Opinion
WATCH | Innovate Africa: From Wall Street to Africa; paving the next wave of growth
Launch Africa Ventures co-founder Zach George sat down with Kieno Kammies, founder of Innovate Africa, to unpack how the firm backs seed-to-pre-series A founders and where local investors can find real upside.
EDITORIAL | Illegal tobacco trade costs South Africa billions annually
A court order provisionally sequestrating Roy Muleya, one of the main role players in illicit tobacco trade, is a boost for Sars’s efforts to combat the illicit tobacco trade
TOM EATON | Trust Zuma the Des grandmaster
Is this the man who excels at political chess like we’re told? asks Eaton
MARK KEOHANE | There’s much hype around the France-SA match after THAT World Cup quarter-final
France is a team I enjoy, but their reputation of being the sport’s running rugby romantics is the most misrepresented, write Mark Keohane
LOYISO NONGXA | The silent engine of South Africa’s future is hiding in plain sight
While the nation focuses on visible technological advancements, it often overlooks the foundational importance of mathematics in areas like agriculture, infrastructure and governance
CHANTELLE GRAY | The end of imagination, the beginning of dreams: it’s up to us
The future of our memories is at stake, writes Gray
Mamdani victory fires up Europe’s left against right-wing surge at home
The win has particularly influenced Germany’s Left party and Britain’s Greens, while established parties like Germany’s SPD and Britain’s Labour party are urged to refocus on core social policies to regain voter support
RIGHT OF REPLY | JJ Tabane’s BEE confusion: twisting DA’s people-first stance into a ‘racism’ is tired
Voters are tired of these cliches, writes Baxolile Nodada, the DA deputy chief whip
LUCKY MATHEBULA | Mapanyapanya was unlawful. It cannot be argued into lawfulness
Executive authority overreach is under investigation, writes Lucky Mathebula
PALI LEHOHLA |Justice Mahapela Lehohla gets his flowers
The decorated judge presided over the David versus Goliath case against a major multinational corporation from the ‘Global North’ that became a seminal judgment
TOM EATON | Whatever happened at the GNU meeting, we know they were spared Mbeki’s hypocrisies
The former president has criticised the lack of intellectual input in national policies despite his past dismissal of expert opinions, says Eaton
Three mental health breakdowns. One rural clinic. And a lesson in ubuntu in a time of scarce resources
On a recent day, Indira Govender, a doctor in a rural community in northern KwaZulu-Natal, was busy with her weekly session at the local clinic when she witnessed three people breaking down mentally
BUTI MANAMELA | Gambling with their futures: when despair becomes a digital habit
The growing crisis where students are using their NSFAS allowances on betting sites highlights the failure of current policies and the gambling industry's exploitation of vulnerable youth, writes Manamela
SIYABULELA GEBE | The indeterminate cost of impunity: why the Sasfin case is South Africa’s necessary stress test
The Sars v Sasfin case tests whether financial institutions can be held accountable for aiding illicit financial flows when they fail to report suspicious activities, resulting in significant tax losses for the state
EDITORIAL | Misdiagnosis remains a dangerous crack in South Africa’s public health system
Sinentlahla Shinga died after her cancer was misdiagnosed as TB ― the tragedy demands more than sympathy, it needs systemic reform






























