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Africa must reclaim its research agenda before the world moves on without us
Thought Leader
/ 29 September 2025

Africa must reclaim its research agenda before the world moves on without us

The continent can fund its own research, set its own agendas and lead globally through locally rooted solutions, shifting from dependency to leadership

By Edwin Naidu
War of the Wills: Is a thumbprint enough?
Thought Leader
/ 29 September 2025

War of the Wills: Is a thumbprint enough?

This case is a reminder to make sure your will is valid and compliant with the law to avoid strife in the event of your death

By Lara Horne & Karel Kogler
Why Southern Africa’s ‘missing middle’ demands urgent action
Thought Leader
/ 29 September 2025

Why Southern Africa’s ‘missing middle’ demands urgent action

This group faces systemic barriers in finance and education, hindering economic growth and upward mobility

By Ashley Nyiko Mabasa & Phomolo Khitsane
The roll call: Between Historical betrayals and present misrepresentations
Thought Leader
/ 26 September 2025

The roll call: Between Historical betrayals and present misrepresentations

The funding model has always tilted in favour of national and provincial governments, leaving municipalities to stretch meagre resources across vast inequalities

By Andile Lungisa
Mzansi Unicorns: Tinashe Ruzane founder of Fexclub, a vehicle subscription platform – Podcast episode 3
Thought Leader
/ 25 September 2025

Mzansi Unicorns: Tinashe Ruzane founder of Fexclub, a vehicle subscription platform – Podcast episode 3

Mzansi Unicorns is a podcast spotlighting exceptional South Africans making a global impact across culture, business, sport, and social change.

By Tshediso “Teddy” Khuzwayo
What Zimbabwe’s maize import ban means for SA farmers and exporters
Thought Leader
/ 25 September 2025

What Zimbabwe’s maize import ban means for SA farmers and exporters

But the country may not keep the ban for long, because a shortfall of about 700,000 is expected later in the season

By Wandile Sihlobo
After Doha the Middle East’s security architecture might be anchored in Ankara
Thought Leader
/ 25 September 2025

After Doha the Middle East’s security architecture might be anchored in Ankara

The only Muslim-majority Nato power, Türkiye’s growing influence and booming defence industry give it weight in the region

By Mariam Jooma Carikci
Biocatalysis: South Africa’s green gold for a sustainable bioeconomy
Thought Leader
/ 25 September 2025

Biocatalysis: South Africa’s green gold for a sustainable bioeconomy

The Industrial Biocatalysis Hub drives innovation, transforming local businesses and contributing to the global bioeconomy

By Lucia Steenkamp
Right-wing populism targets migrants
Opinion
/ 24 September 2025

Right-wing populism targets migrants

Politicians all over the world are deflecting people’s anger and resentment at their failings onto a convenient scapegoat

By Riley Singh
Boks’ win raises questions of allegiance, privilege and the test of leadership
Thought Leader
/ 24 September 2025

Boks’ win raises questions of allegiance, privilege and the test of leadership

The rugby team’s victory over the All Black was way more than a record win; it was a symbolic one too

By Armand Bam
What the alcohol and advertising industries get away with
Thought Leader
/ 24 September 2025

What the alcohol and advertising industries get away with

I know this because I once worked in advertising. Ad campaigns focus on making alcohol feel aspirational – like proper men, in the right class, feminine, successful, confident, fitting in

By Cornè Kritzinger
Between memory and forgiveness: A cross-continental love story
Thought Leader
/ 24 September 2025

Between memory and forgiveness: A cross-continental love story

Blurb online
A relationship that started in Ghana, and ended in South Africa, was shaped by privilege, fear and lessons learned about listening and resilience

By Kenneth Figuly
Heritage: Language a powerful thread that connects the past with the future we want
Thought Leader
/ 24 September 2025

Heritage: Language a powerful thread that connects the past with the future we want

Together, heritage and language remind us that by choosing multilingualism, we can build a truly inclusive future

By Deresh Ramjugernath
Financial mismanagement continues in the City of Johannesburg
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2025

Financial mismanagement continues in the City of Johannesburg

The council has racked up billions in irregular and unauthorised expenditure, impacting services and ratepayers

By Phumla Williams
Zille’s attitude is one of colonial denial hiding behind the mask of efficiency
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2025

Zille’s attitude is one of colonial denial hiding behind the mask of efficiency

The politics of the DA leader, who is a mayoral candidate for Johannesburg, one that manages inequality rather than transforms it

By Aslam Fataar & Imraan Buccus
Discriminatory rape law to be challenged in the Constitutional Court
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2025

Discriminatory rape law to be challenged in the Constitutional Court

By centring consent in the definition of rape, the law makes the survivor’s state of mind the battleground instead of focusing on the perpetrator’s actions, including their use of force or coercion

By Sheena Swemmer
Ramaphosa’s ‘thuma mina’ has fallen short of what he promised
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2025

Ramaphosa’s ‘thuma mina’ has fallen short of what he promised

Far from being ‘the land of milk and honey’ corruption continues, those named by the Zondo state capture of the Jacob Zuma era remain, as does unemployment and violence

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Older women’s care work the forgotten pillar of African society
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2025

Older women’s care work the forgotten pillar of African society

Older women in Ghana, and the rest of the continent, perform vital, unpaid labour, sustaining families and communities, often without recognition or support

By Andrew Kweku Conduah
Bright idea: SA can have one system for science, innovation and enterprise
Thought Leader
/ 23 September 2025

Bright idea: SA can have one system for science, innovation and enterprise

If we create one system, we could start seeing as many new products as research papers, and as many new jobs as there are journal articles

By Fulufhelo Nemavhola
No dignity in displacement: Tenure insecurity in the Winelands
Thought Leader
/ 22 September 2025

No dignity in displacement: Tenure insecurity in the Winelands

The conditions of people who work and live in South Africa’s farms today have remained the same as under apartheid. Will the new amendments in legislation bring about change?

By Lungelo Mncwabe & Nokhetho Mhlanga
Let’s club together to foster dialogue and promote tolerance in the age of social media
Thought Leader
/ 22 September 2025

Let’s club together to foster dialogue and promote tolerance in the age of social media

Organisations such as The 1926 Club foster rational discussion and respectful disagreement to counter online isolation and echo chambers

By Christopher Paul Szabo in collaboration with Shaun Read
World’s top economists urge action to protect the media
Thought Leader
/ 22 September 2025

World’s top economists urge action to protect the media

As world leaders convene for the High-Level Week of the UN General Assembly in New York, 11 of the world’s leading economists urge the recognition and upholding of the economic value of public interest media in the age of artificial intelligence

By Professors Daron Acemoğlu et al
Shattered dreams, poisoned streets: The hidden human cost of Joburg’s housing crisis
Opinion
/ 22 September 2025

Shattered dreams, poisoned streets: The hidden human cost of Joburg’s housing crisis

A shift to sustainable, fossil-free solutions is necessary to tackle poverty, inequality and environmental degradation in the city

By Edwin Simelane
Lesotho Highlands Water Project must work with women, not against them
Thought Leader
/ 21 September 2025

Lesotho Highlands Water Project must work with women, not against them

Public banks – Development Bank of Southern Africa, African Development Bank and the New Development Bank – and the Lesotho Highlands Development Authority render women invisible in a process that professes to be inclusive

By Mosa Letsie & Marianne Buenaventura Goldman
The fault lines of Charlie Kirk’s socio-political and theological nationalism
Thought Leader
/ 21 September 2025

The fault lines of Charlie Kirk’s socio-political and theological nationalism

The American right-wing Christian nationalist, media personality and ally of Donald Trump’s MAGA movement was shot dead on 10 September

By Jason Musyoka
Mzansi Unicorns: Alon Lits: Necessity Drives Innovation – Podcast episode 2
Thought Leader
/ 18 September 2025

Mzansi Unicorns: Alon Lits: Necessity Drives Innovation – Podcast episode 2

Mzansi Unicorns is a podcast spotlighting exceptional South Africans making a global impact across culture, business, sport, and social change.

By Tshediso “Teddy” Khuzwayo
Mozambique: Gas is not part of Africa’s solution to climate change
Opinion
/ 18 September 2025

Mozambique: Gas is not part of Africa’s solution to climate change

The effects of offshore gas projects contribute to a humanitarian crisis, and mainly only the companies and countries of the north benefit from the profits and commodities

By Chris Engelbrecht and Rehana Dada
Your choice: Candidate or party?
Thought Leader
/ 17 September 2025

Your choice: Candidate or party?

A new South African electoral system will be chosen by parties. Guess who will benefit?

By Ken Robinson
Ramaphosa got the memo wrong: The crisis is in the municipal structure
Thought Leader
/ 17 September 2025

Ramaphosa got the memo wrong: The crisis is in the municipal structure

Municipalities get 10% of the national budget and must raise revenue from service users, most of whom are the working class poor and unemployed

By Siyabulela Mama
The Human Rights Commission is not fulfilling its mandate
Thought Leader
/ 17 September 2025

The Human Rights Commission is not fulfilling its mandate

Its failure to protect artisanal miners in Stilfontein shows that it is toothless and needs an overhaul to address structural weaknesses

By Christopher Rutledge
Weighty issue: Why health is the most valuable investment SA can make
Thought Leader
/ 17 September 2025

Weighty issue: Why health is the most valuable investment SA can make

Tackling the linked issues of obesity and diabetes requires changes in policy, economics and social attitudes

By Katie Mohamed
AI, blockchain can deal with corruption but not with accountability
Thought Leader
/ 17 September 2025

AI, blockchain can deal with corruption but not with accountability

Albania’s AI ‘minister’ for procurement highlights tech’s potential in fighting corruption but South Africa’s experience shows accountability is key

By Yonela Faba
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