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France celebrates Bastille Day with elegance
Thought Leader
/ 21 July 2025

France celebrates Bastille Day with elegance

France is synonymous with fashion, as was shown on Bastille Day at the French embassy.

By Marion Smith
Reimagining employment in the age of the fourth industrial revolution
Thought Leader
/ 21 July 2025

Reimagining employment in the age of the fourth industrial revolution

Once jobs were clearcut relationships between employer and employee, but in the gig economy labour laws often fall short

By Letlhokwa Mpedi & Tshilidzi Marwala
Africa’s entrepreneurs focusing on sustainability are the continent’s changemakers
Thought Leader
/ 21 July 2025

Africa’s entrepreneurs focusing on sustainability are the continent’s changemakers

Sustainability demands more than merely replicating global frameworks; Africa must frame its own sustainable future

By Gillian McAinsh
Acid mine drainage: South Africa can learn from Japan’s experience of toxic waste dumping
Thought Leader
/ 21 July 2025

Acid mine drainage: South Africa can learn from Japan’s experience of toxic waste dumping

The government needs to form partnerships with communities, including businesses, which should empower employees to create a shared vision of environmental sustainability

By Suvania Naidoo
Don’t believe everything AI tells you: A cautionary tale for academia – and everyone else
Thought Leader
/ 20 July 2025

Don’t believe everything AI tells you: A cautionary tale for academia – and everyone else

Artificial intelligence can be a powerful ally but only if we cultivate the skills and habits that affirm our commitment to truth, discernment and verification

By Willie Chinyamurindi
Ramaphosa’s gambit on KwaZulu-Natal tightrope
Thought Leader
/ 18 July 2025

Ramaphosa’s gambit on KwaZulu-Natal tightrope

The province’s politics is a marketplace of competing interests, where loyalty is transactional and power is a prize to be bartered

By Imraan Buccus
Netanyahu’s doctrine: Divide, delay, deny
Thought Leader
/ 18 July 2025

Netanyahu’s doctrine: Divide, delay, deny

The Israeli leader knows how to say ‘ceasefire’ in English, but he governs in the syntax of siege

By Imran Khalid
The dangerous allure of Mkhwanazi’s state collapse narrative
Thought Leader
/ 18 July 2025

The dangerous allure of Mkhwanazi’s state collapse narrative

We cannot deny the pervasiveness of corruption but we must subject the KwaZulu-Natal police commissioner’s narrative to rigorous scrutiny

By Siseko Maposa
International court: Why it’s time to take the fight against corruption global
Thought Leader
/ 17 July 2025

International court: Why it’s time to take the fight against corruption global

Corruption is no longer a domestic issue; it is a transnational crime and national systems cannot control it on their own

By Prosper S Maguchu & Pusetso Morapedi
Special leave or velvet-glove suspension? A trend in the public sector
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2025

Special leave or velvet-glove suspension? A trend in the public sector

Without a clear definition in law, the concept of ‘special leave’ can be misconstrued and used as a way to suspend employees

By Andile Mphale
Red beret, red cap: The wearers are populists that offer theatre, not solutions
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2025

Red beret, red cap: The wearers are populists that offer theatre, not solutions

Julius Malema and Donald Trump are alarmingly similar – charismatic ‘leaders’ with questionable character whose interventions appeal to emotions but won’t fix the economy

By Armand Bam
Azania has no link to South Africa; it’s to do with slavery in East Africa
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2025

Azania has no link to South Africa; it’s to do with slavery in East Africa

The word Azania is used in this country by political parties and others as a symbolic rejection of apartheid and white supremacy

By Kenneth Mokgatlhe
How US conservatives use religious outreach to shape African policy
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2025

How US conservatives use religious outreach to shape African policy

Through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints they are pushing a narrow, unprogressive theology in Africa, disguised as family-strengthening initiatives

By Mina Bilkis & Famia Nkansa
Policy uncertainty to blame for SA running out of gas in two years
Thought Leader
/ 16 July 2025

Policy uncertainty to blame for SA running out of gas in two years

Gas imported from Mozambique is scheduled to end by mid-2027

By Tebelelo Lentsoane
The Mandela legacy: Might ‘quiet diplomacy’ work in conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia?
Thought Leader
/ 15 July 2025

The Mandela legacy: Might ‘quiet diplomacy’ work in conflicts such as Ukraine and Russia?

South Africa’s commitment to a foreign policy of non-alignment and Cyril Ramaphosa’s experience with negotiations to end apartheid serve as an example

By Ursula van Beek
Debt, heat and uprisings: What Seville failed to solve
Thought Leader
/ 15 July 2025

Debt, heat and uprisings: What Seville failed to solve

The UN Financing for Development Summit failed to deal with the real issue of funding Asian, African and other countries who are hit hardest by the climate crisis yet contribute least to global warming

By Khaliel Moses
Beyond the hype: How to prepare teachers for the coding and robotics era
Thought Leader
/ 15 July 2025

Beyond the hype: How to prepare teachers for the coding and robotics era

Embracing new ways can be overwhelming for in-service teachers if adequate training and support are not provided

By Warda Abrahams
Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore
Thought Leader
/ 15 July 2025

Loneliness and isolation – the hidden threat to health we cannot ignore

Lonely and isolated people are not just experiencing emotional states — these can be lethal

By Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Chido Mpemba & Vivek Murthy
Kenya protests: When press freedom is under siege courageous journalists enlighten the world
Thought Leader
/ 14 July 2025

Kenya protests: When press freedom is under siege courageous journalists enlighten the world

The Communications Authority of Kenya ordered that the commemoration of the 2024 protests not be covered

By Robert Kigongo
PAC’s Jaki Seroke: Sobukwe would have supported the GNU
Thought Leader
/ 14 July 2025

PAC’s Jaki Seroke: Sobukwe would have supported the GNU

He said nation building is hampered when enemies are embedded and ready to sabotage the government of national unity

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Born Free: Will John Steenhuisen lead past 2026? With Tara Roos – Podcast episode 12
Thought Leader
/ 14 July 2025

Born Free: Will John Steenhuisen lead past 2026? With Tara Roos – Podcast episode 12

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

By Misunderstood
Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck
Thought Leader
/ 13 July 2025

Corruption a tightening noose around South Africa’s neck

In the words of Nelson Mandela, ‘Our hope for the future depends also on our resolution as a nation in dealing with the scourge of corruption’

By Rudi Kimmie
Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

Economic apartheid: South Africa’s transition a warning for a two-state agreement for Palestine

South Africa may have attained political emancipation but economically the chains largely remain

By Sõzarn Barday
R700 million for a conversation? Rather spend it on small business grants, classrooms, bursaries or clinics
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

R700 million for a conversation? Rather spend it on small business grants, classrooms, bursaries or clinics

We don’t have a problem of dialogue in South Africa. We have a delivery problem. And no level of polite discussion will fix that

By Vhahangwele Tsotetsi
Local political capture impedes SA’s post-1994 planning and development
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

Local political capture impedes SA’s post-1994 planning and development

Political interference, weak capacity and patronage hinder South Africa’s post-apartheid planning, leading to dysfunctional local government

By Siyanda Kate
G20 take note: Climate adaptation today will ensure Africa’s thriving future
Thought Leader
/ 10 July 2025

G20 take note: Climate adaptation today will ensure Africa’s thriving future

The G20 Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group, which meets on 9 and 10 July, needs to secure binding commitments to building resilient economies, societies and natural systems

By Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi & Mendy Ndlovu
Zanzibar’s elections need robust regional and international observer missions
Thought Leader
/ 8 July 2025

Zanzibar’s elections need robust regional and international observer missions

In past elections results were tampered with and reversed, ballot boxes were seized and results cancelled in key constituencies, and voters ID’s have been withheld, which means they cannot vote

By Ismail Jussa
Are procedures in negotiations for the WHO’s international public health legal instruments being violated?
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2025

Are procedures in negotiations for the WHO’s international public health legal instruments being violated?

The World Health Organisation must recommit to the democratic principles in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

By Reginald MJ Oduor
Born Free: Does South Africa need Starlink? – With Kuhle Maseko  – Podcast episode eleven
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2025

Born Free: Does South Africa need Starlink? – With Kuhle Maseko  – Podcast episode eleven

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

By Misunderstood
Africa, the cradle of the HIV pandemic, must be the cradle of the cure
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2025

Africa, the cradle of the HIV pandemic, must be the cradle of the cure

The continent has been the testing ground for drugs, devices and diagnostics, many of which never returned in the form of benefit

By Albert Machinda
In a world of hate, leverage sports to combat it
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2025

In a world of hate, leverage sports to combat it

Sport is critical in curbing racial hatred and hate speech through continuous global awareness campaigns in tournaments such as the Fifa World Cup and the Olympics

By Robert Kigongo
Faces and Phases of Resilience’ gives a frank account of SA past and present
Thought Leader
/ 1 July 2025

Faces and Phases of Resilience’ gives a frank account of SA past and present

Author Tinyiko Maluleke makes a valid case about our country during the dark apartheid years, and of the difficulties of misgovernance we continue to face

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
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