Opinion

We remember when more than 440 people died in KwaZulu-Natal and about 40 000 were displaced in April 2022. Officials estimated infrastructure damage at...

In a turbulent year for the global economy, the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) we presented on Wednesday showed the value of government’s efforts...

The West has sleepwalked into its downfall. This is according to Kishore Mahbubani, a former Singaporean diplomat. Political scientist Francis Fukuyama’s “end of history”...

For nearly three decades, South Africans have been promised municipalities that work. Thursday’s launch of the Revised White Paper on Local Government is the...

As South Africa approaches the 4 November 2026 local government elections, the announcement of temporary fuel levy relief has reignited a familiar political debate:...

Professor Sakhela Buhlungu's term of office at the helm of one of the most historic universities in Africa has come to an end in...

El Niño may intensify heat and disrupt rainfall, but it need not become a systemic water-security challenge. South Africa’s resilience will depend on institutions...

With just two weeks remaining before the country goes to the polls to elect local government representatives, I have observed a growing number of...

October is recognised as Social Development Month in South Africa, providing an opportunity to reflect on the importance of building inclusive communities where everyone...

Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana deliberately began his speech on Wednesday by identifying three anniversaries: 70 years since the Women's March of 1956, 50 years...