Opinion
First steps against corruption finally taken
For months, the Madlanga commission has laid bare a truth that many South Africans already suspected but few dared to tell: that state capture...
Africa Day and gendered contradictions of unity
Annually, Africa Day celebrations across the continent are filled with reminders of the promises of unity and solidarity for the continent. In South Africa,...
What does the withering of ANC power spell for Mzansi?
The Conference of the Left, convened by the SACP from May 29 to 31, concluded by adopting a historic final declaration. The final resolution...
ANC leaders acting like cartel bosses
Power is a peculiar thing. It promises prestige but often delivers paranoia. The higher politicians rise, the further they seem to drift from the...
Kenya protests against US Ebola facility about economy, sovereignty
The main news item in African media this past week has been the controversy surrounding a proposed United States-funded Ebola quarantine facility in Kenya....
In sickness and in health: Why China hailed a reliable friend...
On June 2, the first team of Chinese medical experts departed for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following Beijing's announcement of emergency...
China-Africa cooperation evolving towards shared industrial prosperity
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between China and Africa. The trajectory of China-Africa cooperation reveals an evolutionary pattern: From...
Is Sundowns’ second star a lesson for SA’s democracy and its...
We are more serious about our soccer teams than we are about our country’s well-being. When the final whistle blew at Prince Moulay Abdellah...
Black lives don’t matter in this country
How many more must die before we call it what it is? The spate of mass shootings in SA is becoming an agonising occurrence...
Steinhoff enters classroom while public anger smoulders
An award-winning University of Johannesburg ethics programme built around the documentary Steinheist draws uncomfortable questions about whether South Africa is turning one of its...
