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Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home
Thought Leader
/ 20 June 2025

Don’t call asylum seekers and refugees makwerekwere; make them feel at home

Talk to people to understand why they fled their home county and the difficulties they face in South Africa

By Yeukai Chideya
Open letter to Thabo Mbeki on the crisis in the DRC
Thought Leader
/ 6 June 2025

Open letter to Thabo Mbeki on the crisis in the DRC

With respect, your recent statements regarding the war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo carry the tone of pre-hostile rhetoric laced with accusatory language, ethnic insinuation and indirect justification of violence

By Roger B Bope
The journey to restore morality in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 30 May 2025

The journey to restore morality in South Africa

The Moral Regeneration Movement chaired by Father Smangaliso Mkhatshwa is focusing on action against violence, declining social cohesion and moral decay

By Jo-Mangaliso Mdhlela
Trauma is hampering the education of South Africa’s children
Thought Leader
/ 3 April 2025

Trauma is hampering the education of South Africa’s children

Teachers, especially those in schools where violence, drugs and gangsterism are a daily reality, need to become ‘trauma informed’

By Ronald Fortune
South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC
Thought Leader
/ 6 March 2025

South Africa must withdraw its soldiers from the DRC

The country should be aware of its limitations and rather address its problems at home

By Mabutho Shangase
Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC
Thought Leader
/ 26 February 2025

Displaced again: People flee fear, hunger as violence grips eastern DRC

Urgent diplomatic interventions are needed as the second largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo falls to M23

By World Food Programme staff
Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 20 February 2025

Amplify children’s voices to overcome violence in South Africa

We urgently need more interventions to protect children and address the root causes of violence in the country

By Yeukai Chideya
What drives children to the streets of cities around the world?
Opinion
/ 27 November 2024

What drives children to the streets of cities around the world?

Civil war, outright war, insurgencies, poverty, natural disasters, harmful social and cultural norms and stigma are some of the reasons children are on the street

By Robert Kigongo
Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension
Africa
/ 28 October 2024

Mozambique election: Frelimo’s Daniel Chapo declared election winner amid tension

The party that has ruled Mozambique since 1975 remains popular

By Luis Nhachote, The Continent
New Eastern Cape massacre sparks urgent calls for action on gun violence
National
/ 7 October 2024

New Eastern Cape massacre sparks urgent calls for action on gun violence

The latest mass shooting, which left six people dead in Qumbu, follows the killing of 18 people in the province last month

By Mandisa Nyathi
Gun violence: Lusikisiki massacre is a wake-up call
Opinion
/ 2 October 2024

Gun violence: Lusikisiki massacre is a wake-up call

The government needs to take urgent action to cut the number of illegal guns in circulation and enforce gun-control laws

By Lindani Zungu
Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry
Friday
/ 15 July 2024

Johannesburg: A city laid bare in lines of poetry

Salimah Valiani’s beautiful, insightful anthology explores Johannesburg and its inhabitants

By Buntu Siwisa
uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits
Friday
/ 12 July 2024

uNomkhubulwane and songs of the water spirits

Nduduzo Makhathini unpacks the philosophy and traditions behind his new album

By Nduduzo Makhathini
Security cluster will leave ‘nothing to chance’ in upcoming general elections
National
/ 28 April 2024

Security cluster will leave ‘nothing to chance’ in upcoming general elections

Defence Minister Thandi Modise says the Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster will protect the public

By Sheree Bega
Reimagining school safety in South Africa
Thought Leader
/ 22 September 2023

Reimagining school safety in South Africa

Interventions aimed at reducing violence in schools often have the opposite effect

By Ashley Visagie
Editorial: Calling out xenophobic bullies in all of Africa including Tunisian President Kais Saïed
Editorial
/ 10 March 2023

Editorial: Calling out xenophobic bullies in all of Africa including Tunisian President Kais Saïed

Real leaders don’t pick on the weak. They include them in problem-solving and strengthening their nations and the continent

By Editorial
Cape Flats: Gang leadership crumbles as members fight their own
National
/ 20 February 2023

Cape Flats: Gang leadership crumbles as members fight their own

It is about power, drugs and money for young gangsters who snub ‘traditional’ loyalist rules

By Eunice Masson
Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?
Opinion
/ 16 January 2023

Will Mangaung mark the birth, decay and death of the ANC?

The party needs to be more than restored, it needs to be rebuilt and repurposed, with the the party’s youth prepared for a transformative role in society based on good ethics

By Mcebisi Ndletyana
Islamic extremists cannot be ‘left to linger’ in Mozambique
National
/ 30 October 2022

Islamic extremists cannot be ‘left to linger’ in Mozambique

Mozambique’s Cabo Delgado region has been hit by two insurgent attacks in three days

By Eunice Masson
A bus trip from Zimbabwe to South Africa is through the belly of corruption
Opinion
/ 18 September 2022

A bus trip from Zimbabwe to South Africa is through the belly of corruption

The broken Zimbabwe economy and political system are too much of a push factor for xenophobia and Aaron Motsoaledi to stop people seeking refuge in Mzansi

By Clayton Moyo
Inform people about climate change to reduce conflict, violence with migrants in South Africa
Opinion
/ 6 August 2022

Inform people about climate change to reduce conflict, violence with migrants in South Africa

The country is ill-equipped to respond to the devastation caused by the climate crisis and must develop mitigation strategies

By Sabina Taderera
How a rock and bunny chow changed the lives of young gang members
National
/ 30 July 2022

How a rock and bunny chow changed the lives of young gang members

An ex-gang member tells how his life was turned around when a pastor intervened in the violence that was devastating his community

By Eunice Masson
Breaking cycles of violence in Nigeria’s northeast region
Opinion
/ 20 July 2022

Breaking cycles of violence in Nigeria’s northeast region

Boosting human, social and economic development, and good governance, can help to change volatile communities into peaceful ones

By Jaynisha Patel and Emmanuel Bosah
Actions must be taken to stop a repeat of the July 2021 unrest
Thought Leader
/ 7 July 2022

Actions must be taken to stop a repeat of the July 2021 unrest

The underlying causes of the riots persist and all it will take is a spark that could lead to further looting and violence

By Stuart Mbanyele
The bad lessons from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for victims of abuse
Thought Leader
/ 15 June 2022

The bad lessons from Johnny Depp and Amber Heard for victims of abuse

When women are condemned for speaking out against abuse by men, other victims won’t name their abusers, fearing the same treatment

By Zama Ndlovu
Why SA’s law recognises bestiality as akin to sexual violations against people
Opinion
/ 31 May 2022

Why SA’s law recognises bestiality as akin to sexual violations against people

With high rates of sexual violence in the country, it’s not surprising that bestiality exists.

By Sheena Swemmer
Zimbabwe’s youth caught between patronage and plunder
Opinion
/ 24 May 2022

Zimbabwe’s youth caught between patronage and plunder

It is estimated that gold worth $1.5 billion is smuggled annually out of Zimbabwe but this is only the tip of what has led to chronic poverty

By Jaynisha Patel and Cyprian Muchemwa
Damages during taxi protest estimated at over R4-million
National
/ 28 March 2022

Damages during taxi protest estimated at over R4-million

The Western Cape government has warned of route closures and the suspension of operating licences should the violence continue

By Eunice Masson
The current infatuation with portraiture has colonial roots
Friday
/ 2 March 2022

The current infatuation with portraiture has colonial roots

However, contemporary artists such as Cinga Samson, Zanele Muholi and Mohau Modisakeng found a liberating ally in self-portraiture

By Percy Mabandu
An extract from bell hooks’s ‘Outlaw Culture’: Seduced by violence no more
Friday
/ 4 February 2022

An extract from bell hooks’s ‘Outlaw Culture’: Seduced by violence no more

In this extract from bell hooks’s book ‘Outlaw Culture’, (chapter title above) she expounds on women’s role in confronting rape culture

By bell hooks
Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production
National
/ 24 January 2022

Chieftaincy dispute hits Richards Bay Minerals production

The KZN department of co-operative governance has undertaken to resolve the dispute it created by dethroning the sitting inkosi in 2010

By Paddy Harper
How Facebook became the opium of the masses
Opinion
/ 24 January 2022

How Facebook became the opium of the masses

Facebook’s micro-targeting algorithms have been used to spread disinformation and sow distrust in democratic institutions around the world. It has a responsibility to act

By František Vrabel
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