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A brave news worldAcross South Africa, audiences are changing where they get their news and whom they trust. A new class of independent, or “indie”, information providers is exerting significant influence over the public conversation, leveraging blogs, social…
SOUTH AFRICA POLITICS12 JUN 2026Coalition Governments BlueprintsAs South Africa transitions into an era of coalition governance, moving away from one-party domination, the Dutch model of consensus-based coalition government, with its emphasis on consultation and a neutral public service, offers crucial…
Youth are not the future but the presentOne of the commendable and often overlooked facts about the youth of 1976 and the Young Lions generation of the 1980s is that they did not wait for a Messiah to emerge from somewhere to free them from the yoke of apartheid. While advocating…
It is our turn to courageously repay the debt we owe to June 16 championsProfessor Thuli Madonsela reflects on the profound debt owed to the children and young people who confronted the apartheid state on June 16, 1976. She explores whether their sacrifices have been fully honoured and the ongoing struggle for…