The role of fathers in a time of youth unemployment

Verna van Diemen|Published

In a nation grappling with a staggering youth unemployment rate of 46. 1%, fathers face unprecedented challenges in providing for their children. As we celebrate ...

From legacy to action: improving the lives of today's youth in Gauteng

Solly Msimanga|Published

As we commemorate Youth Month, we reflect on the sacrifices of the youth of 1976 and the pressing challenges faced by today's young South Africans. With alarming ...

Brand new world: how smart companies are building communities, not just customers

Dale Healy|Published

Dale Healy discusses the implications of the GENIUS Act as a catalyst for the Web3 revolution, urging brands to rethink their strategies. This opinion piece emphasises ...

A look into the rights of unmarried fathers

Phetoho Maja|Published

Explore the critical challenges faced by families in South Africa, particularly the limited access of unmarried fathers to their children. Discover how legal rights ...

Five pencils, two dolls and a president who really wants a big new plane

Robin Givhan and The Washington Post|Published

Trump's fixation on toys and planes raises questions about his priorities as president. Is this obsession a reflection of American consumerism?

Love for mother earth and humanity

Flora Teckie|Published

This International Mother Earth Day, the Bahá'í International Community calls for bridging the gap between environmental intention and action.

We need a new international order

Flora Teckie|Published

Current political and economic systems fail to address deepening global crises like social conflicts, wars, and wealth inequality. The Bahá'í Faith offers a vision ...

ActionSA’s Role as an independent and constructive opposition

Herman Mashaba and ActionSA leader|Published

ActionSA president Herman Mashaba addresses growing questions about his party's relationship with the ANC, asserting their unwavering independence while explaining ...

Unmasking SAMA: the real motivations behind their NHI court challenge

Kgaile Mogoye|Published

The South African Medical Association's legal challenge against the National Health Insurance Act claims to protect healthcare quality, but lacks specific objections ...

US funding freeze: Africa in need of a new prescription

Kim Heller|Published

Aid may bring immediate relief, but it is an unsustainable longer-term remedy. The African Union would do well to invest in more agile, ready-and-steady domestic ...

BEE review overdue to achieve economic justice

Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu|Published

Unless corrupt practices are addressed, BEE/B-BBEE will impede the country’s economic growth while also leaving out those who were meant to benefit from this policy. ...

Prosecuting Afrikaner separatists is not the solution

Dr Reneva Fourie|Published

Social cohesion and nation-building demand continuous effort and a collective commitment to a united future. This is not just the job of a few; it is a responsibility ...

House of Truth: the hollow heart of Valentine’s Day

Opinion|Published

Love must be expressed through material tokens

Grant card swap debacle

Zoubair Ayoob|Published

The government has backed off and delayed the switch over of Sassa cards

South African soldiers in the DRC deserve more than silence

Staff Reporter|Published

The deployment of South African troops to the DRC, a country fraught with political instability, armed conflict, and humanitarian crises, was initially framed as ...

Trump’s USAID/PEPFAR life-threatening blunder: a clarion call for SA to self correct

Staff Reporter|Published

A call for South Africa to reallocate resources and ensure domestic funding for vital healthcare programmes

Follow the mining money

Zoubair Ayoob|Published

We need to know who was buying the gold, the methods used to transport it and who was complicit in facilitating these.

Beginning of the end for Ramaphosa’s rudderless ANC

Published

THE year 2024 will go down as the watershed moment since the advent of the post-1994 political dispensation, writes Prof Sipho Seepe.

From failure to insight: Rejecting mediocrity

Published

Edwin NaiduSOUTH Africans are braced for that annual circus celebrating mediocrity. There’s a new circus mistress in town. As part of the Government of National ...