Columns
Ramaphosa’s visit sparks crucial soccer safety talks
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa is arguably one of those head of states who does not command a lot of respect and authority from...
Maarten van Doesburgh | Agoa exit demands a focus on fixing...
Washington has notified South Africa of its intention to withdraw the country’s preferential trade access under the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa) from...
The Agoa trap: How Western tariffs are forcing South Africa back...
We are being set up. As Washington wraps up its annual review of the African Growth and Opportunity Act (Agoa), our economic commentators are...
VAR train is on the move – but where’s the PSL?
The South African Football Association (Safa) arrived with heavy artillery at the Freedom Park Heritage Site & Museum in Pretoria last week, when it...
US-SADC tensions grow as Namibia, South Africa push back on Washington
International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola arrived in Washington on September 17, 2026, with a message that South Africa's relationship with the United...
Mbalenhle Zuma | Five women’s bodies remind me why I stopped...
I stopped jogging long before a fifth woman’s body was discovered in Kempton Park.
I don’t know what happened to those women. I don’t know...
AI is helping empower women entrepreneurs
Women know shrinkflation when they see it. Your favourite perfume suddenly comes in a smaller bottle, even though the price has barely changed. The...
The Motherload: the unfair gendering of the burden of care
Women’s Day celebrates women’s resilience. It is not enough. We need to do more than praise resilience; we need to make a difference in...
The hegemony of Europe and the West coming to an end
History made sure that the benefits of colonialism ultimately came to an end. France and others have attempted to keep their hands in the...
Research without impact is a luxury SA cannot afford
Imagine a science teacher in a rural South African school. Her classroom is overcrowded, there is no laboratory, and internet access is unreliable. She...
