Millions have been displaced, millions more are starving and hundreds of thousands are dead, but Africa remains silent
A partnership with the Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre in India is one such opportunity
The country has a collapsing currency and public sector, widespread hunger and corruption linked to the police, military and presidency
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Frustration over the gap between what citizens want and what’s being done is leading to a loss of faith in the future, in South Africa and all over the world
The president has turned to football to regain the trust of young people as he faces discontent over taxes and unfulfilled promises ahead of the 2027 election
Zuma preaches politics as liturgy, ballot as sacrament and MK party as God’s army
Today’s youth should remember those who came before them who conquered overwhelming odds
All too often known underperformers are recycled or ‘friends’ are
selected to lead boards, councils and companies
More than 240 journalists have been killed by Israel in Gaza since Hamas’s attack on 7 October 2023. Their deaths are not accidental casualties but rather a deliberate silencing of the truth
Shifting geopolitics is highlighting new and old arenas of conflict and violations of international law
Donald Trump’s actions and those of his acolytes are remarkably similar to those employed by Hitler
Look beyond the reputations of suburbs known for gangsterism and gun violence and you’ll find a resilient community grounded in the ethics of care
Constitutional Court ruled dependency for pension death benefits is determined at the member’s death, not distribution, aiding vulnerable families
Lebogang Mulaisi of the Presidential Climate Commission used AI to generate this projection for South African women in the just energy transition based on the commission’s research indicators
The beneficiaries are corrupt government officials, politicians and officials who create patronage jobs in policing, business exploiting cheap labour and criminal groups such as Operation Dudula
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Driven by corruption and patronage, the killing of municipal officials and local councillors is rising, eroding democracy and accountability
We desire existential certainty in this world of complexity and amid our sense of powerlessness, but turning to the new oracles isn’t a solution
On his first diplomatic visit to India, Nelson Mandela was treated as a kindred spirit and likened to Gandhi, a gesture he gently rejected.
His fair skin did not bring him any benefits during apartheid. He was regarded as too white by black people and too black by white people
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
Donald Trump’s punitive tariffs will be felt across Africa
Artificial intelligence will replace most jobs and create few. The future is bleak – except for the rich
There’s a disconnect between how the state interacts with citizens and how citizens engage with the state, which hampers governance
Ideals of what beauty is, exacerbated by social media and artificial intelligence, has the potential to harm women’s health – young women in particular
Belfast’s famous wall paintings provide a snapshot of relations between Catholics and Protestants in Northern Ireland. More than 25 years after the signing of the Good Friday Agreement, Drew Forrest saw them on a trip to the city
The South Africa Champions, with 6 players from the 2015 squad, won the World Championship of Legends, led by AB de Villiers’s outstanding performance
Impoverished communities have a complicated relationship with political engagement, which is vital for their survival
As Archbishop Desmond Tutu said, ‘If you are neutral in the face of suffering, you are on the side of the oppressor’
The difficulty many African parents have in apologising to their children, and their emotional distance, is linked to generational and technological shifts
Rooted in disembodied online life, it merely inverts current hierarchies and fuels societal division