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International Relations and Cooperation Minister Ronald Lamola arrived in Washington on September 17, 2026, with a message that South Africa's relationship with the United...

I stopped jogging long before a fifth woman’s body was discovered in Kempton Park. I don’t know what happened to those women. I don’t know...

Women know shrinkflation when they see it. Your favourite perfume suddenly comes in a smaller bottle, even though the price has barely changed. The...

Women’s Day celebrates women’s resilience. It is not enough. We need to do more than praise resilience; we need to make a difference in...

History made sure that the benefits of colonialism ultimately came to an end. France and others have attempted to keep their hands in the...

Imagine a science teacher in a rural South African school. Her classroom is overcrowded, there is no laboratory, and internet access is unreliable. She...

Higher education in South Africa has once again been forced to confront a familiar but unresolved tension: how to remain globally competitive while also...

Broos has everything he needs to lead Bafana to the World Cup group stages. A 16-year wait is over and South Africans are itching...

We are hoping there will be song and dance at the Union Building in Pretoria on Wednesday when the South African Football Association (Safa)...

The Western Cape High Court has struck at the heart of how South Africa changes its value-added tax (VAT) rate, declaring section 7(4) of...

As South Africa commemorates the 66th anniversary of the Sharpeville Massacre on March 21, it is fitting that we should critically examine the progress...

South Africans could soon feel the effects of escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. Fears are growing that prolonged conflict in the...

Water is a fundamental component of human dignity and a constitutional right rather than a service. It serves as a vital economic facilitator because...

This week was one of Mzansi’s most embarrassing sporting weekends. Two incidents, which Mzansi will want to forget about quickly, really tainted the image...

The Colleges of Medicine of South Africa (CMSA) on February 16, issued a stark statement: the country’s ability to train medical specialists is under...

Mosioua Gerard Patrick “Terror” Lekota, in all that he did and was, would not be confined to being silent. Indeed, he made his presence...

The 3rd Students’ General Council was held at the St Peter’s Catholic Seminary in Hammanskraal in July 1972. That turned out to be a...

The government's decision to focus on reviewing the implementation of broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) rather than ending the policy has received another critical...

In the year of local government elections, the script for garnering your votes has been dusted off and is back in circulation. Amid the usual...

On any given day, the Alexandra Magistrate’s Court is a bustling hub of movement and energy, with people going about their business. Peddlers and...

Ravin Singh’s ANC Today column last week, The Fiction of the ANC Businessman, raises a separate point that deserves serious consideration: the continued use...

South Africa’s 2026 State of the Nation Address and the accompanying Presidential Employment Stimulus report tell a familiar story: cautious optimism, long lists of...

As a scientist who has spent years working across applied research, innovation systems, and startup–research partnerships, I know that progress requires more than good...

With the absence of Temba Bavuma in the Proteas T20 squad this year, the hopes of South Africans will rest on the shoulders of...

At Davos last week, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave voice to what many have quietly understood for some time: the pleasant fiction of...

Everything was smooth as butter when Orlando Pirates announced their thirst-quenching and groundbreaking deal with Amstel at a glitzy event at Orlando Stadium. Bucs legends...

In chaos theory, a minute localised change happens in a complex system and then has large effects elsewhere. This is what we are observing...

Many South Africans live carefully curated lives. Private schools. Medical aid. Gated estates. Armed response. If the public system fails, the thinking goes, we...