Military expenditure may seem a necessary response to threats, but investing in peaceful resolution mechanisms and international cooperation is paramount in addressing the causes of conflicts
Looking past the elections, business leaders need to act to reduce social strife — even at cost to their profits
Young people across America are staging protests on their campuses against US support for Israel’s unjust war against Palestinians
The students occupying universities across the US are leading a revolt from within the empire
The electoral commission and the media need to better explain how the votes work and that the two ballot papers are of almost equal importance
Unpacking the University of Cape Town Senate Resolutions
The public enterprise minister would rather iron his penis than campaign for the ANC
South Africa must remain vigilant to prevent outbreaks which are costly to farmers and harm the export market
The rise of China has forced the Western power into a new paranoid mode of thinking
Western powers and multinational corporations continue to exploit Africa’s natural resources, exploit its labour, and perpetuate dependency through unequal trade relations and debt burdens
From the Mail & Guardian, 4 to 10 June 1999 edition
The ANC is blaming Jacob Zuma and not itself for the mess South Africa is in
Rather than doing the work of municipalities, mines must build human capital in their areas
The size of the ANC’s electoral victory need not be an issue of burning concern
The country needs a universal basic income for adults and children to boost economic recovery and growth and reduce inequality
It’s time to dispel the myth of a single Western model for media
Even social media during the 2019 elections did not have as big a presence as it has in the 2024 elections
Section 25(3) of the Act perpetuates a harmful historical stereotype that reduces attorneys to mere office administrators
Other employers should heed the appeal court’s ruling regarding a blanket zero tolerance policy
The political strategy of the socialist shack dwellers’ movement is grounded in two decades of activism against oppression and for land
The issue lies in management-by-algorithm — the technologically ‘objective’ use of people analytics, big data and AI to manage the workforce
The party’s belief that the base pay should be phased out could scupper its coalition prospects
As we observe Financial Literacy Month, let it be a time of reflection and a catalyst for actions that ensure a more financially literate, empowered and equitable South Africa
As climate change disasters start to pile up across Southern Africa, the role of social workers in disaster management becomes more critical
Rather than pointing fingers at educators for poor results, let’s shift the narrative and empower them to do more with less
It gives judges a greater function in determining how much the winning counsel can charge
There are good reasons why a social movement would back an opportunistic political party
The El Niño-induced drought and heatwave in February and March hit crops hard in Southern Africa
This is part three of three excerpts from Maya Wind’s book Towers of Ivory and Steel. Based on research, the book is a gamechanger in the conversation about Israeli academic institutions
The party should champion new forms of ownership, government expenditure in the interests of the poor, or limiting the power of big business
Despite evidence of the dangers and failures of public-private partnerships, the ANC and newcomer Rise Mzansi ignore these concerns
This is part two of three excerpts from Maya Wind’s book Towers of Ivory and Steel. Based on research, the book is a gamechanger in the conversation about Israeli academic institutions