Winter Olympic security tightens as US-European tensions grow

The Conversation|Published

The 2024 Paris games set new benchmarks for security at a mega-event, and now the presence of American security officials in Milan Cortina threatens to darken this ...

AI won’t bring you closer to God

Bloomberg|Published

It may sound absurd to believers and nonbelievers alike, but AI is meeting a very human need in an increasingly uncertain world.

US foreign policy is now medieval

Bloomberg|Published

The search continues for a framework to make sense of, or at least label, the baffling state of world affairs since Donald Trump took his second oath of office as ...

SA youth are prey for the predators

Zoubair Ayoob|Published

Recent reports from Southeast Asia confirm, that South Africa's youth unemployment tragedy has evolved into a recruitment pipeline for a sinister global industry: ...

Green Shoots: Ordinary heroes shape our resistance today

Ashley Green-Thompson|Published

Beyond the celebrated figures of the anti-apartheid movement, countless ordinary people risked their lives and defied injustice. Through personal stories and memories, ...

China’s new condom tax will prove no effective barrier to country’s declining fertility rate

The Conversation|Published

China is now among the many Asian countries struggling with anemic fertility rates. In an attempt to double the country’s rate of 1.0 children per woman, Beijing ...

How Mamdani shows Democrats the way beyond wokeness

The Washington Post|Published

Zohran Mamdani is a reminder that democracy works, that dark horses and so-called radicals can win elections if they’re able to persuade enough of their fellow Americans ...

Descent into mafia state

Zoubair Ayoob|Published

The bedrock of any functional democracy is the social contract through which citizens relinquish certain liberties in exchange for state-guaranteed safety. In South ...

South Africa's femicide crisis: Unmasking toxic masculinity and its deadly consequences

Dr Tshanduko Tshilongo|Published

In a nation grappling with alarming rates of gender-based violence, the fight for women's safety transcends mere statistics — it demands a collective moral awakening. ...

Green Shoots: Public accountability or political theatre?

Ashley Green-Thompson|Published

The writer says that Robert McBride’s testimony to Parliament’s ad hoc committee should have been a moment of serious oversight. Instead, party politics and point-scoring ...

Getting into university is only the first hurdle for students from rural South Africa. Here’s what comes next

The Conversation|Published

A substantial proportion of these new students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds. The National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) is often the only ...

South Africa's sin tax: A catalyst for illicit alcohol woes

Rhys Evans|Published

In a nation battling escalating alcohol consumption, well-intentioned government taxes are leading to a rise in dangerous underground markets. Discover how South ...

Greenland on the Chessboard of United States Imperialism

Lotte Rørtoft-Madsen|Published

Explore the complex geopolitical dynamics surrounding Greenland as it grapples with U. S. ambitions and Danish control, highlighting the island's struggle for self-determination ...

South Africa’s education crisis: Rethinking matric pass marks and vocational training

Professor HB Klopper|Published

South Africa's education system faces a critical evaluation as new matric results reveal deep-rooted challenges. This in-depth article explores the urgent need for ...

Matric success masks harsh reality

Zoubair Ayoob|Published

South Africa has reason to celebrate one of the best matric pass rates in its history. But the celebration is hollow for tens of thousands of young people whose ...

The mad artistic genius doesn’t stand up to scientific scrutiny

The Conversation|Published

Vincent van Gogh sliced off his ear with a knife during a psychotic episode. Ballet dancer Vaslav Nijinsky developed schizophrenia and spent the last 30 years of ...

Iran can’t afford to shut down the internet forever

The Conversation|Published

Global internet monitor Netblocks estimates internet shutdowns cost the Iranian economy more than $37 million a day.

Military force will backfire for Washington

The Conversation|Published

These protests are civic and rooted in social grievances. US military strikes would allow the Iranian state to recast a diverse domestic movement as a foreign-backed ...

Diplomatic surrender: How South Africa's acceptance of Bozell betrays its principles

Shabodien Roomanay|Published

The mental slavery of the belief that the USA is a 'superpower' need to be discarded. It is a projection of Hollywood that portrays and sustains this gigantic myth ...