The country has the talent. It has ideas. It has institutions. What it needs is the connective tissue to turn potential into performance — and the patience to accept that breakthrough innovation requires risk, failure and time
South Africa needs a diverse group of allies and partners in a world undergoing seismic geopolitical changes
South Africa needs a diverse group of allies and partners in a world undergoing seismic geopolitical changes
A few powerful men control the dominant means of creating and sharing information in 2025
The scene in the Oval Office reflected the apartheid of the excessively wealthy, supported by Big Tech that peddles lies of white genocide, and the poor
The licensing of Elon Musk’s Starlink has sparked debate about whether South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws are an impediment to growth or path to an inclusive economy
What can Musk offer and what price are we willing to pay?
Beneficiaries crying oppression are eating at the table apartheid set for them — and complaining when someone else is finally offered a chair
Critics say the timing is suspect, coming after businessman Johann Rupert, part of a delegation to Washington last week, said South Africa needed Starlink technology to help to fight crime
The department of international relations and cooperation rejected the claim, saying the government was bound by the Constitution to defend the rights of South Africans of all races
As the US president rapidly escalates pressure on South Africa in the name of white citizens, we must stand up for reason and principle
On World Health Day, let’s not lose sight of hope, of taking action to make sure we create societies in which our children can not only survive but thrive
The decision to open Tesla operations during protests against the company and its owner, Elon Musk, over his actions in the US is likely to add to the country’s public relations misfortunes
To resist this performance politics, characterised by shock-and-awe tactics through social media, we must organise and mobilise in different spaces rather than merely engaging angrily on social media
Since Homo sapiens became a thing about 300 000 years ago, we have never breathed more carbon dioxide, absorbed more industrial toxins or processed more privatised propaganda
If power and accountability remain unchanged, inclusion efforts do not create equity — they reinforce vulnerability
Mass activism and solidarity will help to keep to this dangerous movement spearheaded by Trump in check
As the US president turns on South Africa it is time to take a wider view of domestic complicity with his racism
People living with HIV and related ailments have been handed a practical death sentence because Trump is annoyed about the Expropriation Act and South Africa’s support for Palestine
Some hard decisions are coming up as the United States tries to discredit South Africa’s standing on the world stage
