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A White Christmas? The Hidden Dangers of Drug Use in Cape Town's Party Scene

A White Christmas? The Hidden Dangers of Drug Use in Cape Town's Party Scene

By Letter to the Editor | Published Dec 24, 2024

A woman's powerful letter reveals her harrowing battle with cocaine addiction and the urgent need for open conversations about drug use in Cape Town.

Dear Santa: Help me end child labour and slavery in 2025

By | Published Dec 24, 2024

In a heartfelt letter to Santa, a journalist pleads for action against child labour and slavery, urging a commitment to #ZeroChildLabour and #ZeroSlavery by 2025.

Dear Santa: Help me end child labour and slavery in 2025

Dear Santa: Help me end child labour and slavery in 2025

South Africa’s future depends on unity, not Western Cape independence

South Africa’s future depends on unity, not Western Cape independence

By Opinion | Published Dec 24, 2024

How Dr. Iqbal Survé and Sekunjalo Are Shaping South Africa’s Future

How Dr. Iqbal Survé and Sekunjalo Are Shaping South Africa’s Future

By Opinion | Published Dec 24, 2024

From China to South Africa: How One Young Professional Bridges Cultures and Boosts the Financial Sector

From China to South Africa: How One Young Professional Bridges Cultures and Boosts the Financial Sector

By Opinion | Published Dec 23, 2024

Political grandstanding hinders SA’s economic recovery

Political grandstanding hinders SA’s economic recovery

By Professor Bonke Dumisa | Published Dec 22, 2024

2024: A Year of Global Elections and Political Shifts

2024: A Year of Global Elections and Political Shifts

By Wesley Seale | Published Dec 22, 2024

Is G20 solidarity and sustainability possible in an age of northern protectionism and a hobbled Global South?

Is G20 solidarity and sustainability possible in an age of northern protectionism and a hobbled Global South?

By Ashraf Patel | Published Dec 21, 2024

COLUMNISTS

Time for apartheid-era beneficiaries to 'get over themselves’

Time for apartheid-era beneficiaries to 'get over themselves’

Time for apartheid-era beneficiaries to 'get over themselves’

By Professor Saths Cooper | Published Dec 21, 2024

Cosatu at 39: Labour movement grapples with decline under ANC rule

Cosatu at 39: Labour movement grapples with decline under ANC rule

Cosatu at 39: Labour movement grapples with decline under ANC rule

By Dr Trevor Ngwane | Published Dec 21, 2024

Julius Malema | The Economic Freedom Fighters is Committed to Authentic Black Unity, not Opportunism

Julius Malema | The Economic Freedom Fighters is Committed to Authentic Black Unity, not Opportunism

Julius Malema | The Economic Freedom Fighters is Committed to Authentic Black Unity, not Opportunism

By Julius Malema | Published Dec 20, 2024

One Hundred Years of Solitude: Netflix’s Mesmeric Ode to Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude: Netflix’s Mesmeric Ode to Gabriel García Márquez

One Hundred Years of Solitude: Netflix’s Mesmeric Ode to Gabriel García Márquez

By Opinion | Published Dec 20, 2024

Dr. Iqbal Survé's Insights on 2024: Transformation, Sustainability, and Progress

Dr. Iqbal Survé's Insights on 2024: Transformation, Sustainability, and Progress

Dr. Iqbal Survé's Insights on 2024: Transformation, Sustainability, and Progress

By Dr Iqbal Survé | Published Dec 20, 2024

Fair Critique or Unfair Targeting? A Call for Balanced Journalism

Fair Critique or Unfair Targeting? A Call for Balanced Journalism

Fair Critique or Unfair Targeting? A Call for Balanced Journalism

By Opinion | Published Dec 19, 2024

Apartheid oligarchs war against Dr Iqbal Survé

Apartheid oligarchs war against Dr Iqbal Survé

Apartheid oligarchs war against Dr Iqbal Survé

By Adri Senekal de Wet | Published Dec 18, 2024

Empower Women: How to Take South Africa’s Nuclear Industry to the Next Level

Empower Women: How to Take South Africa’s Nuclear Industry to the Next Level

Empower Women: How to Take South Africa’s Nuclear Industry to the Next Level

By Opinion | Published Dec 18, 2024

SACP's Independent Path: A new chapter in the Tri-Partite Alliance

SACP's Independent Path: A new chapter in the Tri-Partite Alliance

SACP's Independent Path: A new chapter in the Tri-Partite Alliance

By Opinion | Published Dec 18, 2024

The Importance of Questioning Statements Around Gauteng's Water Crisis

The Importance of Questioning Statements Around Gauteng's Water Crisis

The Importance of Questioning Statements Around Gauteng's Water Crisis

By Opinion | Published Dec 17, 2024

LETTER: No holiday from protecting children

LETTER: No holiday from protecting children

LETTER: No holiday from protecting children

By Opinion | Published Dec 17, 2024

Plucking the Fruit from a Non-Existent Tree

Plucking the Fruit from a Non-Existent Tree

Plucking the Fruit from a Non-Existent Tree

By Opinion | Published Dec 16, 2024

Reconciliation and Ubuntu: Dr. Iqbal Survé’s Vision for South Africa’s Renewal

Reconciliation and Ubuntu: Dr. Iqbal Survé’s Vision for South Africa’s Renewal

Reconciliation and Ubuntu: Dr. Iqbal Survé’s Vision for South Africa’s Renewal

By Dr Iqbal Survé | Published Dec 16, 2024

A Leftist Vanguard: Can Jacob Zuma’s MK Party sustain its rapid rise?

A Leftist Vanguard: Can Jacob Zuma’s MK Party sustain its rapid rise?

A Leftist Vanguard: Can Jacob Zuma’s MK Party sustain its rapid rise?

By Lee Rondganger | Published Dec 15, 2024

The Democratic Alliance: A Misrepresentation of South African Aspirations

The Democratic Alliance: A Misrepresentation of South African Aspirations

The Democratic Alliance: A Misrepresentation of South African Aspirations

By Opinion | Published Dec 15, 2024

The Rise of the MK Party: A New Force in SA Politics

The Rise of the MK Party: A New Force in SA Politics

The Rise of the MK Party: A New Force in SA Politics

By Opinion | Published Dec 15, 2024

China’s Global Development Initiative Comes to Kgomo-Kgomo Village in the North West

China’s Global Development Initiative Comes to Kgomo-Kgomo Village in the North West

China’s Global Development Initiative Comes to Kgomo-Kgomo Village in the North West

By Opinion | Published Dec 13, 2024