
Iran backs down: Bunker busting bombs, Middle East peace, and Regime Change?
- By Jonathan Katzenellenbogen
- . Jun 25, 2025
After US President Donald Trump slammed both Israel and Iran yesterday, the US brokered ceasefire appears to be holding. That could mean at least a

Africa and Ukraine: when the once-colonised turn a blind eye to colonialism – and what to do about it
- By Greg Mills
- . Jun 25, 2025
The economic impact of the Russia-Ukraine war has been felt across Africa through the disruption to trade, an increase in the cost of food staples, transport, and fertiliser,

Iran’s “Axis of Resistance” resists no more
- By Ivo Vegter
- . Jun 25, 2025
Iran is no longer a major Middle-Eastern power. Its entire strategy lies in ruins, and its allies are largely defeated. As the sun set on

The ludicrous persecution of the Principal of Pretoria Girls
- By Richard Wilkinson
- . Jun 24, 2025
I am sure that you are tired of reading about the “racism” saga at Pretoria High School for Girls. Goodness knows that I am tired

South Africa should tread very carefully when it comes to Jihadist terrorism
- By Kenneth Mokgatlhe wa Kgwadi
- . Jun 24, 2025
I was taken aback by the Independent Electoral Commission of South Africa (IEC) when it accepted the application by a Shariah-based political party called the

Ramaphosa and SA media in denial over Oval Office visit
- By Chris Wyatt
- . Jun 24, 2025
It is difficult to focus on all the truly embarrassing moments for President Cyril Ramaphosa and his confused, unable-to-read-the-room team that went to the Oval

Iran: down, but not yet out
- By Greg Mills and Ray Hartley
- . Jun 23, 2025
Boot and Ajax. These are the codenames of the respective UK and US operations that overthrew the Iranian Prime Minister Mohammad Mosaddegh on 19 August 1953. But this

Zille for Joburg mayor: tenacity, high stakes and 21st century renewal
- By Sean McLaughlin
- . Jun 23, 2025
Centrist parties the world over generally hold control of major cities. Why South Africa’s Democratic Alliance (DA) does not hold control of Johannesburg is not

War exposes media spin
- By Shawn Hagedorn
- . Jun 23, 2025
By the third day of the Israel-Iran war, news organisations should have been able to frame key issues as clearly as they did on day

Who stole the land from whom?
- By Andrew Kenny
- . Jun 22, 2025
“We’re saying to the white people, let’s live together in peace, but we can’t live in peace if you don’t give us back what you