Blind to the facts on global issues
/ 6 February 2026

Blind to the facts on global issues

The uncritical cheerleaders for the West cannot be taken seriously until they acknowledge that the West supports and collaborates with authoritarian regimes such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt

The World Cup reset: Markram’s Proteas and the ghost of Barbados
/ 3 February 2026

The World Cup reset: Markram’s Proteas and the ghost of Barbados

As the Proteas touched down in India on Monday afternoon, the heavy, humid air of the subcontinent served as an immediate sensory departure from the highveld summer they left behind. But for captain Aiden Markram, the physical journey is secondary to the psychological one.  As South Africa embarks on what the squad has officially termed […]

Padel Promises fuels youth grit
/ 21 December 2025

Padel Promises fuels youth grit

It’s only been five years since the first public padel courts were introduced to South Africans but it has since become the fastest growing sport in the country with over 100 000 active players involved.  The player base is evenly split between men and women, with nearly 60% aged 35–65. Now an organisation named Padel […]