ACROSS AFRICA: EBOLA, CONFLICT AND CLIMATE RISKS: IS AFRICA PREPARED FOR ITS NEXT CRISIS?

Africa is facing a series of interconnected challenges, from Ebola concerns testing public health systems to ongoing conflicts displacing millions and climate risks threatening food and water security. While early warnings and regional response plans are in place, questions remain about whether Afr…

WHEN A WOMAN LOSES HERSELF TRYING TO BE EVERYTHING TO EVERYONE

Women are often expected to be nurturing mothers, supportive partners, dependable daughters, successful professionals and caregivers who always seem to have everything under control. Somewhere between meeting everyone else’s needs and fulfilling the roles society expects of them, many women begin t…

SOCIAL ZONE: EXPENSIVE LIFESTYLES, NO INCOME AND NO QUESTIONS ASKED: WHO IS HOLDING YOUNG PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE?

We are living in a time where expensive clothes, the latest gadgets, luxury experiences and the appearance of success have become important markers of status, even among young people who are unemployed or have no stable source of income. But what happens when the lifestyle does not match the financ…

TECH ZONE: CAN EDUCATIONAL APPS IMPROVE CHILDREN’S LEARNING EXPERIENCES?

Educational apps are increasingly becoming part of how children learn, offering interactive lessons, games and digital tools designed to make learning easier and more engaging. But in a country where many learners still face challenges with internet access, devices and educational resources, can th…

RAMAPHOSA’S GNU SURVIVED AN ANC REBELLION, BUT JOBURG WILL TEST EVERYTHING

South Africa’s Government of National Unity has weathered internal tensions within the ANC, but the political dynamics in Johannesburg could prove to be a defining test of the coalition’s stability. With competing interests, party divisions and the challenge of governing a complex metropolitan muni…

THE TRC'S UNFINISHED BUSINESS: THREE DECADES LATER, WHERE IS JUSTICE FOR APARTHEID-ERA VICTIMS?

South Africa's pursuit of truth and reconciliation is back in the spotlight as former president Thabo Mbeki testifies before the Khampepe Commission of Inquiry into allegations of political interference in the investigation and prosecution of apartheid-era crimes. The hearings have renewed scru…

FROM COMMUNITY PROTESTS TO REAL SOLUTIONS: IS CIVIC ACTIVISM STILL WORKING?

When people are forced to shut down roads, take to the streets and disrupt their own communities just to get the attention of those in power, it raises a difficult question about the state of democracy and public accountability in South Africa. From water shortages and electricity outages to housin…

POLITICAL ZONE: UNPACKING THE EFF’S MANIFESTO

The Economic Freedom Fighters have put forward a manifesto promising improved service delivery, job creation, free basic services for qualifying households and greater accountability in municipalities. With communities continuing to grapple with unemployment, water shortages, failing infrastructure…

MONDAY DEVOTION: THE HEALING JOURNEY: FROM TRIGGERS TO TRUE HEALING

Healing is not always a straight path, and sometimes the things we believe we have overcome resurface in unexpected ways. The healing journey requires us to confront past wounds, understand our triggers, and learn how to move forward without allowing our pain to define us. But healing goes beyond s…

NEWS WRAP

It’s Monday, and after a weekend packed with developments, debates and conversations, it’s time to take a step back and make sense of the stories that made the headlines. From politics and the economy to crime, communities, international affairs and the issues affecting our everyday lives. This is …