Tomorrow, the ANC’s most senior leaders will hold a marathon meeting to discuss what went so terribly wrong for the party at the recent elections.

Last year I wrote a 2034 optimistic time travel piece on SA;  many saw it as naïve. 2023 was a hard year to be bullish

In Daily Maverick, Melanie Verwoerd makes the case for banning single-use plastics. Here’s the counter-argument. “South Africa was a trailblazer with the plastic bag levy,”

I’ve made the point several times that while the Government of National Unity option was not my first choice, now that it’s a reality, I

As storms and gales and torrential rains sweep over us shivering in Cape Town, my thoughts have turned again to nuclear power. My thoughts have

In May 2024 President Cyril Ramaphosa signed the Cannabis for Private Purposes Act of 2024 into law. While this represents a step towards realising the

After weeks of negotiations, South Africa finally has a government. The new Government of National Unity (GNU), made up of ten parties in total with

“South Africans of all colours and backgrounds proclaimed freedom and justice as their unquenchable aspiration. They pledged loyalty to a country which belongs to all

Accurate statistical data is critical for informed decision making. Yet Stats SA is under-resourced and allegedly produces poor data. It will not come as a

This Week in History recalls memorable and decisive events and personalities of the past. 5th July 328 – The official opening of Constantine’s Bridge, built over