Is ‘Trump always chickens out’ worth repeating?

The Washington Post|Published

To see his political allies on Wall Street call him weak and goad him into a Truth Social tantrum scratches a particular itch. But this attack enrages Trump only when it’s coming from his own base - and when Democrats repeat it, they’re helping him s…

The battle on antisemitism: Fighting prejudice with prejudice

The Washington Post|Published

In the aftermath of a Molotov cocktail in Boulder and the tragedy in Washington just 11 days earlier, when two employees of the Israeli Embassy, ...

Is FIFA’s attempt to establish a global club game doomed before it starts?

The Conversation|Published

FIFA are slashing prices for the opening match: Inter Miami against Egypt’s Al-Ahly. Less than a third of tickets at the 65 000-seat Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, ...

Do people really resemble their dogs?

The Conversation|Published

The idea that people and dogs resemble each other is not just a joke. Researchers have been studying different aspects of the human–animal bond for ages.

Looming meat crisis in South Africa

The Editor|Published

South Africa faces a potential meat supply crisis as the government implements emergency measures to contain foot-and-mouth disease while grappling with halted poultry ...

Should banks host the ballot? The democratic dilemma of ATM and app-based e-voting

Prof Colin Thakur|Published

Should banks host the ballot? The democratic dilemma of ATM and app-based e-voting

What if the Big Bang wasn’t the beginning? It may have taken place inside a black hole

The Conversation|Published

Our calculations suggest the Big Bang was not the start of everything, but rather the outcome of a gravitational crunch or collapse that formed a very massive black ...

Pro-doping enhanced games are the Olympics’ fault

Bloomberg|Published

Performance-enhancing drugs destroy the bodies, minds and reputations of athletes. Nonetheless, a group of investors, including Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr. ...

Overwhelmed cops an insult to victims of crime

The Editor|Published

South Africa's criminal justice system stands at a perilous crossroads. With a staggering 1. 9 million case dockets languishing in police files, and detectives reportedly ...

Trump’s Afrikaners are South African opportunists, not refugees

The Conversation|Published

We should not be unduly surprised that the government of the US has imported 49 Afrikaners and labelled them as “refugees”. The claim is that they are escaping from ...

Africa in control of its digital future

Published

Digitalisation can be the engine of inclusive and resilient development, but only if approached with local leadership and strategic vision. The questions being asked ...

Clouds on solar horizon

The Editor|Published

Penalising energy-conscious citizens with high fixed charges discourages investment in solar and punishes those reducing their reliance on a failing system.

STEM careers are crucial to combat climate change

Balan Moodley|Published

It’s critically important it is to develop careers in ecology and the environment to ensure that efforts to meet the challenges of global warming and climate change ...

Closing the gender gap in the ICT industry through mentorship

Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen|Published

Despite major technological advances, women remain underrepresented in ICT, particularly in technical roles. SEACOM CMO Mandisa Ntloko-Petersen reflects on her journey ...

80 years after Mussolini’s death, what can democracies learn from his fascist rise?

The Conversation|Published

If the monarchy, military, other political parties and the church had attempted a principled, united opposition to fascism early enough, most of Mussolini’s crimes ...

I was a child soldier - and here's how we can protect children

The Conversation|Published

The problem persists because children’s presence on the battlefield throws the training and ethics of professional soldiers off balance. Children are widely considered ...

How Pope Francis influenced the global climate movement

The Conversation|Published

Originating from Argentina, Pope Francis, the first Jesuit pope, witnessed firsthand the destruction of the Amazon and the plight of South America’s poorest communities. ...

When a trade war becomes a shooting war

Max Boot and The Washington Post|Published

In this analysis, Max Boot revisits Graham Allison’s “Thucydides Trap” theory to warn that the US-China trade war could spiral into something far more dangerous. ...

South Africa’s coalition government is at risk of crumbling: collapse would carry a heavy cost

The Conversation|Published

South Africa’s post-election government of national unity (GNU) was heralded as a revival of the spirit of compromise last seen in the 1990s. But less than a year ...

Do Inuit languages really have many words for snow? The results are surprising

The Conversation|Published

Thought to be a hoax, a new study looking at 616 languages around the world discovered that Eastern Canadian Inuktitut had the highest number of words related to ...