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opinion

May Day: From the maypole to the picket line
Opinion
/ 1 May 2025

May Day: From the maypole to the picket line

Trade unions are still the best way of organising resistance to the violence of capitalism

By Vashna Jagarnath
What excessive rain means for South Africa’s livestock
Opinion
/ 1 May 2025

What excessive rain means for South Africa’s livestock

For South Africa to maintain its current access to red meat, wool and other livestock products, it must continue to strengthen its biosecurity and revive vaccine manufacturing

By Wandile Sihlobo
Born Free: Why is South Africa involved in the DRC? – Podcast episode five
Thought Leader
/ 1 May 2025

Born Free: Why is South Africa involved in the DRC? – Podcast episode five

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

By Misunderstood
Workers’ Day: How the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration can promote social justice through ubuntu
Opinion
/ 1 May 2025

Workers’ Day: How the Commission for Conciliation Mediation and Arbitration can promote social justice through ubuntu

The CCMA uses dialogue based on conciliation and mediation to transform labour relations

By Katlego Letlonkane
We celebrate May Day and Freedom Day but SA’s working class is still unfree
Opinion
/ 30 April 2025

We celebrate May Day and Freedom Day but SA’s working class is still unfree

About 32% of the population is unemployed; of the employed, 35.9% are in informal work; and of the formally employed, nearly 40% earn less than R3,500 a month

By Mbuso Ngubane
Pope Francis as a shepherd of the marginalised in a world that wants to build empires
Opinion
/ 30 April 2025

Pope Francis as a shepherd of the marginalised in a world that wants to build empires

As empire builders use violence, greed and environmental destruction to attain their goals, we are in need of citizens of the Kingdom of God who live the gospel

By Father Stan Muyebe
The ugly side of the beauty industry: How an unregulated market puts people at risk
Opinion
/ 30 April 2025

The ugly side of the beauty industry: How an unregulated market puts people at risk

Biomedical scientist Dr Judey Pretorius delves into the hidden dangers of the beauty industry and the true cost of chasing perfection

By Judey Pretorius
Right of reply: A reformist leader must reform
Opinion
/ 30 April 2025

Right of reply: A reformist leader must reform

Millions of Zambians regularly exercise their democratic right at the ballot box

By Whitney Mulobela
Stolen childhoods: Israel’s war on Palestinian children
Opinion
/ 29 April 2025

Stolen childhoods: Israel’s war on Palestinian children

The illegal detention of children and their physical and psychological abuse, is a deliberate strategy to rob Palestine of its future

By Sõzarn Barday
Don’t let lobbyists rewrite the history of African liberation
Opinion
/ 29 April 2025

Don’t let lobbyists rewrite the history of African liberation

The Polisario Front, which represents the Sahrawi people of Western Sahara, is being unfairly accused of being a terrorist organisation, with parallels to South Africa’s struggle for freedom

By Kamal Fadel
Navigating the US-China trade war won’t be smooth sailing for South Africa
Opinion
/ 29 April 2025

Navigating the US-China trade war won’t be smooth sailing for South Africa

The country needs to develop a new strategy as both punitive tariffs from and genial relations with giants leave it vulnerable

By Eddie M Rakabe
Zimbabweans forced to adapt in the face of water insecurity
Opinion
/ 28 April 2025

Zimbabweans forced to adapt in the face of water insecurity

People have had to drill their own boreholes, dig wells and buy from vendors, because local government has failed to provide a secure supply

By Sikhululekile Mashingaidze
The legal sector code is a tool for substantive equality in SA’s legal profession
Opinion
/ 27 April 2025

The legal sector code is a tool for substantive equality in SA’s legal profession

Many in the legal profession today continue to benefit from systems of exclusion they did not create, but from which they continue to draw advantage

By Thabo Mhlanga and Sello Ivan Phahle
Rethink philanthropy for sustainable development
Opinion
/ 27 April 2025

Rethink philanthropy for sustainable development

The amount in dollars of charitable donations has declined. Perhaps venture philanthropy is the answer

By Robert Kigongo
It’s rocking in Joburg’s Rosebank
Opinion
/ 26 April 2025

It’s rocking in Joburg’s Rosebank

There’s money pouring in amid a residential boom, as well as all
the retail, commercial and hotel action

By Ash Müller
Is the law indeed an ass in this case?
Opinion
/ 26 April 2025

Is the law indeed an ass in this case?

The investigation of advocate Dali Mpofu for misconduct leads us to ponder this question

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Reform legislation to boost the Pandemic Treaty
Opinion
/ 25 April 2025

Reform legislation to boost the Pandemic Treaty

Business interests and intellectual property laws privilege the wealthy and leave the rest scrabbling for life-saving medicine

By Rafia Akram
Genocide is a human rights and climate justice issue
Opinion
/ 25 April 2025

Genocide is a human rights and climate justice issue

The first two months of the Israel-Gaza war exceeded the individual annual carbon footprints of more than 20 of the world’s most climate-vulnerable nations.

By Charlotte Scott
Decolonise the mind to power a green future
Opinion
/ 25 April 2025

Decolonise the mind to power a green future

Green industrialisation in Africa is needed for the climate crisis and for a just development path

By Charlize Tomaselli
Rebuilding hope amid the landmines
Opinion
/ 25 April 2025

Rebuilding hope amid the landmines

Azerbaijan National Mine Action Agency helping to clear the Karabakh region of the weapons

By Thembisa Fakude
Born Free: The gender-based violence epidemic is South Africa’s hidden war – Podcast episode four
Thought Leader
/ 24 April 2025

Born Free: The gender-based violence epidemic is South Africa’s hidden war – Podcast episode four

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

By Misunderstood
Criticism of MTN disclosures raises questions about Jonas’s suitability as envoy
Opinion
/ 23 April 2025

Criticism of MTN disclosures raises questions about Jonas’s suitability as envoy

Concerns about the group’s involvement in Iran-related Anti-Terrorism Act cases in the US casts doubt on this as he will keep his role as MTN board chair

By Michael Walsh
Born Free: Is higher education a national crisis? – Podcast episode three
Thought Leader
/ 16 April 2025

Born Free: Is higher education a national crisis? – Podcast episode three

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

By Misunderstood
Brinkmanship in GNU devastating for SA
Opinion
/ 12 April 2025

Brinkmanship in GNU devastating for SA

The Trump factor, plus the ANC and the DA playing to the brink, has cost the country R1 trillion

By Ross Harvey
The language gap hits students hard when they get to university
Opinion
/ 11 April 2025

The language gap hits students hard when they get to university

Higher education institutions cannot be responsible for linguistic deficiencies. The real change needs to start at school level

By Sithembile Magwaza
Refuse Trump’s return to open racism
Opinion
/ 10 April 2025

Refuse Trump’s return to open racism

As the US president rapidly escalates pressure on South Africa in the name of white citizens, we must stand up for reason and principle

By Richard Pithouse
Democracy on the line in global economic trade stand-off
Opinion
/ 10 April 2025

Democracy on the line in global economic trade stand-off

Donald Trump’s executive orders are of dubious constitutionality, having violated civil rights of federal workers, weaponised immigration laws and limited Congress’s powers over the budget

By Ursula van Beek
Born Free: Will the GNU survive? Can the ANC and DA reconcile after the budget? – Podcast episode two.
Thought Leader
/ 8 April 2025

Born Free: Will the GNU survive? Can the ANC and DA reconcile after the budget? – Podcast episode two.

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

By Misunderstood
What you need to know about recreational cannabis in South Africa
Opinion
/ 7 April 2025

What you need to know about recreational cannabis in South Africa

While the laws controlling the substance are being finalised, it is crucial to be informed about your rights and responsibilities

By Simi Pillay-van Graan
Harare’s fiscal paradox: A devolved city starved of resources
Opinion
/ 6 April 2025

Harare’s fiscal paradox: A devolved city starved of resources

By law, powers and functions are devolved to local government but the ruling Zanu-PF’s ideology is to control municipalities

By Nnaemeka Ohamadike and Ian Palmer
Truth and lies in the GNU faux pas
Opinion
/ 5 April 2025

Truth and lies in the GNU faux pas

Here and worldwide people are feeling detached from society and lonely, so they grab onto populist political leaders and parties

By Donovan E Williams
Building confidence builds the economy
Opinion
/ 5 April 2025

Building confidence builds the economy

Real estate investment trusts are booming, reporting strong results for the interim period ending December

By Ash Müller
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