While politicians have their knives out over Phala Phala, many greater crimes are pushed to the sidelines
Authoritarian would-be emperors such as Putin and Jinping and the US’s military-industrial complex erode the open society and its values of individual freedoms
ANC cadres used the Covid-19 pandemic for self-enrichment under the guise of BBBEE
It underestimates the role of face-saving, which is central to Chinese culture, and the country’s priorities, such as attaining the Chinese Dream
Unpacking the reversal of Roe v Wade and the ruling in Dobbs v Jackson reveals a pushback against gains made by women
Probe findings may result in little more than a Pyrrhic victory as kingpins go free
Stigmatising the marginalised is driven by vested interests, both in the case of African foreign nationals subject to xenophobia and South Africans facing economic doom
Unlike the US, it is not foreigners that are subjected to torture and cruel treatment, but South Africans
The correctional services commissioner (and former spy boss tied to state capture) overruled the medical board’s dismissal of the former president’s application for parole
During his tenure as president he enabled state capture and the building of the prison industrial complex