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Imbalance: The call for the United Nations Security Council reform is not just as an adjustment of seats and vetoes. Photo: United Nations

The case for the reform of the UN

The two proposals reveal that reform debates are marked by a deeper theoretical divergence over whether global legitimacy hinges on balancing power or modernising institutions.

  • Library
7 min read

Age of cruelty

The rise of darkness indeed splits the world … It divides us into those who believe in humanity and those who feel entitled to do whatever they want

  • Eyaaz
5 min read
A fire at the Enref oil refinery, operated by Engen, in Durban, resulted in its closure in December 2020. It had produced about 17% of South Africa’s fuel. Photo: Darren Stewart/Gallo Images

South Africa will always feel fuel shocks

As motorists reel amid higher petrol prices, only two of the country’s oil refineries are operational

  • Des Erasmus
6 min read