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I’m a drug addict – harm reduction saved my life
South Africa's National Drug Master Plan recognises drug dependence as a chronic disease, and recommends harm reduction strategies, but police still follow the 1992...
Behind March and March hype: African leadership failure must be addressed
In the current hype surrounding “Mabahambe” in South Africa, we risk losing an important opportunity for serious intellectual and analytical engagement. What is most concerning is...
More laws than ever. But we don’t feel safe and can’t...
A bookkeeper I know runs a small practice on the East Rand. Her clients are the businesses that
quietly hold this country together: a panel-beater,...
Shikota took the country by storm, then faded badly
It was 2008, and I was in Grade 9 when I first heard about a breakaway political party that everyone seemed to be talking...
SA hoping to add Bafana dream to festive cheer
No month gets South Africa abuzz like December. Whether it be the entertainment industry, sports, gambling, or general workers in retail, factories or offices,...
Social welfare rand must uplift communities
Community development month in South Africa is observed annually in October under the banner of Social Development Month, led primarily by the Department of...
Bring back football Fridays and unite Bafana fans
While Bafana Bafana were dissecting hapless Rwanda as if they were lab rats to book a place at the 2026 Fifa World Cup midweek,...
Adopt and preserve a river in celebration of World Rivers Day
Annually, on the fourth Sunday of September, the world’s waterways – our rivers – are put in the spotlight and global agenda as we...
Spare the Bloem football fanatics the pain, please
When Minister of Sport, Arts and Culture Gayton McKenzie announced that his eldest son Calvin Le John bought the status of SuperSport United and...
Public office is about service, not self-service
When Independent Development Trust (IDT) CEO Tebogo Malaka slid R60 000 across a Stellenbosch wine farm table to silence a journalist, she was demonstrating everything...
