Youth Empowerment: A Bahá'í approach to unlocking potential and building better societies

Flora Teckie|Published

Discover how youth empowerment, guided by Bahá'í principles, can transform communities and foster a new generation of leaders.

A Bahá'í Perspective on Women's Month: Building balanced and harmonious societies

Flora Teckie|Published

Discover how a Bahá'í perspective on gender equality can lead to a more balanced and harmonious society. How can we create a culture where both men and women thrive ...

Litmus Test for SADC Unity in the Wake of US Military Overtures

Kim Heller|Published

Southern Africa cannot be turned into the U. S. 's new battlefield. What is certain is that Africa will continue to be a playground for foreign wars. With this understanding, ...

Land Reform: A Call to Action for the National Dialogue

Zamikhaya Maseti|Published

The upcoming National Dialogue must tear through the platitudes and confront the land question as the unfinished business of our liberation. It must be brutally ...

Why are the families seeking justice for apartheid crimes being made to wait for Godot?

MAZWI XABA|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa's government claims to support victims of apartheid-era crimes, yet their actions tell a different story. Why are families being made to ...

Wathint’ Abafazi, Wathint’ Imbokodo: Reigniting the spirit of resistance

Dr. Reneva Fourie|Published

National Women’s Day is increasingly framed as a day of appreciation rather than resistance. Commercial narratives celebrate women’s strength and resilience while ...

African Giant Nigeria in Trouble as Humanitarian Crisis Looms

Kim Heller|Published

Nigeria faces its worst food crisis in history, with over 30 million people at risk of starvation. As economic instability and insurgency threaten the nation, urgent ...

A Winter of Reckoning: Policing, Syndicates, and the Erosion of Command

Clyde N.S. Ramalaine|Published

This winter may not deliver justice, but it has begun a reckoning, driven not by politicians but by a police commissioner with evidence. Mkhwanazi’s bravery has ...

Time for liberation movements to rebuild trust, rethink strategy

Dr. Reneva Fourie|Published

The Liberation Movement Summit did not offer a platform for nostalgic celebration but one for critical reflection and collaborative renewal. Its central assertion ...

Decisions, decisions: Can Trump resist the allure of our golf courses and snub our G20?

MAZWI XABA|Published

With the G20 summit approaching, President Cyril Ramaphosa faces uncertainty over Donald Trump's attendance. Will the allure of South Africa's golf courses sway ...

Ending scourge of human trafficking requires national response and societal commitment

Juliet Sambo|Updated

On World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, South Africa is reminded of the urgent need to tackle human trafficking, a hidden crime exploiting the vulnerable. This ...

Some signs of life, action, at last from President Cyril Ramaphosa – but don't celebrate just yet

MAZWI XABA|Published

President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent actions signal a shift in leadership, but are they enough to restore confidence in South Africa's governance?

DRC Conflict: Lasting peace hinges on M23 retreat from captured territory

Kim Heller|Published

The M23 rebels' refusal to retreat could lead to a dangerous stalemate. Without a clear resolution, the Doha peace declaration could be added to the large pile of ...

Africa's Challenge: Navigating Peril in a Changing Global Order

Ambassador Said Djinnit, Dr. Ibrahim Assane Mayaki and El-Ghassim Wane|Published

The erosion of the multilateral system risks further marginalising African countries, exposing them to bilateral power dynamics in which their structural vulnerabilities ...

MKP, Morocco Alliance A Betrayal of the Saharawi Struggle

Dr. Reneva Fourie|Published

By turning its back on the people of the SADR and disregarding SA’s official foreign policy, the MKP is also abandoning the very people it claims to represent, says ...

‘Rockets streaking through the night sky’

Yunus Carrim|Published

The attack on Voortrekkerhoogte became etched in the ANC’s military history and an important part of its political capital, and it served to inspire many in the ...

Kenya's defiant youth committed to ousting impotent Ruto

Kim Heller|Published

The Ruto administration is unlikely to find its humanity and humility in the current battleground that is playing out in the streets of Kenya. The very generation ...

Are we now supposed to stay awake at night watching out for coup plotting bogeymen?

MAZWI XABA|Published

Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni's "startling" comments about a potential coup in South Africa raise questions about the government's ability to maintain stability. ...

Mandela's legacy: SA in dire need of decisive, principled leadership

Dr Reneva Fourie|Published

On this Mandela Day, let us honour his legacy not only with remembrance but with resolve. Let us demand accountability and competence. Let us insist that those who ...