As South Africans decide whether to withdraw a portion of their retirement savings, it’s important that they fully grasp the potential costs involved
Middle-class views on national health insurance are filtered through prejudice and experience, losing sight of the plight of the working class
Drew Forrest looks at the role of Victorian laissez-faire in the terrible Irish famine
The dedicated maths and science teacher had an ability to make maths and science understandable and interesting
The support systems that GBV survivors depend on are being damaged by cost cuts, making it harder for them to escape violence and seek justice
Every person in this country needs to stop blindly following political leaders and start thinking for themselves
The Strategic Dialogue Group and foundations named after the country’s leaders believe that South Africa can move beyond the paralysis in social, economic, political and governance spheres and national despair
Massive proposed electricity price increases will leave many South Africans having to choose between buying food or having power
The Constitution Amendment Bill divests the National Prosecuting Authority of its power to institute criminal proceedings regarding corruption and organised crime and instead vests these powers in the proposed anti-corruption commission
In post-apartheid South Africa, the system has evolved but has fundamentally stayed the same, triggering an inter-generational cycle of displacement
Investments must prioritise climate-resilient infrastructure and climate-smart practices in predominantly subsistence-farming countries
Does Putin fully understand its own reasons for its incursion into Ukraine – or does he just not care?
The former EFF MP’s list of political parties is longer than self-proclaimed prophet Mboro’s dirty nails.
Workplaces must provide time, privacy, and support for mothers who are expressing breast milk
With a woman killed every six hours by her partner, GBV is the biggest challenge facing SA women right now
Decentralised alternatives would enhance energy security and environmental sustainability, boost economic growth and promote social equity
But realising this vision requires overcoming significant problems, from securing financing to developing robust policy frameworks and fostering visionary leadership
But, for employment to be improved, the sector faces a number of problems that must be resolved including port inefficiencies, poor rail and road infrastructure, municipal service delivery, crime, and geopolitical tensions
Spirituality is at the core of solving social ills, not Western ways such as psychology
No matter which of the candidates wins the presidential race, US foreign policy is unlikely to change radically
The two parties are part of the ‘progressive caucus’ representing the opposition in the government of national unity
The bill in its current form creates a safe haven in South Africa for machine learning
This will be to the detriment of the majority of the electorate
Calls for regionalisation of import certificate as government bans all imports of birds from Rio Grande do Sul state
The national dialogue is more than a discussion, it is our chance to forge a path towards a more just, equitable and democratic South Africa
On 16 August it will be 12 years since 34 miners were killed by the police at Lonmin mine during a strike, but the state still has not apologised to the families of the victims, and two families have still not been compensated
A few weeks ago, President Cyril Ramaphosa passed into law the public procurement bill, ushering in a new era for South Africa’s procurement landscape.
Two black South African runners were among the first from the continent to compete in the 1904 games in the United States
The alienation of Mgwali village from the Bholo police station has its roots in the frontier wars and vanquishment of the Xhosa
Either way, it’s men’s job to figure out how to catch up
It is possible to know and understand what feminism as an ideology is, and what a feminist identity really means, without necessarily subscribing to them
The inclusion of intention in the definition of rape reintroduces the requirement that there should be physical evidence that the victim was overpowered