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As humanitarian funding declines, investing in preparedness is essential
Thought Leader
/ 10 August 2025

As humanitarian funding declines, investing in preparedness is essential

Being prepared is not only economically sound, it is essential for people’s well-being and safety

By Marietta Wildt & Mathias Gakwerere
Misogyny is in a smirk, a meme or in violence
Thought Leader
/ 9 August 2025

Misogyny is in a smirk, a meme or in violence

Hatred of women persists, influencing them to internalise inferiority. Resistance is to challenge patriarchal norms and curated femininities

By Paige Benton
A new generation of girls is fighting forced marriage in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 8 August 2025

A new generation of girls is fighting forced marriage in South Africa

Although we have progressive legislation, entrenched patriarchal norms and economic hardship continue to leave girls vulnerable

By Astrid Treffry-Goatley & Sadiyya Haffejee
Black consciousness: Liberate black people from ‘the zone of non-being’
Thought Leader
/ 7 August 2025

Black consciousness: Liberate black people from ‘the zone of non-being’

Every person regardless of colour is affected by a system that debases blackness and elevates whiteness

By Jo-Mangaliso Mangaliso
How Trump’s tariffs exposed South Africa’s strategic trade failures
Thought Leader
/ 5 August 2025

How Trump’s tariffs exposed South Africa’s strategic trade failures

Missed diversification opportunities cost the country as US tariffs expose trade blunders, risking jobs, stability and billions in exports

By Siseko Maposa
Born Free: Will President Ramaphosa survive until 2029? with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh – Podcast episode 15
Thought Leader
/ 5 August 2025

Born Free: Will President Ramaphosa survive until 2029? with Dr Sizwe Mpofu-Walsh – Podcast episode 15

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

By Misunderstood
The Far East countries are buying SA’s maize again
Thought Leader
/ 5 August 2025

The Far East countries are buying SA’s maize again

About half of South Africa’s maize was exported to Vietnam, Taiwan and South Korea in the first 13 weeks of the 2025-26 marketing year

By Wandile Sihlobo
International Court of Justice and #CancelCoal case rulings help protect children’s rights
Thought Leader
/ 5 August 2025

International Court of Justice and #CancelCoal case rulings help protect children’s rights

The decisions give priority to children’s right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans

By Luvo Mnyobe
Let’s draw lessons from people’s power on 40th anniversary of State of Emergency
Thought Leader
/ 5 August 2025

Let’s draw lessons from people’s power on 40th anniversary of State of Emergency

The planned National Dialogue should aim to achieve a resurgence of people’s power so evident in the 1980s resistance to apartheid

By Tshepo Madlingozi
Ali Mazrui’s view on how Ethiopia solves the West’s ‘puzzle’ about Africa
Thought Leader
/ 4 August 2025

Ali Mazrui’s view on how Ethiopia solves the West’s ‘puzzle’ about Africa

Ethiopia puts paid to Western perceptions that African people lack history and are incapable of poetry, philosophy and science

By Seifudein Adem
Mothers, grandmothers and other caregivers need care too
Thought Leader
/ 4 August 2025

Mothers, grandmothers and other caregivers need care too

When we support caregivers, we build the future one conversation, one playful interaction, one child at a time

By Shelley O’Carroll
Hidden cost of justice denied: What the Vodacom ruling reveals about SA’s social priorities
Thought Leader
/ 4 August 2025

Hidden cost of justice denied: What the Vodacom ruling reveals about SA’s social priorities

The Please Call Me case outcome highlights the justice gap, favouring corporate power over individuals and undermining grassroots innovation and social transformation

By Awam Mavimbela
Centre black women’s voices and expertise in sexual violence discourse
Thought Leader
/ 4 August 2025

Centre black women’s voices and expertise in sexual violence discourse

The sexual harassment case against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge shows the pitfalls of excluding their experience

By Nompumelelo Motlafi Francis
Nelson Mandela’s legacy is now our responsibility
Thought Leader
/ 31 July 2025

Nelson Mandela’s legacy is now our responsibility

‘Nelson Mandela showed how one can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity’

By Robert Kigongo
ICJ: Every country obligated by climate and other international laws to stop global warming
Thought Leader
/ 30 July 2025

ICJ: Every country obligated by climate and other international laws to stop global warming

This obligation arises from human rights, maritime and the customary international law, as well as the Paris Agreement and other climate change treaties and laws

By Oliver C Ruppel
Genocide: Israel intentionally starving children to death in Gaza
Thought Leader
/ 30 July 2025

Genocide: Israel intentionally starving children to death in Gaza

The Israeli government, politicians and military have stated that all transfers of humanitarian aid – food, equipment, fuel, electricity and water – to Gaza must be stopped

By Iqbal Suleman
Chagos Archipelago residents deserve reparations, not regrets
Thought Leader
/ 30 July 2025

Chagos Archipelago residents deserve reparations, not regrets

The deal between the UK and Mauritius does not do right by the Chagossian people or compensate them for the damage of colonialism

By Clive Baldwin & Allan Ngari
SA food inflation rises again — but doesn’t shift the moderate outlook
Thought Leader
/ 30 July 2025

SA food inflation rises again — but doesn’t shift the moderate outlook

Concerns over poultry and red meat supplies should not have a bearing in the long term

By Wandile Sihlobo
Mergers without borders are emerging, led by changes to African nations’ laws and regional bodies
Thought Leader
/ 30 July 2025

Mergers without borders are emerging, led by changes to African nations’ laws and regional bodies

The continent’s regional regulators are building frameworks to simplify cross-border compliance and national authorities are adapting laws to support these ambitions

By Xolani Nyali & Nazeera Mia
Africa, the US and the East: In search of balance in a changing world
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

Africa, the US and the East: In search of balance in a changing world

South Africa and the continent need to quietly assert control over their future through investment, innovation and intellectual engagement

By Daryl Swanepoel
US Congress should ask questions about the Ivanhoe Atlantic Deal
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

US Congress should ask questions about the Ivanhoe Atlantic Deal

Did US ambassador to Liberia Mark Toner, US Africa bureau official Troy Fitrell, Africa adviser to the US president Massad Boulos and former US special envoy J Peter Pham have any conflict of interests in influencing the deal?

By Michael Walsh
Reciprocity or retaliation? The semantics of US trade power
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

Reciprocity or retaliation? The semantics of US trade power

The world is no longer panicking over US trade threats but laying the foundation for an environment where Washington can no longer hold it over a barrel

By Imran Khalid
The mask of apartheid – privatisation
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

The mask of apartheid – privatisation

The state once enforced exclusion through law, now racial inequality is decentralised and enforced by private actors through economics, technology, the law, capital and technology

By Sõzarn Barday
Born Free: Is government doing enough for mental health? with Vukosi Mashele – Podcast episode 14
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

Born Free: Is government doing enough for mental health? with Vukosi Mashele – Podcast episode 14

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

By Misunderstood
Reporting from the West: A return to reason?
Thought Leader
/ 29 July 2025

Reporting from the West: A return to reason?

Influential people in parts of the media, civil society and academia in South Africa echoed Western narratives without scrutiny, but now the tide is slowly turning

By Imraan Buccus
How plantations work towards ecological balance
Thought Leader
/ 28 July 2025

How plantations work towards ecological balance

Timber production is important for South Africa but it covers huge swaths of land. The movement of species is assisted through the creation of corridors between the plantations

By Michael J Samways
Response to Chrispin Phiri’s open letter
Thought Leader
/ 28 July 2025

Response to Chrispin Phiri’s open letter

My position is that journalists have a duty to raise serious allegations — especially when they involve governments, foreign policy or international law

By Paula Slier
Traditional authorities: Democratic governance must be reclaimed
Thought Leader
/ 24 July 2025

Traditional authorities: Democratic governance must be reclaimed

The functions of traditional councils must be aligned with the Constitution and living customary law in South Africa

By Wandile Zondo
Agri-tech may be South Africa’s new frontier
Thought Leader
/ 24 July 2025

Agri-tech may be South Africa’s new frontier

The sharing economy offers a promising solution for small-scale farmers

By Zanele Mabaso
Aid cuts, including by UK, undermine progress on fight against superbugs
Thought Leader
/ 24 July 2025

Aid cuts, including by UK, undermine progress on fight against superbugs

Antimicrobial resistance threatens global health and economic stability. Urgent investment in surveillance, innovation and stewardship is critical to containment

By Jose L Balcazar
Cannabis reform without legal legitimacy is an illusion
Thought Leader
/ 23 July 2025

Cannabis reform without legal legitimacy is an illusion

Commercialisation of the trade requires cohesive regulation regarding cultivation, processing, distribution, retail, enforcement, education and cultural integration

By Simi Pillay-van Graan
Tribute to Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, a founder of Botswana, on his centennial birthday
Thought Leader
/ 23 July 2025

Tribute to Sir Ketumile Quett Joni Masire, a founder of Botswana, on his centennial birthday

Masire is an unassuming leader who deserves to be remembered as one of the greatest African pioneers of post-colonial history

By Musonda Trevor Selwyn Mwamba
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