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Thank you, Rassie, Springboks and Siya

Let's be honest, there's very little to celebrate for us as South Africans, at the moment. The Madlanga commission might expose the rot and lead...

SAPS Commemoration Day: Fallen officers honoured with a final salute

The South African Police Service (SAPS) held its Annual Commemoration Day at the Union Buildings in Pretoria today, paying tribute to 12 officers who...

Free State family seeks answers from daycare after toddler’s death

The family of 20-month-old Naledi Rapuleng is demanding answers and accountability after the toddler died from severe head injuries allegedly sustained while in the...

A generation at risk: Why South Africa must tighten gambling laws

The numbers are troubling. During the 2025-26 financial year, the helpline run by the South African Responsible Gambling Foundation recorded 5 199 SOS calls...

Gaza evidence trail leads straight to global complicity

On August 25, our government submitted a new dossier to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) panel of judges to verify compliance by Israel...

When saints prop up broken health systems

Spend long enough working in public health and you will eventually meet every type of person. You meet the idealists, the pragmatists, the empire builders,...

Let’s prioritise fixing what we have built before it breaks

South Africa’s municipalities have, in fact, achieved a great deal since 1994, even if that word rarely appears in the debate about local government. In...

Reporting GBV can be tantamount to reporting crime to criminals

In an early chapter of my memoir, Unfathered, I write about being a child, calling the police in desperation, hoping they’d defuse a violent...

Moegoe – The ANC is giving moegoe energy

It has been a tough week for the ANC. The mighty Khongolose failed to submit its councillor candidate list, citing technical glitches on the IEC’s...

Zero alcohol laws need more than political resolve

South Africa’s proposed zero blood alcohol limit raises a question that extends beyond what motorists may drink before driving: How seriously does the country...