High food and fuel prices have prompted trade unions to make bigger wage demands, which will exert upward pressure on longer-term inflation
Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why South Africa shuns — or does not commemorate — Africa Day. I have, ever since my country shrugged off Rhodesian colonialism in 1980, bought the story hook, line and sinker that May is truly […]
Celebrate the African ‘year of nutrition’ by getting stuck into some of the tastiest food the continent can dish up.
This generation has no fear of authority. They will not submit to injustice or silently overlook wrongdoing or bullying. What is wrong with us?
A candid story about love; and how human beings’ shortcomings get in the way
If you had the opportunity to explore South Africa, to really see it, be confused by it, fall in love with the good, bad and the ugly, where would you start? Think of the last trip you took, local or international. Can you truthfully say that you know that city, its people, the food and […]
People in countries such as Brazil, India and China are two to three times more likely to be entrepreneurs than South Africans.
Furthermore, each time a black person speaks openly about race it is mistaken for a confrontation. Perhaps black people themselves are not socialised to be confrontational towards whites.
Having a woman leader of the country would show a shift in gender equity, but more than that, South Africa needs someone morally unimpeachable who listens to the impoverished
To celebrate International Museum Day, we look at10 culturally-relevant museums in African
With the invention of the cell phone, anyone can make a movie. With the creation of the 1-Minute Film Festival, anyone’s movie can be seen.
Vulnerable families depend on the delivery of essential services and safety nets to survive
Even as South Africa grapples with rolling blackouts, the president says there has been progress made in electricity generation by mining and other sectors
David Holeck explains why the company chose to go the Google route and become the first car manufacturer to team up with the multinational technology company
The power utility’s board and management need reinforcements to ready it for the future, the public enterprises minister said
South Africa now has the same spectrum as neighbouring countries even though they have smaller markets
It is hoped the regulations for the Domestic Violence Amendment Act strengthen the criminal justice and broader sociomedical systemic response to domestic violence
Scientists believe she travelled that far to find good food sources, which is a ‘worrying trend’
South Africa needs to hold a national conference on xenophobia, which would be the first step towards building a civic infrastructure to fight discrmination against foreign nationals
Zimbabweans are frustrated by the xenophobic sentiment and violence against them in South Africa, but their real fury is aimed at the Zimbabwean government
Elevated inflation looks set to stick around for some time, both in South Africa and global economy
Despite strong legislation, South Africa is failing to address its unacceptable rates of woman abuse
Two promising uses of hemp are the manufacturing of “green” biofuels and the building of low-cost and sustainable housing
Government agencies cannot improve on the competitiveness of open markets.
It is time to transform the neotransformation project to deliver real change in South Africa
When the infrastructure breaks, the social fabric frays, rape escalates and taps run dry, we curse the foreigner, who is always from another African country
When Dondo Mogajane became director general of the national treasury, question marks were raised about his ability to defend the institution. Five years later, it was a war well fought
With Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, the world order has been upended – and South Africa needs to think carefully about how it positions itself
Record new high for unemployment in South Africa, as Stats SA releases jobs data for the fourth quarter of 2021
These are the veto power of the Security Council, major powers ignore the UN and the UN secretary general cannot favour either side in the war
For liberals the world over, we believe in limited government, but the question remains: are we, as Africans, still too dependent on government?
South Africa’s silence on Russian aggression is a blot on its commitment to international law and our country’s history