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Social media's seizing of the Uganda election narrative was good for democracy
The migration to social media has been driven by two key factors: it's youthful voting population and excitement for Bobi Wine.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: A deeply divided nation, SA needs to find its better angels
South Africa has lessons to learn from last week’s moment of rupture in American history, writes Judith February.
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FACT CHECK: ANCYL’s promotion of steam and pH ‘cures’ for COVID-19
Africa Check takes a closer look at two ‘remedies’ for COVID-19 being shared by the African National Congress Youth League in Tshwane.
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EXPLAINER: Dummy’s guide to how trade rules affect access to COVID-19 vaccines
A waiver on some intellectual property rules at the WTO for COVID-19 vaccines would ensure more equitable access, but wouldn't solve all the problems facing developing countries.
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YONELA DIKO: After selling hate, the Republican Party needs to find redemption
Donald Trump and his new Republican Party presented more than policy differences among Republicans and Democrats, they presented a fight between America First and those who didn't love America enough, it was a test between god and the devil, writes Yonela Diko.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Being human in the age of calamity
In this time of disaster, continuing to be human makes all the difference, writes Busani Ngcaweni.
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IN FULL: Ramaphosa's COVID-19 address 11 January 2021
This is the full contents of President Cyril Ramaphosa's full COVID-19 update address.
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NDLELENI BOYILANE: Dakota Legoete’s opinion belongs in the dustbin
Dakota Legoete's recent opinion piece on Ace Magashule brings the ANC into disrepute, writes Ndleleni Boyilane.
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YONELA DIKO: ANC's Jan 8th statement must be a rallying call for harder work
While the ANC's birthday celebrations commemorate the party, its annual address will also be a statement for the nation, writes Yonela Diko.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Cyclists, cyclists everywhere and not a care to spare
Haji Mohamed Dawjee's first day dropping her child of at daycare was traumatic for more reasons than you can guess.
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Was it a coup? No, but siege in the US was the violence of a fragile democracy
Media organisations, social media and other commentators are debating if the siege on the US Capitol was indeed a coup d’etat.
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An Africa-wide survey of the economic impact of COVID-19 on cultural industries
Data on the impact of COVID-19 on African cultural and creative industries is patchy, and this survey hopes to shed light on it.
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MCEBO DLAMINI: Why the world must not misname the new COVID-19 variant
History has taught us that the world has no problem with misrepresenting and painting Africa as the place of all calamities and diseases, writes Mcebo Dlamini.
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ANALYSIS: 5 things to know about the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
The vaccine approved by the British regulator on 30 December has given a shot in the arm to the global fight against coronavirus.
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BUSANI NGCAWENI: Why COVID-19 is like the political violence of the early 90s
Whereas we know of the thief in the night, COVID-19 is a thief in the day. It is taking away people and loved ones in full sight, writes Busani Ngcaweni.
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YONELA DIKO: SA's economic fate is in the ANC's hands
Highly developed economies cannot falsely claim they became strong without government internventions, writes Yonela Diko.
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JANICE HEALING: Our first COVID-19 festive season - a time of contradictions
The first Christmas in the time of coronavirus is a collection of contradictions, writes Janice Healing.
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OMRY MAKGOALE: 59 years of uMkhonto weSizwe & the MKMVA's need for reform
On the 2020 anniversary of uMkhonto weSizwe's formation, Omry Makgoale posits that its military veterans association needs a desperate overhaul.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: On 25 years of democracy & rethinking our Constitution
We have a duty to the people who built our Constitution, even when we don't agree with it, writes Judith February.
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YONELA DIKO: Is Ramaphosa a great president yet?
To be a great leader, one must be an inspirational communicator. President Ramaphosa doesn't often pass this test, writes Yonela Diko.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: Place generosity at the centre of reconciliation efforts
For every negative story of racism that makes the news, there are countless other positive stories of racial integration, writes President Ramaphosa.
