On the Brink of a New Cold War, What is the Place of the BRICS?
It would appear that with each BRICS summit, lying at the flank are naysayers criticizing and counting…
The Targeted Murder of a Kashmir Journalist
Being a journalist is a dangerous business. It is not dangerous to be a stenographer – to be someone…
Was it worth celebrating youth day?
As we celebrate this year’s Soweto uprising, and those remarkable student leaders who dedicated their lives for…
The Nationalisation of the SA Reserve Bank
One of the most-recognised and admired hallmarks of the first 15 years of South Africa’s post-1994 era…
South Africa and the politics of the UN veto power seat
On June 8 South Africa returned to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) as a non-permanent member…
Erdogan and the struggle for democracy in Turkey
Photo credit: Reuters On Saturday, Turkey will take to the polls under the most precarious of circumstances. Since…
The Contested Renaming of South African Airports
The Department of Transport and the Airports Company South Africa (ACSA) have been holding public meetings over…
Getting SA youth involved in promoting a culture of reading
Two musicians, a television presenter, a retail entrepreneur, and myself – an anthropologist – are re all…
Youth must emulate the legacies of those who came before us
As we mark 42 years of celebrating and remembering the heroic youth of 1976, many stories will…
Youth need to explore other career choices
We can’t all be teachers, and if we would be- some teachers would be fortunate to be…
Re-thinking roles in Youth Month 2018
Complacency is a dangerous thing, often creeping up just when we think we have made progress, when…
Why are some employees unhappy and dishonest?
One procurement officer from Gauteng was found to be buying incredible amounts of toilet paper with company money, most…
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