Another year, another grand plan (& grand tenders)
Africa has never suffered from a shortage of grand plans. From highways stretching across borders to industrial parks promising thousands of jobs, the...
Hantavirus panic must not replace critical thinking
As headlines around the world begin carrying reports about hantavirus infections, many people are once again reacting with fear before facts. Social media...
Phala Phala tests both South Africa, Africa
South Africa’s Constitutional Court has once again placed the continent’s democratic institutions under scrutiny following its latest ruling on President Cyril Ramaphosa and...
Power outlives justice in Mugabe deportation
Justice is often portrayed as blind - impartial, consistent and untouched by status. In principle, the law should apply equally, whether one is...
Security gains vs economic losses
Across Europe and the United States, migration policy is shifting towards tighter controls, with governments introducing stricter visa systems, more restrictive asylum procedures...
Africa’s lingering colonial ties with Seba’s arrest
A man in handcuffs at an airport seldom becomes a continental flashpoint, but the recent arrest of Kemi Seba has done exactly that....
Eswatini’s strategic influence 40 years on
As Eswatini celebrates 40 years of independence alongside four decades under the leadership of His Majesty King Mswati III, reflection often turns inward...
Fuel queues, battered economies collide
The queues came first. Long, restless lines of cars snaking around petrol stations, tempers rising as rumours spread faster than supply could stabilise....
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ByNolwazi Bongwe11 June 2026