Government of National Unity disputes should not find home in courts
The establishment of the GNU will mark a year in the coming, yet not a single contentious matter has this coalition government resolved internally without threats of litigation.
DA could be aiding corruption accused Number One in GNU
Have they too become blind to the fact that they are in Cabinet with some of the people they once wanted to see in orange overalls
Unhousing the Rainbow: a reflection on South Africa's housing crisis
Previn Vedan reflects on South Africa's deep-rooted housing crisis, exploring the historical injustices that continue to shape the fight for dignity and justice in the nation.
Letter to the Editor: ANC remains clueless about GNU
The fat cats in government and the civil service have forgotten what it is to be excluded, sometimes hungry and desperate to make ends meet.
VAT about turn may be short-lived relief for GNU, investors
The DA comes across as an entitled opportunistic coalition participant, savvy in the language of dissent, of policies aligned to its ideological framework instead of the historical circumstances of the country.
VAT increase signaled lack of ideas, integrity
South Africa's fiscal woes cannot and must not be resolved on the backs of the already burdened working class. VAT is a consumption tax. It hits the poor hardest.
Pope Francis was the voice of solidarity against indifference
In the vacuum left by his death, it falls to progressive movements, and communities of conscience—rooted in anti-colonial struggle—to amplify the questions Francis raised.
How the US has eroded its moral authority in Africa
For South Africa, the crisis offers an opportunity to craft a new nomos — a pluralistic order where sovereignty and solidarity guide international relations, rather than coercion.
Queen Anne, an old mailship and the breakwater
Attracting enormous attention in Dockland during her two-day stay last week was Cunard’s magnificent Queen Anne, the latest of the Cunard cruise ship quartet. Although Cunard forms part of the Carnival Group, the Queens seem to engender special interest, despite similarities between the three smaller Queens and some other ships within the group.