True inclusion means deep affordability, long-term protections and treating housing, not as an asset class, but as a right
It can rebuild the industrial base, create demand in the economy, diversify trade partnerships and deepen links with the continent’s regional trade networks, and, finally, dismantle apartheid spatial development patterns
China has evolved from a producer of cheap goods to a global tech innovator, challenging Western dominance and reshaping the world through its rising clout
Corporates must partner with small enterprises to foster economic growth and innovation, moving beyond charity to strategic collaboration and inclusive supply chains
Building the country we want isn’t the government’s sole responsibility. People need to act and use the abilities they have to effect change
Regret is a common human emotion but it need not be negative if we learn to manage it through self-compassion, verbalisation and viewing it as a growth opportunity
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
The judgment that unconscious claimants can’t get general damages for pain, suffering or loss of amenities will have an impact on medico-legal claims in South Africa
Addressing workplace trauma requires empathy, legal compliance and interventions such as counselling and training
Africa can take a leaf out of Japan’s book: power need not be a zero sum game; economic modernisation focused on diversification, domestication and indigenising modernity; to technologically catch up; and to never give up
The rural economy should not be forgotten in South Africa’s economic growth agenda,
A 0.3% tax would generate enough to secure life’s necessities for many tens of millions of the world’s most vulnerable
Far from a talkshop for the elite, the dialogue is a people-led, civil society-driven process to address socio-economic injustice and shape the nation’s future
Stablecoins, especially dollar-pegged ones, are a looming danger. Europe’s digital euro is a good counter-move but the US leads this digital financial race
Being prepared is not only economically sound, it is essential for people’s well-being and safety
Hatred of women persists, influencing them to internalise inferiority. Resistance is to challenge patriarchal norms and curated femininities
Although we have progressive legislation, entrenched patriarchal norms and economic hardship continue to leave girls vulnerable
Every person regardless of colour is affected by a system that debases blackness and elevates whiteness
Missed diversification opportunities cost the country as US tariffs expose trade blunders, risking jobs, stability and billions in exports
Born Free is a bold, unfiltered voice for South Africa’s youth
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
The decisions give priority to children’s right to a healthy environment, affecting the government’s coal-power plans
The planned National Dialogue should aim to achieve a resurgence of people’s power so evident in the 1980s resistance to apartheid
Ethiopia puts paid to Western perceptions that African people lack history and are incapable of poetry, philosophy and science
When we support caregivers, we build the future one conversation, one playful interaction, one child at a time
The Please Call Me case outcome highlights the justice gap, favouring corporate power over individuals and undermining grassroots innovation and social transformation
The sexual harassment case against Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge shows the pitfalls of excluding their experience
‘Nelson Mandela showed how one can transform oppression, struggle and subjugation into reconciliation, social justice and unity’
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
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
The deal between the UK and Mauritius does not do right by the Chagossian people or compensate them for the damage of colonialism
Concerns over poultry and red meat supplies should not have a bearing in the long term