Reconfiguring SA’s foreign policy: from non-alignment to BRICS

Prof Itumeleng Mothoagae|Published

South Africa’s foreign policy configuration since the twilight of apartheid has been characterised by an evolving commitment to “active non-alignment” and an increasingly ...

Tennis Grand Slams sell women short in three sets

Published

The 2012 Australian Open final between Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal was a slugfest of a five-setter ended, both of us drained and exhilarated. My friend commented: ...

Trump was once India’s best friend. How did it all go wrong?

The Conversation|Published

Trump’s actions have ordinary Indians seething and demanding action, but the Modi government does not have good options.

World maps get Africa’s size wrong: This must be fixed

The Conversation|Published

The African Union has endorsed the #CorrectTheMap Campaign, a call for the United Nations and the wider global community to use a different kind of world map.

The AI cheating panic is missing the point

The Washington Post|Published

Gen Z knows they shouldn’t use ChatGPT to flat out cheat, even if some of them do it anyway. ChatGPT knows this, too

Why dropping pure maths betrays a generation of girls

Dr Sizile Zamandlovu Makola|Published

Every time a school removes pure mathematics, a girl who could have been an engineer, scientist, or innovator is told: ‘This path is not for you’.

Access to healthcare is a right guaraanteed for all, not just citizens

The Active Citizens Movement, The Dennis Hurley Centre and Phoenix Settlement Trust|Published

These self-appointed guardians of the hospital gates have no authority either to ‘police’ the hospital entrance nor demand proof of identity of any person. They ...

Ramaphosa takes us back to greater secrecy in political funding

Joel Bregman|Published

The new annual donation limit will be R30m, up from R15m, and the new disclosure threshold will be R200 000, up from R100 000. This will deepen secrecy in political ...

Race to build nuclear reactor on moon raises galaxy of legal questions

The Washington Post|Published

Accelerated plans announced by NASA this month for the United States to put a nuclear reactor on the moon ahead of its geopolitical rivals would break new ground ...

A mom's plea: 'you can save my son'

Staff Reporter|Published

Bonakele never imagined that motherhood would mean becoming a full-time caregiver, medical advocate and voice for survival. But for the past two years, she’s been ...

Starvation is spreading in Gaza — and treating it won’t be easy

The Washington Post|Published

Even if Israel allows a surge in aid deliveries - as rights groups and its allies have urged - a boost in food supplies alone may not be enough to save severely ...

Palestinians mourn Al Jazeera journalist Anas al-Sharif, crew in Gaza

The Washington Post|Published

Palestinians in Gaza this week mourned the deaths of five Al Jazeera journalists killed in an Israeli strike on Sunday. In Gaza City, crowds carried the bodies of ...

Men are struggling to find love. Here’s why.

The Washington Post|Published

The picture of a lonely young man playing video games in his parents’ basement is, by now, a cliché, but it’s one of those clichés that speaks to something true. ...

The international order is shifting: Africa has an opportunity to reshape global power relations

The Conversation|Published

For too long, Africa’s agency has been exercised defensively: managing expectations, preserving stability, reacting to external scripts. The continent has copied ...

Green shoots: The right to protest, or the RIGHT protest?

Ashley Green-Thompson|Published

In a world where traditional protests seem ineffective, explore three radical avenues for change proposed by a revolutionary thinker, from influencing public discourse ...

SA reading crisis: It’s not just the learners – it’s the system

The Conversation|Published

A recent study reveals that reading comprehension in South African classrooms is often assessed using overly simple questions, out of step with curriculum policy. ...

‘Are you joking, mate?’ AI doesn’t get sarcasm in non-American varieties of English

The Conversation|Published

Research shows the difficulty of large language models being able to detect sentiment and sarcasm in three varieties of English: Australian English, Indian English ...

Women entrepreneurs: the overlooked engine of South Africa's economy

Staff Reporter|Published

s South Africa celebrates Women's Month, attention turns to the crucial role of female entrepreneurs in driving economic growth. Discover how women are reshaping ...

How ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ became a global phenomenon

The Washington Post|Published

Since its premiere, the movie has hit Netflix’s top 10 list in all 93 countries the streaming service tracks.