Opinion

Frog-in-boiling-pot strategy won’t work against Russia

It seems the European leaders have entered a new phase of their proxy war in Ukraine against their arch enemy, Russia. I will call...

SA needs to shift from an ‘age of accountability’ to ‘accountability...

South Africans are hearing a great deal lately about us finally being in “the age of accountability”. The phrase appears constantly in headlines, political...

Bafana, we wish you well but we also want you to...

Bafana Bafana pack their bags today and bid farewell to South African soil as they head for the sprawling, chaotic, beautiful football carnival that...

Did the Reserve Bank just make a serious economic mistake?

The South African Reserve Bank’s 25 basis point interest rate increase on Thursday might satisfy inflation hawks and monetary purists but for millions of...

Measure B-BBEE outcomes to ensure inclusive economic growth

South Africa’s broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) framework must be critically and honestly reviewed to build on its past successes and speed-up its vital...

AI boom drives new wave of energy and data centre investment...

The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing is reshaping global energy demand, and Africa is increasingly emerging as a strategic destination...

Opinion | ANC’s double agenda on immigration question

So, after a long time of silence while the "abahambe" wave has been sweeping through the country consistently for three months, the self-proclaimed “leader...

South Africa navigates a delicate diplomatic tightrope amid Middle East conflict

One month into the conflict that erupted between Iran, the US and Israel, South Africa finds itself tightly strung between competing geopolitical forces, compelled...

Zulu identity dilemma for the EFF ahead of the local electionsndabe

As South Africa approaches the local government elections in November, tensions between cultural commentator Ngizwe Mchunu and Julius Malema could have greater political consequences...

Unlock agricultural productivity to combat food inflation and bridge the food...

South Africa is caught in a precarious economic paradox. The country’s food economy is becoming increasingly vulnerable while, at the same time, millions of...