Day: March 15, 2026

WEEK THREE OF U.S.-ISRAEL WAR FEATURES MADNESS OVER THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ

At a Pentagon briefing on March 13, marking the end of two weeks of U.S.-Israel warfare against Iran, a triumphalist report was given by Pete Hegseth, U.S. Defense Secretary, self-styled “Secretary of War,” and Gen. Dan Caine, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Hegseth summed up, “We said it would not be a fair […]

NEW US ENVOY BOZELL’S START IN SA IS UNSAVOURY

South Africa’s fate appears to be like water on the palm of the hand of the US administration. A cursory desktop search has a plethora of examples that shows the utterly lopsided bilateral ties between Pretoria and Washington. It need not be like this. Diplomatic relations between two nations are premised on fundamental ethos such as mutual respect, voluntary cooperation and […]

MEA CULPA: THE ABDICATION AND CO-OPTION OF THE BLACK MIDDLE CLASS

South Africa has more Black leaders in powerful institutions than ever before. Yet the distance between the Black middle class and the communities that shaped it continues to widen. This essay reflects on the quiet abdication and co-option of that class—and the responsibility that now confronts it. There comes a moment when confession must move […]

AN ALTERNATIVE TO WAR WITH IRAN TAKES CENTER STAGE

As the United States careens ever closer to general war against Iran, including the possible deployment of “boots on the ground” in the next hours and days; and as the world faces the growing probability that the conflict will then escalate into broader nuclear warfare; an extraordinary public dialogue to present an alternative to such […]