The minister of trade, industry and competition, Ebrahim Patel, is quietly imposing binding commitments upon local producers in return for tariff protection. A local smartphone

The term ‘developmental state’ has become part of the South African lexicon. As I recall, it first became commonly used around the time of the

Intractable problems, both internal to Eskom and imposed from without, are keeping South Africa mired in darkness, and things are not looking up. André de

Trying to understand what is going on in the ruling party is a difficult task, but vital to the country’s future. If there is a

Mass casualty events where the actions of one or more violent actors result in the death and maiming of innocent people will always shock and

1929: South Africa was a relatively new but established member of the international community. It had survived a number of extreme stresses, including participation in

Depicting opponents as being morally deficient plays well at campaign rallies but it blocks solutions. Media organisations have also spurred polarisation by demoting non-partisan, objective

A disastrous bill suggesting disastrous technology to solve a non-existing problem. This sums up the government’s Climate Change Bill, 2022. The non-problem is manmade (anthropomorphic)

In the fortnight since Theuns du Toit urinated on the laptop and other belongings of Babalo Ndwanyana in Huis Marais Residence at Stellenbosch University (SU)

There are few certainties in life, apart from death and taxes, but there is something else that is a growing certainty in South Africa. This