Madlanga Commission must serve as a deterrent
While the Madlanga Commission represents a crucial step towards accountability, the recent public hearings have left many of us with mixed feelings. On one hand,... Read more.
Let the chant of memory echo
The chant that echoed throughout the World Cup is a way of carrying history without bowing our heads. Argentina brought England down in the semi-final and in the... Read more.
Youth, build yourselves a toolkit of skills
As we commemorate World Youth Skills Day, we need to have honest conversations about what a university degree or diploma does for us. A qualification alone does... Read more.
Charmza
Interpreter Vusimuzi Nkabinde this week came out of retirement to put smiles in the faces of millions of South Africans with his colourful interpretation skills... Read more.
Moegoe
North West businessman Suleiman Carrim claimed ill health to avoid appearing before the Madlanga commission. He was due to testify about his role in the R360-million... Read more.
The jobs we are afraid of losing
Two national conversations are unfolding at once. Although they appear unrelated, they are driven by the same anxiety. One of them centres on immigration, where... Read more.
Building accountability in an age of African mobility
South Africa’s debate about migration, informality and criminality is often reduced to a question of who must stay and who must leave. That is too narrow. The... Read more.
Vital to tighten screws on alcohol advertising
South Africa is a society shaped by deep structural inequality, historical trauma and economic exclusion. In such a context, social harms are produced, reproduced... Read more.
Predictability is the missing ingredient in the country’s excise debate
Every year South Africans brace for rising costs. Families adjust household budgets, businesses revisit investment plans and government balances difficult fiscal... Read more.
Football’s soul should not be for sale
The final whistle of the 2026 World Cup will sound this evening when Spain and Argentina — two of the best-performing sides — bring the curtain down on a tournament... Read more.
