Politics

The Iran War Isn’t About Your Ideology

Those whose lives are most directly shaped by this war are too often ignored by those using it for ideological theatre.

19 hrs ago • Ilan Preskovsky

When Corporate Logic Replaces Educational Innovation

Super education corporations show off wonderful facilities – but what lies underneath?

Mar 31 • RS Guest Author

The US Ambassador is Right About South Africa

South Africans should not resent being told hard truths that our own government refuses to face. We should resent that it took a foreign ambassador to…

Mar 30 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

Could Jury Trials Save Justice in South Africa?

We assume that justice is best left to judges. But in a system marked by backlogs, complexity, and inaccessibility, it may be time to ask whether…

Mar 28 • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

Voter Apathy Threatens South Africa

When citizens stop voting, democracy stops working. South Africa cannot afford apathy.

Mar 27 • RS Guest Author

Africa Must Unite

Africa must unite under a liberal approach to pan-Africanism, prioritising human rights, freedom and democracy.

Mar 24 • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

The Dangers Of The War Against Disinformation

The disinformation label will continue to be bandied about, but what must remain clear is that it reflects the bias of those who are fundamentally on…

Mar 21 • Ayanda S Zulu

South Africa Should Deal Constructively with Ambassador Bozell

Ambassador Bozell is a man that South Africa can do business with, engage him constructively

Mar 20 • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

Beyond the Rainbow: Rethinking Nation-Building in South Africa

Rainbowism may be noble in intent, but it has failed to take root as South Africa’s unifying civic creed. It is time to rethink nation-building through…

Mar 19 • Ayanda S Zulu

Can Trump Nationalise US Midterm Voting?

Can the Republicans take over the midterms in 15 places as President Trump proposes?

Mar 18 • Gary Moore

Democrats Are Better Than GOP on Foreign Policy

I think it makes sense for South Africans to support Democrats going forward, even if we are more aligned with Republicans when it comes to domestic…

Mar 17 • Mpiyakhe Dhlamini

Frontlines for freedom: Resisting the New Axis

The comfortable capitals of the West like to pretend that history has ended, that trade can tame tyrants. That illussion has been shattered. These are…

Mar 16 • Nicholas Woode-Smith

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