One of the features of the attack on human rights in South African society is the pervasiveness of violence. In contemporary South African society,... →
South Africa is scheduled to hold an election in 2024. It is a much-anticipated one, since speculation is rife that the ANC may likely lose its... →
The Social Relief of Distress grant was the first in South Africa to target unemployed adults. Its main aim was to provide income support in a time... →
Tropical Cyclone Freddy, which struck Southern Africa between February and March, broke multiple records for both power and duration. Running for... →
The year 2023 marks the 20th anniversary of the African Peer Review Mechanism. Since this good governance promotion tool was launched in March... →
Even though South Africa’s just energy transition has not really started, there is already significant cynicism and even resistance. This is to be... →
‘All men (women) are intellectuals . . . but not all men (women) have in society the function of intellectuals.” – Gramsci. It seems incremental... →
In a recent cabinet reshuffle President Cyril Ramaphosa appointed Paul Mashatile, the deputy president of South Africa’s governing party, the... →
My sense is that South Africans are utterly exhausted. So, to give readers a break, this month I am sharing something very different. A real-life... →
Cicero, the highly gifted orator and lawyer - he of the heydays of the Roman Empire, once argued that the health of the people, the health of... →
