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Turkish embassy celebrates Unesco’s World Breakfast Day
Opinion
/ 13 June 2025

Turkish embassy celebrates Unesco’s World Breakfast Day

Van, in the east of Turkiye, is known as the country’s breakfast capital

By Marion Smith
Rebuilding trust is key to social cohesion
Opinion
/ 13 June 2025

Rebuilding trust is key to social cohesion

We can learn how to build trust by looking at global trends and South Africa’s reality

By Tania Ajam and Daryl Swanepoel
Digital Shadows: Unveiling the crisis of forced labour in the tech age
Opinion
/ 12 June 2025

Digital Shadows: Unveiling the crisis of forced labour in the tech age

Digital ‘slavery’ such as that of content moderators, trainers and data labellers, is insidious, hidden and underpaid

By Letlhokwa Mpedi and Tshilidzi Marwala
Trigger fingers: The rise of digital gangsterism
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

Trigger fingers: The rise of digital gangsterism

Technology is not neutral — it reflects societal values and addressing inequality is crucial to prevent technology from becoming another tool for control and violence

By Nasreen Watson
South Africa’s agricultural performance so far this year is not all doom and gloom
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

South Africa’s agricultural performance so far this year is not all doom and gloom

The outbreak of animal disease is a concern but there’s good news from the field crops, horticulture and poultry sectors

By Wandile Sihlobo
UK endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

UK endorses Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara

This endorsement positions the UK alongside the US and France, making it the third permanent member of the UN Security Council to support Morocco’s plan

By Marion Smith
League of Arab States’ 80th anniversary
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

League of Arab States’ 80th anniversary

The founding of the League coincides with the 77th commemoration of the 1948 Nakba

By Marion Smith
Climate crisis drives SADC food insecurity
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

Climate crisis drives SADC food insecurity

There is a yawing gap between countries acknowledging the risks and them implementing actions that that are effective

By Mischka Moosa
New enclaves recall medieval feudal states
Opinion
/ 9 June 2025

New enclaves recall medieval feudal states

We object to the Afrikaner homelands of Orania and Kleinfontein, but in reality ‘private’ cities and towns are being established all over South Africa – and in other parts of the world such as Honduras

By Donovan E Williams
Born Free: Hunger is Political  – Podcast episode nine
Thought Leader
/ 5 June 2025

Born Free: Hunger is Political  – Podcast episode nine

Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth

By Misunderstood
What makes a building memorable long after the paint dries?
Opinion
/ 1 June 2025

What makes a building memorable long after the paint dries?

All buildings have their own stories and they hold those of the people who built them, lived there or used them

By Ash Müller
South Africa must take the lead in pan-African climate solidarity
Opinion
/ 1 June 2025

South Africa must take the lead in pan-African climate solidarity

Changes in funding show how precarious Africa is in its reliance on foreign aid and the pressing need to find alternatives to ensure economic and climate resilience

By Tara Nair van Ryneveld, Brighton Phiri and Kholwani Simelane
Unpacking South Africans’ response to ‘the 59ers’
Opinion
/ 1 June 2025

Unpacking South Africans’ response to ‘the 59ers’

We joke about the Afrikaners who went to the US, but our shared South African identity evokes our compassion and hope they haven’t made a mistake

By Joy Owen
SA politicians also weaponise migration
Opinion
/ 31 May 2025

SA politicians also weaponise migration

South Africa must rid itself of issues that prevent a fair, rights-based approach to people’s mobility

By Leleti Maluleke
A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism
Opinion
/ 31 May 2025

A movement against silencing: What the war in Palestine has taught us about journalism

More journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023 than during the two World Wars, Vietnam, Yugoslavia and Afghanistan combined

By Atiyyah Khan
Universities, revive Joburg’s hippest ’hood – Melville
Opinion
/ 31 May 2025

Universities, revive Joburg’s hippest ’hood – Melville

Melville was an asset undervalued by the city and universities. It is in decay but it could be restored

By Imraan Buccus
Conventional and complementary healthcare professionals need to work together
Opinion
/ 31 May 2025

Conventional and complementary healthcare professionals need to work together

An inter-referral system between conventional and complementary medical practitioners is essential to giving patients optimal care in our diverse society

By Tebogo Tsele-Tebakang
Africa’s green industrial future hinges on global trade and investment reform
Opinion
/ 30 May 2025

Africa’s green industrial future hinges on global trade and investment reform

The continent has what is needed to lead the green industrial revolution but it can’t do it without building its trade and investment partnerships

By Maria Nkhonjera and Shimukunku Manchishi
The Launch of ‘The Diplomat’
Opinion
/ 30 May 2025

The Launch of ‘The Diplomat’

The launch of The Diplomat, which took place on 16 May at the University of Pretoria’s Javett Art Centre, was attended by the ambassadors and embassy staff of more than 45 embassies

By Marion Smith
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: A writer who refused to bow
Opinion
/ 29 May 2025

Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o: A writer who refused to bow

The Kenyan writer is dead but his story will live on, the story of the colonialism and the betrayal of postcolonial elites and how to survive

By Vashna Jagarnath
Born Free: Genocide in Gaza  – Podcast episode eight
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Born Free: Genocide in Gaza  – Podcast episode eight

Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth

By Misunderstood
The legal position of the 49 Afrikaner ‘refugees’: Sorts facts and misinformation
Opinion
/ 26 May 2025

The legal position of the 49 Afrikaner ‘refugees’: Sorts facts and misinformation

The FW de Klerk Foundation affirms that no South African citizen is being persecuted on the basis of race

By Ismail Joosub
Social housing is essential, but should it be rental-only?
Opinion
/ 25 May 2025

Social housing is essential, but should it be rental-only?

Affordable rental stock is necessary, but social housing should not
just be a holding position for people – it should be a launchpad
to home ownership

By Ash Müller
Climate crisis: Look to circular economies
Opinion
/ 24 May 2025

Climate crisis: Look to circular economies

Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions

By Helen Grange
Iran Expo 2025 is breaking records
Opinion
/ 23 May 2025

Iran Expo 2025 is breaking records

Sectors of interest include food products, pharmaceuticals and medical equipment as well as steel and mining

By Marion Smith
Vaccines: The US is endangering children while Africa leads the way
Opinion
/ 23 May 2025

Vaccines: The US is endangering children while Africa leads the way

Countries on the continent are not waiting to be saved, they are paving the way with community-led, astute, innovative and independent immunisation programmes

By Tian Johnson
Echo chamber of power: Trump’s perilous pursuit of ‘white manhood’
Opinion
/ 22 May 2025

Echo chamber of power: Trump’s perilous pursuit of ‘white manhood’

The white man, failing to maintain his hegemonic “manhood” in post-apartheid South Africa, seeks to reclaim it within the idiocy that is Trump’s version of masculinity

By Ali Ridha Khan
Born Free: Ernst van Zyl: 49 Afrikaans ‘refugees’, the Expropriation Act, Bela Bill Act, Talks with the Trump Administration, Farm Murders  – Podcast episode seven
Thought Leader
/ 21 May 2025

Born Free: Ernst van Zyl: 49 Afrikaans ‘refugees’, the Expropriation Act, Bela Bill Act, Talks with the Trump Administration, Farm Murders  – Podcast episode seven

Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth

By Misunderstood
The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay
Opinion
/ 19 May 2025

The 49 that left and the 64,749,951 who stay

We debated the reasons the Afrikaners left their culture, friends and family – fear, uncertainty, disillusionment. But life in South Africa continued as usual

By Armand Bam
Trade unions, return to your socialist values and origins
Opinion
/ 19 May 2025

Trade unions, return to your socialist values and origins

In the days of apartheid, unions fought for more than just wages, they wanted a new society. Now it seems they have abandoned their roots

By Donovan E Williams
It’s all about convenience and experiential retail
Opinion
/ 18 May 2025

It’s all about convenience and experiential retail

Brands can reinvent themselves by targeting new markets and taking note of new shopping trends

By Ash Müller
A woman leading the African Development Bank would be a strategic investment
Opinion
/ 18 May 2025

A woman leading the African Development Bank would be a strategic investment

The AfDB has been led by men since it was founded in 1964.

By Amina Mohamed and Susana Malcorra
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