Opinion
Jobs were not the Holy Grail for heroes of ’76
This year marks the 50th anniversary of the 16 June 1976 Soweto students, who teared up against the usage of the Afrikaans language as...
June’s broken promises: How macroeconomic orthodoxy is sabotaging youth employment
As we commemorate Youth Month this June, the national discourse will inevitably overflow with political
platitudes about the leaders of tomorrow. Yet, beneath the ceremonial...
Investing in youth development is investing in Gauteng’s future
As South Africa observes Youth Month, we are reminded that young people remain at the centre of our country's development and future prosperity. The...
Does power corrupt or are the corrupt attracted to power?
Sturm and Antonakis defined power as “having the discretion and the means to asymmetrically enforce one's will over others".
Finding resonance with the well-worn adage...
When leadership fails: Lessons from Netflix’s The Polygamist
The South African telenovela The Polygamist has swept the global streaming world off its feet, triggering viral reactions from Mzansi to the US. Produced...
The US-Iran deal: A lasting peace or a temporary reprieve?
After nearly four months of intensive military, diplomatic and economic brawl in the Middle East, to the surprise of many, a deal was announced...
The discarded generation: Socio-economic realities and the educational progression ratio constraint
In this op-ed I explore the Educational Progression Ratio (EPR) bottleneck, the Fallacy of the Grant State and spatial inequality and the need to...
Whistleblowers need to be remembered
The Shree Mariammen Temple leadership, under chairperson Seelan Achary, is commended for the noble intention of erecting, in the near future, a statue at...
When the beautiful game meets ugly politics
When the beautiful game meets ugly politics
For all its grand talk of unity and sporting transcendence, football has once again proved helpless against the...
Italia ’90: A fading icon, an African Lion, and memories in...
Big things happened in 1990. Nelson Mandela walked free after 27 years behind bars. Margaret Thatcher resigned as Britain’s Iron Lady. Iraq invaded Kuwait,...
