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A prescription for Gauteng’s health: Generics, state pharma and the power of local
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2025

A prescription for Gauteng’s health: Generics, state pharma and the power of local

Enabling the use of generics, supporting local businesses and setting up a state pharmaceutical company would boost healthcare

By Fentse Maseko
We need to change – not reject – black economic empowerment
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2025

We need to change – not reject – black economic empowerment

South Africa’s history of dispossession and exclusion demands purposeful intervention to build a more just and inclusive economy

By Tara Roos
From Jan Smuts to Gareth Prince: The struggle for the liberation of cannabis continues
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2025

From Jan Smuts to Gareth Prince: The struggle for the liberation of cannabis continues

The Rastafari community remains unrecognised, vulnerable and criminalised in the absence of clear regulations on the use and possession of cannabis

By Tshepo Madlingozi & Naleli Morojele
Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2025

Profits before people: How the liquor industry undermines reforms

The Liquor Amendment Bill needs to be revived to tackle the social problems created by alcohol

By Phindile Kunene
Sanitation crisis in Ramaphosa informal settlement dehumanises people
Thought Leader
/ 4 June 2025

Sanitation crisis in Ramaphosa informal settlement dehumanises people

Conditions in South Africa’s many informal settlements cause health and environmental problems too

By Kabelo Motswagae & Nokuthula Pheza
Why South Africans must stand with Palestine and why the world must act
Thought Leader
/ 3 June 2025

Why South Africans must stand with Palestine and why the world must act

South Africans know what it is like to be dehumanised, displaced and silenced and so it is important to support the Palestinians

By Sifiso Sonjica
Biosecurity is vital for SA’s successful agricultural growth and export strategy
Thought Leader
/ 3 June 2025

Biosecurity is vital for SA’s successful agricultural growth and export strategy

Frequent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza and African swine fever suggest weakness in biosecurity controls and the effect of climate change

By Wandile Sihlobo
Reform of parole policy in South Africa — fact or fiction?
Thought Leader
/ 3 June 2025

Reform of parole policy in South Africa — fact or fiction?

Finland, with its balance between integration and stigma, could be a model for South Africa to bring down its high rate of re-offending

By Casper Lӧtter
BEE is essential for economic growth
Thought Leader
/ 3 June 2025

BEE is essential for economic growth

There is no factual evidence that deindustrialisation, poverty, inequality and unemployment is caused by black economic empowerment, as argued by William Gumede

By Khwezi Mabasa
Apartheid, crimes against humanity: How the law remembers the past
Thought Leader
/ 2 June 2025

Apartheid, crimes against humanity: How the law remembers the past

The 80th anniversary of WWII is an opportune moment to reflect on the future of justice in South Africa

By Tebelelo Lentsoane & Letlhogonolo Mokgoroane
Amid all the talk about preventing gender-based violence, sex workers are ignored
Thought Leader
/ 2 June 2025

Amid all the talk about preventing gender-based violence, sex workers are ignored

Blurb online
What makes sex work dangerous are the laws, policies and attitudes that surround it

By Tian Johnson
African values under threat: African Commission must defend them
Thought Leader
/ 2 June 2025

African values under threat: African Commission must defend them

US anti-rights groups are working against inclusivity, non-racism and decolonisation

By Khanyo Farise
New law: Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda
Thought Leader
/ 31 May 2025

New law: Protecting South Africans from tobacco is no foreign agenda

Big tobacco companies are the foreign entities planting misinformation to keep South Africans addicted as they put profit over the health of the population

By Lekan Ayo-Yusuf
Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan
Thought Leader
/ 30 May 2025

Big Tobacco’s profit addiction needs a quit plan

New legislation seeks to stop tobacco companies from luring non-smoking teens into becoming addicted to their deadly produc

By Sam Filby & Corné van Walbeek
The journey to restore morality in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 30 May 2025

The journey to restore morality in South Africa

The Moral Regeneration Movement chaired by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is focusing on action against violence, declining social cohesion and moral decay

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
African Development Bank at 60: Time to reclaim the zeal of its visionary reformers
Thought Leader
/ 29 May 2025

African Development Bank at 60: Time to reclaim the zeal of its visionary reformers

The bank’s shareholders, African and non-African alike, must decide whether the mandate will expand to crowd in private finance, derisk green investment and underwriter regional public goods, or whether it will retreat to classical project lending

By Obi Ezekwesili, Kalidou Gadio & Agnes Kalibata
Elon Musk and the irony of calling black economic empowerment racist
Thought Leader
/ 29 May 2025

Elon Musk and the irony of calling black economic empowerment racist

Beneficiaries crying oppression are eating at the table apartheid set for them — and complaining when someone else is finally offered a chair

By Armand Bam
GNU cabinet: Too many chiefs, not enough service
Thought Leader
/ 29 May 2025

GNU cabinet: Too many chiefs, not enough service

South Africa needs to rethink its executive overload and trim the number of deputy ministers, saving R100 million a year

By Lesedi Senamele Matlala
Clean energy must extend beyond megawatts and minerals
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Clean energy must extend beyond megawatts and minerals

Renewable does not always mean responsible, which is why business and human rights needs to be at the heart of Africa’s energy future

By Pooja Dela & Dylan Cron
Born Free: Genocide in Gaza  – Podcast episode eight
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Born Free: Genocide in Gaza  – Podcast episode eight

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

By Misunderstood
Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Watching from above: Surveillance in Cape Town

As Cape Town continues its investment in digital security infrastructure, the challenge lies in balancing innovation with accountability, and enforcement with the protection of fundamental rights

By Sõzarn Barday
Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

Digital trust at risk: Are municipalities able to protect our personal data?

Residents deserve to know that the information shared with their municipality is securely stored and will not be leaked, sold or weaponised

By Lesedi Senamele Matlala
The global race for critical minerals is on. Where is South Africa?
Thought Leader
/ 28 May 2025

The global race for critical minerals is on. Where is South Africa?

The country needs to establish a deliberate geopolitical hedging strategy to traverse this changing terrain

By Lebohang Mafokosi
Unpacking the dangers of proposed amendments to Zambia’s Constitution, Part 1
Thought Leader
/ 27 May 2025

Unpacking the dangers of proposed amendments to Zambia’s Constitution, Part 1

President Hakainde Hichilema seeks to control the National Assembly by adding 92 new seats and creating 55 new constituencies in areas that have historically voted for him

By Sishuwa Sishuwa
Can military ruler Traoré be the leader Burkinabè hope for?
Thought Leader
/ 27 May 2025

Can military ruler Traoré be the leader Burkinabè hope for?

The coup leader can break this cycle of repression and violence only if he actively pursues reform and transparency

By Tinashe Sithole
Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe
Thought Leader
/ 27 May 2025

Amendments to the voluntary organisations Act threatens civic space in Zimbabwe

Repression in the country is cloaked in reform through the suppression of nonprofit organisations

By Melusi Simelane
Sudan’s General Burhan is a paper prime minister
Thought Leader
/ 27 May 2025

Sudan’s General Burhan is a paper prime minister

Legitimacy cannot be declared; it must be earned from the people, through political process, not military decrees

By Waleed Adam Madibo
A letter to the African Union and the continent’s governments
Thought Leader
/ 27 May 2025

A letter to the African Union and the continent’s governments

Aid dependency in the fight against HIV/Aids is not sustainable; Africa must own its health future. With political will, nothing is impossible

By Tuwilika Elias
Alone, South Africa is a small guy but together Africa could have weight
Thought Leader
/ 26 May 2025

Alone, South Africa is a small guy but together Africa could have weight

Countries in Africa will continue to be pawns, and have to bow to the US, unless we work collectively to build our economic heft and better the lives of our people

By Akanimo Andrew Akpan
How free is our free will amid the rise of AI, Grok and killer robots?
Thought Leader
/ 26 May 2025

How free is our free will amid the rise of AI, Grok and killer robots?

The trade-off for curiosity and choice is the lack of accountability that we foster with artificial intelligence

By Luthfia Kalla
Zambia maize production bounces back
Thought Leader
/ 26 May 2025

Zambia maize production bounces back

The country could return to being a net exporter of maize and the domestic prices to moderate, easing the general food price inflation

By Wandile Sihlobo
Inheritance in limbo: How the Master’s Office fails grieving families
Thought Leader
/ 26 May 2025

Inheritance in limbo: How the Master’s Office fails grieving families

Fraud, mismanagement and missing files characterise the systemic rot which is causing thousands to suffer

By Orateng Lepodise
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