihlobo
Ensure the national minimum wage is a living wage
Opinion
/ 15 January 2025

Ensure the national minimum wage is a living wage

Many workers, particularly in the agriculture and domestic work categories, barely make enough to meet their basic needs

By Zinhle Ndlovu
The algorithm of love: Reimagining development leadership
Opinion
/ 14 January 2025

The algorithm of love: Reimagining development leadership

Where algorithms see risk, we must see potential; where systems see statistics, we must recognise humanity

By Maxwell Gomera
Women and youth are the overlooked drivers of Africa’s energy transition
Opinion
/ 14 January 2025

Women and youth are the overlooked drivers of Africa’s energy transition

The transition to renewable energy in Africa presents an opportunity to promote gender equality and empower the youth

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Stilfontein miners: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’
Opinion
/ 13 January 2025

Stilfontein miners: ‘It was not an illness that killed them. It was starvation’

The tragedy of miners trapped underground and the police’s Operation Vala Umgodi is an all-time low for human rights – the government of national unity must act now

By Isobel Frye
Bringing black farmers into commercial agriculture in South Africa
Opinion
/ 13 January 2025

Bringing black farmers into commercial agriculture in South Africa

The government has about 2.5 million hectares for agricultural production which needs to be released to grow the sector

By Wandile Sihlobo
Premier, traditional leaders must unlock agricultural potential in Eastern Cape
Thought Leader
/ 9 January 2025

Premier, traditional leaders must unlock agricultural potential in Eastern Cape

Such efforts must not leave the former homelands region behind, as has been the case in the first three decades of democracy

By Wandile Sihlobo
A thriving agricultural sector requires stability in Southern Africa
Opinion
/ 6 January 2025

A thriving agricultural sector requires stability in Southern Africa

The unrest in Mozambique plus restrictions on trade need to be resolved for South Africa and other countries in the region to boost agricultural production

By Wandile Sihlobo
South Africa’s agriculture to recover in 2025
Columns
/ 6 January 2025

South Africa’s agriculture to recover in 2025

Better dam levels and a stable electricity supply for irrigation will continue to benefit the horticulture sub-sector and floriculture

By Wandile Sihlobo
Restructure JetPs so that the principle of polluter pays is adhered to
Opinion
/ 6 January 2025

Restructure JetPs so that the principle of polluter pays is adhered to

Just Energy Transition Partnerships, as currently structured, represent a form of neocolonialism that undermines African sovereignty and development

By Karabo Mokgonyana
Trump’s Panama gambit spurs controversy
Opinion
/ 6 January 2025

Trump’s Panama gambit spurs controversy

But his statements feel like a distraction, a manufactured spectacle to deflect attention from America’s real crises

By Imran Khalid
A hopeful 2025 begins with truly listening to others and ourselves
Opinion
/ 5 January 2025

A hopeful 2025 begins with truly listening to others and ourselves

By promoting a culture of listening at all levels of society, including the government and the citizenry, we can begin to bridge divides and move towards a more harmonious future

By Guaiqiong Li and Rainer Ebert
Forecasting Africa’s 2025: Sound of change echoes Fela’s rebellion and Masekela’s vision
Opinion
/ 31 December 2024

Forecasting Africa’s 2025: Sound of change echoes Fela’s rebellion and Masekela’s vision

Africa cannot afford leaders disconnected from the demands of its people, the global political economy and the continent’s emerging role in world affairs

By Dumoluhle Mazwemzini G Moyo
Where faith becomes art and art becomes faith again
Opinion
/ 31 December 2024

Where faith becomes art and art becomes faith again

My experience of Balinese Hinduism — the world’s most creative religion — knocked my socks off

By Michael Brian Lee
Why the financial sector offers excellent career options for Gen Z
Opinion
/ 30 December 2024

Why the financial sector offers excellent career options for Gen Z

The financial sector presents opportunities for young people eager to apply their technical skills while having a positive social and environmental effect

By Wendy Engel
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