Search
Welcome
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe here
Register Now
  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
                       
Careers & Tenders
Newsletters
Subscribe
The Mail & Guardian
      SUBSCRIBE / Support independent journalism                   CAREERS & TENDERS / Visit careers.mg.co.za                   WHATSAPP? / Follow the M&G WhatsApp channel here            
Login / Register

LOGIN

  • News
    • Africa
    • Business
    • Editorial
    • Education
    • Health
    • Motoring
    • National
    • Sci-tech
    • Sport
    • World
  • Thought Leader
  • Politics
  • Green Guardian
  • Friday
  • Features
    • Buthelezi, the King’s Hand
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2023
    • Cabinet Report Cards 2012-2021
    • The Fiscal Cliff
  • Research World
    • Submissions
    • Papers
  • Power of Women 2024
  • Events
    • 200 Young South Africans
    • Greening The Future
    • Power Of Women
      • 2024 Edition
    • Critical Thinking Forum
    • Youth Summit
    • Webinars
  • More..
    • Partners
    • Podcasts
    • Crossword
    • Digital Editions
    • Register
    • WhatsApp Channel
    • Login
    • Lost Password

           

thought leader

Effective implementation crucial to the success of public procurement legislation
Thought Leader
/ 17 July 2024

Effective implementation crucial to the success of public procurement legislation

Centralised oversight may lead to more standardised procurement practices, reducing discrepancies and promoting fairness, but it also carries risks

By Paul Vos
A government of national interest is more urgent than the GNU
Thought Leader
/ 17 July 2024

A government of national interest is more urgent than the GNU

Influenced by middle-class issues, the government of national unity
may neglect the problems of the poor

By Mzwandile Manto kaB. Wapi
Trump shooting is a symptom of our failure to talk
Thought Leader
/ 17 July 2024

Trump shooting is a symptom of our failure to talk

Words are important. Our failure to wield them responsibly has put us on a path to vitriol and violence

By Nontobeko Hlela
Realigning the left: Navigating corruption scandals like VBS and building a mass-based movement
Thought Leader
/ 17 July 2024

Realigning the left: Navigating corruption scandals like VBS and building a mass-based movement

The shack dwellers movement, Abahlali baseMjondolo, in a mass meeting recalled and expelled senior members who made a deal with a funeral association linked to Jacob Zuma and VBS Bank

By Imraan Buccus
A pivotal moment for South Africa: Energy crisis, climate action and inclusive governance
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2024

A pivotal moment for South Africa: Energy crisis, climate action and inclusive governance

As young activists, we urge our government to take bold and decisive action to address the pressing issues of energy poverty and environmental justice

By Lisa Makaula
OPINION | The impact of the NITheCS Internship on South African science
Education
/ 16 July 2024

OPINION | The impact of the NITheCS Internship on South African science

The annual National Institute for Theoretical and Computational Sciences internship is being expanded to include 25 universities, led by Stellenbosch

By Heather Dugmore
Can the EFF survive the VBS Bank heist scandal?
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2024

Can the EFF survive the VBS Bank heist scandal?

It could be an opportunity for new Economic Freedom Fighters leaders to emerge, but this depends on whether Julius Malema and Floyd Shivambu are charged

By Khumo Kumalo
Organisations grapple with ransomware threats as cyber attacks increase
Thought Leader
/ 8 July 2024

Organisations grapple with ransomware threats as cyber attacks increase

For the hackers, the fact that you were willing to pay the first time means you’re probably willing to pay the second time

By Richard Frost
The imperative for a new Nigeria: Where to for the Obidient Movement?
Thought Leader
/ 8 July 2024

The imperative for a new Nigeria: Where to for the Obidient Movement?

The movement lacks a unified and inspiring narrative of the future it seeks to create

By Akanimo Andrew Akpan
The climate change bill must be signed into law as a matter of urgency
Thought Leader
/ 5 July 2024

The climate change bill must be signed into law as a matter of urgency

South Africa is a country with serious climate risks, and the bill would be a crucial step in response to these

By Brian Mantlana and Olivia Rumble
Fighting stunting in children is key to South Africa’s future prosperity
Thought Leader
/ 4 July 2024

Fighting stunting in children is key to South Africa’s future prosperity

The new government must make zero stunting a funded national priority

By Edzani Mphaphuli
Diversity is a source of strength, rather than a cause of division
Thought Leader
/ 2 July 2024

Diversity is a source of strength, rather than a cause of division

Pride Month was a time to shine a spotlight on human rights, equality and inclusivity for all — no matter how they choose to identify

By Eva Kiwango
South Africa and Namibia: Why liberation movements fail when they come to power
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2024

South Africa and Namibia: Why liberation movements fail when they come to power

The ruling elites have demonstrated that they are less interested in democracy than they are in pursuing self interests and the retention of power

By Henning Melber
Electoral reform should be seen as a priority to build trust between voters and politicians
Thought Leader
/ 28 June 2024

Electoral reform should be seen as a priority to build trust between voters and politicians

Many politicians have put internal party battles and their own interests over the well-being of citizens, eroding the public’s trust in them and in democratic institutions. This needs to change

By Mokheseng Moema
The water-energy-food nexus is vital for achieving sustainable development goals
Thought Leader
/ 28 June 2024

The water-energy-food nexus is vital for achieving sustainable development goals

A new way of attaining inclusive, equitable and people- and planet-centric sustainable development

By Luxon Nhamo, Sylvester Mpandeli and Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi
We collectively betray the June 16 memory
Thought Leader
/ 28 June 2024

We collectively betray the June 16 memory

Some of the freedoms the youth fought for have been obtained but the battle for equal education is far from over

By Oyisa Sondlo-Mzileni
Global health equity undermined by US propaganda against Chinese Covid-19 vaccines
Thought Leader
/ 27 June 2024

Global health equity undermined by US propaganda against Chinese Covid-19 vaccines

Six months before the first jabs arrived, an online survey in January of 2021 showed that nearly 60% of the 7 193 respondents were confident in a Covid-19 vaccine made in the US or Europe

By Tian Johnson
Unlocking regional potential: South Africa’s gas master plan and energy transition
Thought Leader
/ 27 June 2024

Unlocking regional potential: South Africa’s gas master plan and energy transition

The plan provides a chance to strengthen cooperation and competition in the Southern African Development Community

By Busisipho Siyobi
A tribute to Malawi’s Saulos Chilima, the people’s hero
Thought Leader
/ 27 June 2024

A tribute to Malawi’s Saulos Chilima, the people’s hero

The vice president had great courage, with so much character that his politics was not only an inspiration at home, but echoed throughout East, Central and Southern Africa

By Aaron Ng’ambi
Alternative payment systems in Africa and Brics member states can shift geoeconomic dynamics
Thought Leader
/ 27 June 2024

Alternative payment systems in Africa and Brics member states can shift geoeconomic dynamics

The emerging economies, especially in the Brics alliance, are moving towards an alternative payment system that could result in a new geoeconomic landscape

By Asanda Koyo
We need a rational discussion about the liberal right
Thought Leader
/ 27 June 2024

We need a rational discussion about the liberal right

Our public sphere is not well served by people flinging chunks of dogma around

By Richard Pithouse
An epic hurling battle and football fever at Dublin’s Croke Park
Thought Leader
/ 26 June 2024

An epic hurling battle and football fever at Dublin’s Croke Park

DREW FORREST takes in a traditional Gaelic pastime at Ireland’s biggest sports arena

By Drew Forrest
A response to racially-charged assertions
Thought Leader
/ 25 June 2024

A response to racially-charged assertions

The article shows ignorance about liberalism, its supporters and what it has done for this country and the rest of the world

By Nicholas Woode-Smith
The role of public perceptions in strengthening our constitutional democracy
Thought Leader
/ 25 June 2024

The role of public perceptions in strengthening our constitutional democracy

A reply to Paul Hoffman, showing that the law actually isn’t simple and what it – properly, purposefully and holistically considered – does tell us

By Lauren Kohn and Theunis Roux
Debunking tired misconceptions: Anti-Semitism and Zionism on campus
Thought Leader
/ 25 June 2024

Debunking tired misconceptions: Anti-Semitism and Zionism on campus

We, the South African Jewish community, as represented by the South African Jewish Board of Deputies, know who we are and we will speak for ourselves

By Charisse Zeifert and Adam Charnas
Only the private sector can end Eskom’s diesel dependency and load-shedding
Thought Leader
/ 24 June 2024

Only the private sector can end Eskom’s diesel dependency and load-shedding

Eskom is a political entity and not a private company, which is why it has been unable to truly hold non-paying customers accountable

By Nicholas Woode-Smith
‘Decent work’ could create a thriving construction industry in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 20 June 2024

‘Decent work’ could create a thriving construction industry in South Africa

Here are four pillars that employers, workers and the public can play a role in upholding to ensure the sector is safer and more productive

By Luyanda Mgqamqo and Danie Hattingh
Embracing the diaspora vote can enfranchise Zimbabwean economic nomads
Thought Leader
/ 20 June 2024

Embracing the diaspora vote can enfranchise Zimbabwean economic nomads

The country needs to amend its laws and mandate the electoral commission to implement mechanisms to enable the diaspora to vote

By Tendai Mikioni
Reevaluating the EFF and MK: Authoritarian nationalism versus leftism
Thought Leader
/ 19 June 2024

Reevaluating the EFF and MK: Authoritarian nationalism versus leftism

The uMkhonto weSizwe party’s policies are on the extreme right while the confused Economic Freedom Fighters are best described as authoritarian populism

By Imraan Buccus
Abiy Ahmed biography is an intimate, unsettling portrait of the man who would be emperor
Friday
/ 19 June 2024

Abiy Ahmed biography is an intimate, unsettling portrait of the man who would be emperor

Tom Gardner offers a compelling analysis of how the Ethiopian prime minister ruthlessly exploited tensions between regions and ethnic groups to gain power

By Simon Allison
Global sporting events must end harmful partnerships to protect people and planet
Opinion
/ 8 June 2024

Global sporting events must end harmful partnerships to protect people and planet

Competition organisers risk accusations of sportswashing when partnering with companies such as Toyota and TotalEnergies

By Ozayr Patel
What role did X play in the 2024 elections?
Thought Leader
/ 7 June 2024

What role did X play in the 2024 elections?

South Africans tweeted 1.01 million times during the election but there were only 115 000 unique authors

By Khumo Kumalo
← Older posts
Newer posts →

MAIL & GUARDIAN

ABOUT

About
Contact
Advertise

SUBSCRIPTIONS

Subscribe
Newsletters

FOLLOW

WhatsApp Channel
Twitter
Facebook
YouTube
Instagram
LinkedIn
TikTok
Threads

FLAGSHIP EVENTS

200 Young South Africans
Power Of Women
Greening The Future

LEGAL & CORRECTIONS

Privacy Policy
Cookie Policy
Ethics & Social Media Policy

RESOURCES

Mail & Guardian Careers
Property for sale


Mail & Guardian

© 2025 The Mail & Guardian. All rights reserved.

  • Login
  • Register
Forgot Password?
Lost your password? Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.
body::-webkit-scrollbar { width: 7px; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-track { border-radius: 10px; background: #f0f0f0; } body::-webkit-scrollbar-thumb { border-radius: 50px; background: #dfdbdb }