Quick Read: Ray Hartley on “Best Choices” for South Africa’s future
Better Choices: Ensuring South Africa's Future is a collection by South Africa’s top thinkers on the political economy. A bleak picture currently exists of...
In conversation with Malcolm Ray about the Tyranny of Growth
Professor Lorenzo Fioramonti has described Malcolm Ray’s book as a “original and fascinating account of the destruction, impoverishment and destitution caused by the obsession...
What you need to know about the Political Party Funding Act
The Political Party Funding Act has been getting a lot of attention since president Cyril Ramaphosa signed a proclamation on the commencement in 2021....
How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies
Wandile Sihlobo, Stellenbosch University
No man qualifies as a statesman who is entirely ignorant of the problems of wheat.
The words of the ancient Greek philosopher,...
Liesbeek development: “This is a case of global importance”
The Goringhaicona Khoi Khoi Indigenous Traditional Council (GKKITC) and the Observatory Civic Association (OCA) sought an interdict against the proposed Liesbeek development. This is...
2022: here are some of the big events we can expect
The year that has just passed 2021 was filled with all kinds of big events. There was the July unrest, the arrest of former...
Our 2021 recommended reads
It’s that time of the year to round up the books of the year. There have been some fantastic releases in 2021 from fiction...
#TheWifeShowmax lights too many fires this week
Hlomu is back with Mqhele and we are not impressed with her decision. At the same time we have to understand the realities of...
South Africa has been downgraded by global rights index
Every year, the CIVICUS Monitor, a global rights index, provides an assessment of the conditions of civil society within countries. It looks at the...
#LGBQTILife “The Botswana decriminalisation must be followed by implementation”
Botswana has decriminalised gay sex. The country’s court of appeal upheld a 2019 ruling of decriminalisation. The unanimous decision by five judges stated that...
Mixed reactions to SA universities’ vaccine mandates
Several South African universities have announced they will be adopting a mandatory vaccination policy. The universities are the University of Free State (UFS), University...
[EXTRACT] Eight Days in July: Inside the Zuma unrest that set...
In July 2021, with the imprisonment of Jacob Zuma, dramatic and violent scenes of unrest and looting unfolded in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. Piecing together...
How do municipal ward budgets work?
The local government elections took place on November 1. Once the results were out, the political parties had to negotiate coalitions for control of...
Tracking the local government coalitions negotiations
During the 2021 local government elections, there were 66 hung councils. This means that including the five metropolitan councils, there were more than 60...
The state of civic education in South Africa
One of the biggest takeaways from the 2021 local government elections was a massive decline in voter turnout. There are a number of reasons...
South Africa’s ANC dips below 50%. But opposition parties fail to...
South Africa’s 2021 local government elections were momentous. They mark the first time that the now ruling party and erstwhile liberation movement, the African...
3 things from the 2021 Mid-Term Budget Policy Statement
On November 11, finance minister Enoch Godongwana delivered his maiden mid-term budget policy statement. This statement was delivered amidst deepening fiscal insecurity and austerity...
Joanne Joseph’s Children of Sugarcane is an intimate look at indenture
In Children of Sugarcane, writer and media personality Joanne Joseph, weaves a deeply political and personal tale of indenture. Joseph introduces readers to Shanti,...
Political parties say they are ready to serve the people
The 10400 ward councillors have not been elected and the final results of the local elections are in. The councillors and councils will now...
Only one family member could be victorious in fight for Ward...
Thirty-seven-year-old Siphamandla Ndabeni Ntabeni is the winner of the family race for ward 10 in Ward 10 in Matatiele municipality. Siphamandla emerged as the...
