Sindile Vabaza

As another Johannesburg mayor, Mpho Phalatse, was ousted last week, there were heated accusations among coalition partners. Accompanying this vitriol were open letters and a

Although it is famous among middle-class tourists for its exquisite beaches, life in the OR Tambo district municipality in the former Transkei is far from

What happens in 2024 matters. To tell the story of South Africa is to tell the story of psycho-social and socio-economic misery wrought on this

Over the past few years, South Africa has struggled under conditions of weak growth, rising unemployment and mounting public debt. Even before the Covid-19 pandemic,

A rather unpleasant effect of our hyper-consciousness to race is that even ideas and policies most people don’t agree with are given lots of room

The Springboks are the clearest example of why institutions matter in this country. Even as social media and legacy media debate around “token” players and

There has been a deluge of media coverage on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In particular some of the reporting seems to suggest that Ukrainians

In 2000, per capita income in South Africa was on a par with the global average and twice that of middle-income countries. But 20 years

I believe it is inevitable that, with the continuing economic crises engulfing South Africa, the government will look for ways to relieve public pressure and

In an article written on the 18th of November 2020 on the University of the Witwatersrand’s website, William Gumede, an associate professor in the School