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For the first time in democratic South Africa, local government elections have attracted as much attention as the national polls. The elections announced for 4 November will have a consequential impact on our body politic as municipal polls often project how national elections will turn out. Three campaign platforms have so far risen to the…
Property investment often feels like a gated community. The traditional view is that you need millions of rand or a massive bank loan to participate. This perception keeps many potential investors on the sidelines. However, the South African market offers several vehicles that allow you to own high-quality assets without a R2 million deposit. The…
With the Africa Forward Summit headed to Nairobi on 11 and 12 May, I have been reflecting on what this moment means. In my work championing For Africa, By Africa solutions, I have long argued that African leaders should stop travelling cap in hand to Paris, Brussels, Washington, Seoul, St. Petersburg, and Beijing, whether for…
As we commemorate May Day 2026, we must confront a difficult but necessary truth: the state of workers’ rights in South Africa is not advancing in any meaningful sense. In many respects, it is under sustained attack — both openly through policy proposals and quietly through economic restructuring that is hollowing out the very foundation…
We celebrate May as workers’ month, to remember those who sacrificed so much to improve the lives of workers and the many challenges still to be overcome. This week, not only are we celebrating Workers’ Day on 1 May but also 32 years of democracy on 27 April. Both provide an opportunity to reflect on…
A few days ago, we published a story about Jeanette Kidiemetse Moses. A woman in her late 40s from Gauteng, caring for more than six dependants on part-time work and a SASSA Child Support Grant that runs out before month end. The story – titled SASSA grant recipient travels 20km to collect support for six…
ANC Secretary General Fikile Mbalula has given ANC members who also hold SACP membership 10 days to decide which party they will campaign for in the coming local government elections. This is just one development among many as various actors try to realign electoral politics in advance of an election in which the ANC will…
The dual membership between the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP) poses a slow -motion constitutional crisis inside the Alliance and it is self -inflicted. The SACP’s move to contest elections independently does not just strain the Tripartite Alliance – it forces a reckoning that has been deferred since 1994….
Land reform is arguably one of the most challenging undertakings that the post-1994 government has embarked on and it remains a critical part of restorative justice that seeks to address the legacy of centuries of colonialism and decades of apartheid. The land reform programme is anchored on three pillars: restitution, redistribution and land tenure reform….
Thirty-two years ago, South Africans were promised a better life for all. That promise is now measured not by slogans, but by the daily reality of unemployment, failing services, and a political culture that too often rewards impunity. In the early years of democracy, the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) was sold as a near-sacred…