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YONELA DIKO: Did Malawi win the Bushiri communication battle?
The Malawian government has done better with its public relations regarding the Bushiri debacle than its South African counterpart, writes Yonela Diko.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: 2020 - the year of the Karen and complaining
Have we finally run out of real things to be upset about? No. Wait. There’s toast, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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REVIEW: Midnight Oil and terror in Australia
The band’s first new studio album in almost twenty years, The Makarrata Project, is a radical critique of Australian society made in collaboration with Indigenous Australian artists.
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How transfers negatively affect Nigerian footballers’ wives
The economic importance of footballers’ wives needs to be highlighted in pop culture.
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What lies behind the war between Ethiopia and Tigray?
The Abiy government and its supporters are keen to dismantle the Tigray region’s autonomy. But why?
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YONELA DIKO: ANC 2.0 - turning the tide on bad leadership and corruption
For too long corruption has infiltrated the governing party, putting a blight on its leadership in government, writes Yonela Diko.
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Race to run the Confederation of African Football just heated up. What’s at play
The president of CAF has immense powers, which include representing the continent at the highest committees for global football decision making.
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Why President Ramaphosa stands on solid ground in the fight against corruption
The prosecution of ANC secretary general Ace Magashule and subsequent support for him doesn't mean much for President Cyril Ramaphosa's corruption clampdown, writes Steven Friedman.
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MESULI KAMA: The Ashley Kriel Volunteers & rebuilding the ANCYL in struggle
We need to build a generation of young people that is politically aware and knows the generational mission, and perhaps the Ashley Kriel Volunteers can help, writes Mesuli Kama.
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MAHLATSE MAHLASE: If we can help SAA, we must help the SABC
This should be a seminal moment to do right by the SABC and its workers, who are central to building our nation, writes Mahlatse Mahlase.
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ANALYSIS: Moderna follows Pfizer with good vaccine news – what does this mean?
Many more vaccine trial results are likely to follow in the coming months, so it’s necessary to dig deeper to find out exactly what any new results mean.
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AG Kimi Makwetu: an exceptional and true civil servant
Professor Mills Soko tells us more about auditor-general Kimi Makwetu.
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Massive project on African DNA sets out to close knowledge gap on mental illness
Research on the genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded populations that are not of European heritage.
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YONELA DIKO: SA’s human settlements: 26 years of achievements and hindrances
Yonela Diko says the singular task of the Department of Housing and Human Settlements over the last 26 years has been to make a complete break from its ugly past with regards to housing all of the country’s people.
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ANALYSIS: Large Africa study makes important breakthrough in HIV prevention
Our findings suggest that cabotegravir is much more effective than Truvada in preventing HIV infection in women.
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CYRIL RAMAPHOSA: South Africa remains an attractive investment destination
As South Africa hosts the third South Africa Investment Conference this week, President Ramaphosa says that beyond its contribution to national GDP, investment stimulates and supports the growth of local economies, with direct material benefits for our people.
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NTHAKOANA NGATANE: Why the Bushiris might never come back to SA
Over the past decade alone accused persons and fugitives wanted by other SADC countries remained in South Africa, and in some cases the processes had taken more than 10 years to conclude.
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JUDITH FEBRUARY: Accountability must reign supreme in democracies
The essence of any democracy is that the powerful are held to account, writes Judith February.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Long-COVID: The hope, hopelessness & absence of help
Why are the government, health department and medical society in general not rallying to talk about Long-COVID, make it known, talk about the long-term effects or say anything about it at all, asks Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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ANALYSIS: Pfizer COVID vaccine: promising results. What needs to happen next?
The results from the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial are promising, but there’s a lot more we now need to confirm.
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FACT CHECK: Does SA have the world’s ‘worst levels’ of youth unemployment?
As the country looks to repair the economic damage caused by Covid-19 and the national lockdown, concerns about unemployment have risen.
