

Urgency of SA Water Crisis Drying Up as Rain-Free Winter Months Lie Ahead
- By Nicole Pretorius
- . May 17, 2025
With so much happening in the political sphere, and while politicians are fighting for centre stage, the intensifying water crisis mustn’t be forgotten, especially since

Why don’t we exclude politics from the beautiful game?
- By Kenneth Mokgatlhe wa Kgwadi
- . May 17, 2025
The South African Police Service (SAPS) deserves praise for dealing with the violent protesters who call themselves Red Card Israel, who were causing chaos at

Arrogance in Randburg
- By James Lorimer
- . May 16, 2025
The ANC thought they were on to a good thing when they started accusing the DA of arrogance. As it became harder and harder for

The most dangerous place to be an Afrikaner ally
- By Simon Lincoln Reader
- . May 16, 2025
Some years ago, I came up with the design for a badge: “Afrikaner Ally”. But it didn’t matter if its reference was to Pierneef or

Trump slashes capital rules for banks
- By Ivo Vegter
- . May 16, 2025
Proposed banking deregulation in the United States has media panicked, but it’s actually great news. Here’s why. “US watchdogs are reportedly planning to slash capital

The Three-Way Squeeze on the ANC
- By John Endres
- . May 16, 2025
South Africa’s ruling party finds itself trapped in a tightening vice. Pressures are mounting from three directions: from outside the country, domestically, and from within

South Africa’s foreign and domestic policy has set Trump up to bash us around for 4 years
- By Jordan Griffiths
- . May 16, 2025
South Africa is growing increasingly isolated internationally due to a foreign policy approach that lacks strategy in responding to changes in world politics. Recently 49

What does “transformation” mean?
- By Marius Roodt
- . May 15, 2025
The word “transformation” is one of the most-used terms in South Africa today. It is used by politicians to justify all manner of growth-destroying laws,

After the talk shop: what real political work looks like
- By Paul Maritz
- . May 15, 2025
Politics has always had its rituals, formalities, and its theatre. In recent times, we’ve seen a resurgence of political conversation, not just in South Africa,

Of course Afrikaners and other minorities face persecution
- By Martin van Staden
- . May 15, 2025
We talk a lot about the fast media cycle in the age of information, but more concerning is the fast “knowledge” cycle: things people knew