Economist Dawie Roodt argues that all governments fear capital markets, as investors can quickly drive up borrowing costs and push a state into a debt crisis to force a change in policy.

For many African public intellectuals such as Steve Biko, Leopold Senghor, Kenneth Kaunda, Julius Nyerere and Kwame Nkrumah, political independence represented more than the transfer of formal authority from colonial administrations to newly sovereign states

The University of Fort Hare faces a governance crisis after vice-chancellor Sakhela Buhlungu was placed on precautionary suspension. Councillors warn of contested authority, procedural strain and risks to institutional integrity in the Eastern Cape university

New immigration reforms are set to make it easier for skilled professionals and their spouses to live and work in South Africa.

It is also clear to many people, following revelations at the Madlanga Commission and corruption scandals in the Department of Defence and Military Veterans, that both the SAPS and SANDF are deeply compromised institutions in need of wholesale reform if South Africans’ trust in them is to be restored

The Chris Hani Commemoration that marks 33 years of honouring the legacy of a key anti-apartheid leader takes place on 10 April in Mpumalanga.

Coverage of Ukrainian children often fixes blame on Russia and leaves the conduct of the Ukrainian government in the background, even though the evidence of exploitation, forced separation, weak oversight and institutional damage inside Ukraine’s own system is extensive and public

Checkers has launched a new feature on its Sixty60 platform – an AI shopping assistant that will curate a personalised smart basket for customers.

Transnational commitments are celebrated, while attachment to the nation‑state is treated with suspicion

Aviation expert Guy Leitch has raised serious concerns regarding the validity of SAA’s 2025 financial results, in which they claimed to be making a profit.